The new NOOK Tablet is here
Barnes & Noble released a new version of the NOOK Tablet today, and it’s not a bad deal. For $199 you can get the newest tablet, which has only 8GB of storage rather than the 16GB that comes in the...
View ArticleI finally decided to root my phone today
I am in the process of rooting my HTC EVO 4G. Having done this with my NOOKcolor, I’m somewhat familiar with the process. Until recently though, HTC had made it difficult to do so on many of their...
View ArticleHere is the HD Antenna you must buy if you want to cut out cable
We’ve just taken a major step in our effort to “cut the cord” from cable and stop paying so much money for essentially nothing worth watching. Yesterday, the HD Antenna I ordered arrived. I’d...
View ArticleAnother step closer to cutting the cable
Step two in our quest to disconnect our cable has been completed – by accident. Sony and Amazon released an app for the PS3 today that gives its users access to Amazon’s Instant Video service. It...
View ArticleMy Saturday is full of baseball
This is partly because I am laying on the couch sick, and don’t have the energy to do much else. But also because I have ensured that I will always have baseball this year through the MLB.tv package...
View ArticleMicrosoft buys into the e-reader game
We got some interesting news at work this morning. Microsoft is investing $300 million in NOOK, and it’s for about 18% of new jointly owned company that’s yet to be named. I have no idea what this...
View ArticleI’m doing a little experiment
The Nexus 7 I got for Christmas runs Android 4.2, and so far this version of Android is really awesome. It seems to be everything that a mobile OS should be. Easy to use, feature rich, and smooth as...
View ArticleA brief remembering of my NOOK
Now that I’m in possession of a shiny Nexus 7 tablet, I decided that it was time to formally retire my rooted NOOKcolor. Back when I got it, the NOOK was a pretty cool piece of hardware. Once rooted,...
View ArticleI delved too greedily and too deep… into Android
I spent much of last night after work and this morning before work trying to fix my phone. It took many hours; and was made worse by the fact that the problem was caused, in the end, by my own...
View ArticleTake my dad’s advice: resist Google Glass
Google Glass (Photo credit: Stuck in Customs) When I first started to hear rumors of the fabled Google Glass, I’ll admit that the idea peaked my interest a little bit. But the more I thought about...
View ArticleA post in which I toot my own horn and compare myself to Sam Harris
Well, at least I’m not totally crazy. We may not be right (though I think we are), but it seems that Sam Harris and I have a similar fear about what future technologies can do to our economy. From...
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