Revive iBook G4 Using Ubuntu

By admin | Dec 31, 2009

I was recently helping a friend with their iBook G4.  It came to me with the ominous clicking hard drive.  After a little bit of playing around I determined that the hard drive was in fact toast.  Now, if you have ever disassembled an iBook G4, you will know what a pain in the posterior [...]

Olive 4 HD Music Server

By admin | Dec 28, 2009

With the ability to store over 20,000 24 bit audio tracks, the Olive 4 HD music server pretty much will make music afficionados scream – in HD.

My Wii Remote Won’t Sync

By admin | Dec 26, 2009

Now here is a great Christmas time post.  You may have gotten a new Wii or simply pulled the Wii out for some Christmas insanity with the family.   You get things rolling and next thing you know,  one of your Wii remotes won’t sync.  Depending on what the issue is, this problem can be completely [...]

Extending Wireless Time at Panera

By admin | Dec 21, 2009

I love heading over to Parena for lunch.  You can take along a computer and hash over things with friends.  The only issue is that Panera started instituting a 30 minute time limit during lunch hours.  Well, that just won’t do – nope, we need to extend that.  This is how.

Seagate Momentus Thin Hard Drive Hugely Small

By admin | Dec 14, 2009

Laptop hard drives have to be small.  The form factor dictates it. Now Seagate pushes the envelope with a 7mm drive – shaving around 2.5mm off of the thickness of the drive.  What’s next, paper thin?

JBL Control Now Bookshelf/Wall Mount Speaker

By admin | Dec 11, 2009

JBL has come out with the JBL Control Now Bookshelf/Wall Mount Speaker and they have “cornered” the market.  Okay, bad joke.  But the JBL speakers are very well suited for corner mounting.  And Homer Simpson would love the donut configuration.  Doh.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera

By admin | Dec 9, 2009

Well if you want to buy a photographer a super luscious camera, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera (Body Only) would be it.  Get them this for Christmas and listen to them squeal like a school girl.

HP Envy Inspires

By admin | Dec 7, 2009

The HP Envy is not the cheapest notebook on the market, but it is an incredibly nice one.  The screen pops out at you and the sound is amazing.  This notebook will live up to its name.

Thermeleon Color Changing Energy Saving Roof Tiles

By admin | Dec 2, 2009

Chalk this one up to: “how the heck didn’t someone think of this before?”  But the best ideas are usually the simplest solutions to a problem.  MIT seems adept at this.  Hence, the color changing energy saving roof tiles, code named Thermeleon.  Almost sounds like a song.

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