Category Archives: Technology

Is there anything they can’t do?

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Angelo
Warning, boring and probably uninteresting nerd post follows: It’s no secret I do like what Google does! Google released a new version of their Google Maps application for PDA / Smartphones and other similar devices. It’s a standalone application that … Continue reading →
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Welcome Back MacBookPro

Posted on November 24, 2007 by Angelo
The Thursday before last I turned on my laptop and all I heard was a click, click, click… the Hard Drive would not start… bad times! After a few minutes of trying to see if it’d spin I decided to … Continue reading →
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Gmail, now with IMAP!

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Angelo
Well I was finally able to access my Gmail account via IMAP (over a week later but they support SSL, good job G!) This makes for a great way to backup emails (especially with 4.5+ gigs of storage space available!) … Continue reading →
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Welcome Leopard!

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Angelo
Saturday, I installed the latest version of the Mac OSX 10.5, aka Leopard. I had the unique opportunity during the installation process to work on a new laptop with Vista on it. The Vista laptop has a processor that is … Continue reading →
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Fun With Google Earth

Posted on January 17, 2006 by Angelo

I like Google Earth and satellite photography (probably like most people do)… I found this to be mildy entertaining (especially in light of all this lame talk about our Government spying on us): Google Earth: the photo interpretation challenge Google … Continue reading →

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2006′s Technology Buzzwords – Introducing SPIT!

Posted on January 15, 2006 by Angelo

According to Popular Mechanics, this article outlines the upcoming technologies you’ll probably hear mentioned in 2006. (Yeah!!!! More crazy Acrynonyms to learn). I’m most excited about: IPTV (TV sent over the internet) and WiMax (high speed long distance wireless network … Continue reading →

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HD TiVo Series 3

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Angelo

For me, probably the biggest news from the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas is the announcement from TiVo of their Series 3 High Definition PVR. While this is not the first PVR / DVR to record HD programming … Continue reading →

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Realistic Video Games

Posted on November 10, 2005 by Angelo
I ran across this article a few weeks back.  It grabbed my attention. NTT Do Co Mo, one of the largest phone companies in the world is developing technology which can be used to enhance video games and bring a … Continue reading →
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