Technology Archives - Page 23 of 30

09/26/200809/22/2013

Apple ID Troubles

In mid July I was trying to buy some Apps or Music from the iTunes Music Store. It seemed like every day I was getting a message that my account had been disabled for security reasons. It was really annoying. I was having to change my password for iTunes every day.… Read the rest

09/23/200809/22/2013

Motorola H680 Bluetooth Headset

I tried several headsets recently in a search to replace a really simple Jabra headset I had (the ear-hook finally broke). I wanted small and efficient design. I wanted something light that stayed on my head if I am working on my computer or working on my car.… Read the rest

09/21/200809/22/2013

AT&T Wants You to Update Your iPhone

There’s a strange new phenomenon going on. AT&T cares about what version of the iPhone OS I am running on my phone and will actually send me a text message when a new version is available. What’s also interesting is that AT&T sent this to me after I had already updated.… Read the rest

09/15/200809/22/2013

World of Warcraft Battlechest

Why would I buy the World of Warcraft Battlechest above all the other retail packages for WoW? Simple, for about half the cost of buying the original WoW and The Burning Crusades separately you get both in the same box plus some strategy guides.… Read the rest

09/12/200809/22/2013

Guild Wars

Guild-Wars is an awesome online roleplaying game without monthly basic costs. A lot of people compare it with successful “World of Warcraft” (WoW) by Blizzard, but in fact it’s a total different game. Before I come to the pros and cons of the game let me explain what you can expect from Guild Wars: First of all there are 3 different kind of modes.… Read the rest

09/09/200809/22/2013

Initial Impression of Apple’s “Let’s Rock” Event

It looks like the last page refresh has come from engadget.com and live.gizmodo.com and all the news is now news. Kevin Rose’s leaks on the Nano and iTunes were mostly right. The Genius feature looks like the natural evolution of the iTunes MiniStore and smart playlists.… Read the rest

09/09/200809/22/2013

Playing with the Twitter Drupal Module

I’m having a bit of fun playing with the Twitter Module for Drupal. The project has not been updated since July but there is a lot of discussion about how to patch it. For the uninitiated, this module posts a ‘tweet’ on Twitter whenever you post something to your web site.… Read the rest

09/05/200809/22/2013

New Microsoft Ad is Cute and About Nothing

Jerry Seinfeld was know for his show about nothing. Now he and Bill Gates have their first commercial about nothing. While only a minute and a half it has all the elements of a classic Seinfeld episode. There are several elements which seem out of place but recur for comedic effect.… Read the rest

09/04/200809/22/2013

Don’t Buy a Mac (This Week)

I had a friend ask me for some advice on buying a mac for the home. They had already bought a Mac Book and Mac Book Pro and now it seems time to replace that old generic PC in the kitchen with a new Mac Mini.… Read the rest

08/27/200809/22/2013

ExchangeLabs Does Not Support Calendaring and Contacts in Entourage

Even though Entourage supports Exchange Server via a funky hybrid of IMAP and OWA, when you use Entourage with ExchangeLabs, you will have to use it in the IMAP or POP3 mode. You will not have access to your calendars and contacts on the client.… Read the rest

08/22/200809/22/2013

Exchange Labs Account and the iPhone

ExchangeLabs seems to support the iPhone via ActiveSync for Mail, Contacts, and Calendar. You still have to accept the invalid SSL certificate because the DNS settings are not right and then type in the server name manually. Just change the server to m.exchangelabs.com.… Read the rest

08/19/200809/22/2013

ExchangeLabs Compatible with AdiumX

ExchangeLabs.com is Microsoft’s hosted Exchange server solution. It is not a true Exchange Server implementation but it does offer many of the features of Exchange. One of those features is Chat. Of course you could use the MSN client on Mac OS X.… Read the rest

07/31/200809/22/2013