So after hearing numerous screams of frustration I asked my wife – time for a new computer? Turns out that yes, yes it was time for a new computer. Her computer was having intermittent shutdowns and assorted weirdness. Case fans were out and the Win10 motherboard drivers were spotty at best. So I got on Amazon and got busy. The… Read more →
One thing I keep hearing is how smartphones are somehow eroding the foundation of society here lately. Quite frankly I find that to be a load of poo. Now don’t get me wrong – the massive companies that make these things would surely impregnate the case material of every phone made with highly addictive drugs that would leech into a persons… Read more →
Ad mill websites. Totally sick of being suckered into a clone of Answers.com. Four page reloads of crap to advance to the next of image of “You won’t believe what he found under the portapotty” or “Bizarre Photoshopped Historical Pictures”… just stop. Auto-playing video If you must place a video at the head of every column of text at… Read more →
Looking at the inside of my office you probably would not believe it but of all the laptops in various states of repair laying about – none of them is actually mine. All the laptops, devices and even my phone are actually Great Expectations’. So it was high time to rectify that and get ready for some good winter… Read more →
Uhaul, Ihaul, We all haul together…. well after a good long wait we do. One thing I have come to learn is that if you are going to deal with this company you best pack along with you a giant bucket of patience. I won’t ramble long on this part of the day – I took the Uhaul back this… Read more →
I have always had a fascination with miniture things. Hmm let me clarify – miniture functional things that is. I do not have a room full of creepy doll furniture…. really. Small cars, computers, campers or things that bend, fold, expand or collapse or otherwise transform from small and compact to a nice usable object. So getting to the point… Read more →
If you want to project a presentation with the latest and greatest devices. As many of you who will be reading this already know I work with a ton of presenters – teachers, instructors and coaches. I guess this post is for them or you if you happen to find yourself in a similar situation. Thin is in when it… Read more →
You may have noticed (or will after you read this) a new icon showing up in the system tray (lil icons by your clock). It looks like this… . If you click that you can “reserve” a free upgrade to Windows 10. After you are done laughing at that statement – windows and free in the same sentence and… Read more →
Every now and again I like to browse through Kickstarter just to see all the cool ideas I am not having. Awhile back one project just called to my inner geek – ChiP The worlds first 9 dollar computer. So I did it – I became a backer on Kickstarter. The process is really easy and I love the updates… Read more →
Saw this right as I was packing up my computer and decided to stick this on here to follow up on. Looks really cool 🙂 http://littlebits.cc Read more →
