Archive for the 'Random' Category

Aug 02 2009

Apple, AT&T, Google… Who’s killing Google Voice and why?

Published by Steve under Apple,Random,Web

This isn’t a lead in to an eventual answer, it’s a question. Who in the hell is causing all the fuss about Google Voice and iTunes? And more importantly… Why?? Does Google Voice (henceforth known as GV) offer something unique that no other App in the App Store does? To answer that, I guess we’ll [...]

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Jul 21 2009

Chase credit card accounts closing without warning

Published by Steve under Life,Random

Last week an acquaintance of mine was complaining that his Chase credit card was closed without warning whatsoever. He had read online that they were closing counts arbitrarily and decided that he would call and check on his account…. Sure enough, CLOSED. When asked why, he was told that a recent report on his credit [...]

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Jul 01 2009

Gmail and their automatic deletion feature

Published by Steve under Random,Web

I’ve been using Gmail for my personal email needs for probably 5 years now, which coincidentally has been in BETA for just as long, and have come to rely pretty heavily on it. The way it threads messages, and just in terms of general features, simply blows the other free web-based email solutions right out [...]

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Sep 19 2008

Ed Hochuli is the man! Blame the NFL, not him!

Published by Steve under Football,Random

Ed Hochuli is under heavy fire from San Diego fans, the NFL, and armchair quarterbacks across the nation. Mr Hochuli, or Tricep Man as my friends and I like to call him, did something every referee and official has done in the history of sports… He made a mistake! He also did something else that [...]

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Sep 10 2008

Lack of Posting

Published by Steve under Life,Random

Not sure how many regular visitors I get since there are very few comments from people I don’t know. But Google says I get at least a few everyday, so I figured I’d throw a quick update out there. My spare time has been all but disappeared since March. I had what I consider to [...]

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Feb 29 2008

Stupid Network Icon in Vista Systray

Published by Steve under Life,Networking,Random,Work

This is a short one, but hopefully some will find it useful. Both of the Vista laptops I have used have had this problem. The stupid network icon in the systray sometimes shows a status completely opposite from what it is currently in. For most people, according to Google’s search results (or just the way [...]

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Feb 08 2008

High Definition and Where I Stand

Published by Steve under Games,Life,Movies,Random

This is a topic that has been kicking around in my head for quite some time. We have had an HDTV for a couple of years now, and an HD-DVD player for a little over a year. This topic takes off in a few different directions, but I’ll try to keep it simple and not [...]

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Feb 04 2008

Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint Noise-Canceling Headphones

Published by Steve under Life,Movies,Music,Random

Ever since getting an 80GB iPod Classic for my birthday, I’ve become a headphone junkie. The Apple earbuds lasted about a month before being replaced by Griffin Tunebuds for Christmas. Thanks Cortnie! (And don’t worry, I’ll be keeping the Tunebuds because they’re perfect for working out, and work.) Now I’m lucky enough to have a [...]

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Dec 26 2007

Lack of Posting and Christmas Gifts

Published by Steve under Life,Random

So I’ve had a distinct lack of posting for a while and it’s been due to a couple of reasons: 1. Recovery from surgery; which was much more difficult than I anticipated. 2. Holidays, work prep for vacation, and vacation. I’m sitting here waiting for my flight to board so I thought I’d just put [...]

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Dec 02 2007

DVD Copy Protection

Published by Steve under Random

One of the first things I’ve learned with my new iPod Classic is that getting movies on to it is not at all as easy as getting music on to it. At least when you’re talking about music and movies that you already own. Movies and shows purchased through iTunes is seamless. But why should [...]

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