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Monday, February 22, 2010 12:30 AM

Windows Mobile Tethering on Verizon

I’m not usually far from a regular 802.11 wireless internet connection, but for times when I am, I’d like to be able to use my phone as a modem. Verizon offers this as a pay service, but is it really necessary? Well yes, if you don’t want to violate your...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:30 AM

Sent from Mobile

Now that I have a usual keyboard on my phone, I find myself sending more emails on it. By default, it adds something like “Sent from my Windows Mobile phone.” Do you like that? On the goodside, it lets people know why my email is shorter than it normally...
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:30 AM

Harmony One

After spending about four years with my Harmony Xbox Remote , I have upgraded to a brand new Harmony One . The first remote served me very well, even when I had the complicated TV/projector/receiver/ReplayTV/cable box/DVD setup in Jersey. However, it...
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Monday, January 25, 2010 12:30 AM

Google Latitude

I’m fascinated with the new opportunities that are created by including GPS chips in more and more of our devices. My last phone had a GPS receiver in it, but it was disabled by Verizon which caused me no small amount of grief. Through much trickeration...
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:30 AM

One Week With The HTC Touch Pro 2

I’ve had the new phone for over a week so I thought I’d give you another update. I’m quite happy with the phone. Here are some things that stick out: When you hold the phone up to your ear, the accelerometer inside knows that you have done this and it...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:30 AM

Gadget Giveaway

I’m loving my new phone and will have another review coming up after I spend some more time with it. That means I’m now confident that I’m done with the old phone. Does anybody want it? It’s an 18 month old HTC Touch (but it’s...
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Monday, January 18, 2010 12:30 AM

Ford Sync

Ford is really leading the pack when it comes to in-car technology with their Sync product . I’ve watched from afar as they rolled out the first versions. Existing features are already pretty cool. You get voice control over just about everything in your...
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Friday, January 15, 2010 12:30 AM

HTC Touch Pro 2 and HTC Ozone Review

This week was a momentous event for me. This is the first time I’ve ever been part of a family plan! Ever since I gave up on ever liking my HTC Touch, I’ve been waiting for January 12 to roll around. It’s the date when I qualified for the maximum phone...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:30 AM

HD Pocket Camcorders

Tyla and I have been chatting about gadgets recently. We both are interested in getting a nice DSLR and it would be nice to record the wedding in HD. I love 1080p recording on the DSLRs but that’s still a new enough feature that I’m willing to wait until...
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Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:30 AM

3D HDTV

If you feel like you might finally be getting a handle on HD technology, be prepared to be thrown in the spin cycle again because 3D HDTV is making a run for it. Normally I get excited by new technology, but I really can’t see how this is going to take...
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Monday, November 23, 2009 12:30 AM

Kindle for the PC

Amazon recently launched a Windows application that lets you read their ebooks. It automatically syncs with the latest page read on your Kindle device so you can easily flip back and forth between the PC and the Kindle and always be on the latest page...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:30 AM

Tivo Nightmare

I’ve spent so much time praising Tivo that it’s only fair that I share this horrendous experience with you. I have also sent this to Tivo in hopes that they’ll do something to regain my trust. In August 2007, I bought the 3 year service for $299 because...
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:19 AM

Windows 7

October 22 has finally arrived and Windows 7 has been released to the public! Have you upgraded yet? It’s hard to think of a valid excuse to not upgrade. Running XP on an old machine? Breath new life into it with Win7. Running Vista? Win7 will speed things...
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:30 AM

BluRay

After spending a weekend with the lovely new TV, it became readily apparent that I should have a BluRay player to go along with it. I bought into HDDVD right from the start, but I wasn’t all that impressed. The difference on my 32” 720p TV...
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Friday, October 16, 2009 12:30 AM

Vizio SV470XVT

I’m sitting on the couch basking in the glow of our glorious new Vizio SV470XVT. For the geeks out there, it’s 120Hz 1080p CCFL LCD. Tyla and I snagged it for $899 at Costco. What a steal!  I’ve been looking to upgrade for quite a while and this...
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