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How can 30-year-old receivers sound better than new ones?

Jul 282011

Not directly computer related but…
I was over at Cnet (more on that in a minute) and saw this article: How can 30-year-old receivers sound better than new ones?
I agree with much of the article. Give me good sound and forget all the stupid buttons and inputs I’ll never use.

The reason I was over at Cnet is because a reader sent me an email saying in part, “that post looks a lot like your Ditch Those CD’s! A Guide To Using USB Flash Drives“.
Here is “that post”: Six cool things to do with your USB flash drive . So much for originality.

Fun With Audio Players

Jun 152011

New article up: Fun With Audio Players

Backup Your Phone Contacts

Jun 112011

I wrote a quick guide for my friends on this topic (mostly just links on how-to). I’m the only Geek among them. The article is unnecessary for my fellow Geeks I know.
Backup Your Phone Contacts

iTunes 10.3

Jun 072011

Download Be sure to see Ed Bott’s – The unofficial guide to installing iTunes 10 without bloatware

Introducing iTunes in the Cloud beta. The music you purchase in iTunes appears automatically on all your devices. You can also download your past iTunes purchases. Where you want, when you want.

Tech Sites I Like

May 042011

I often get asked what tech sites I like. Below is a list of my favs (in no particular order):
Daily Rotation – Aggregated news plus top stories list. Customizable via cookies which I don’t use.
Freshnews – Aggregated news. Customizable via cookies which I don’t use. Some of the default sites suck.
AnandTech – Hardware news and great hardware reviews. Has forums.
Ars Technica – Tech news and analysis. Has forums.
[H]ard|OCP – Excellent hardware reviews. Has forums.
Neowin – A once great Windows news site that has become tainted with way too much Mac news. Has forums.
Ghacks - Excellent Geek site. Good original articles.
Windows Club – Good source for Windows news and tips. Has forums.
How-To Geek – Some good Windows and Software tips. Some obvious stuff that makes you scratch your head in wonder.
openSUSE Forums – openSUSE help, news, tips, etc.
TechBargains – What the name says.

Dropped sites: Lifehacker. Why? See this article at Ghacks. I agree with it.

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Using The Acronis True Image Boot CD

Apr 252011

New article up: Using The Acronis True Image Boot CD
Acronis coupons have been updated too. 15% off of True Image and Disk Director through July, 18th.

iTunes 10.2.2

Apr 192011

Download Be sure to see Ed Bott’s – The unofficial guide to installing iTunes 10 without bloatware

iTunes 10.2.2 provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
-Addresses an issue where iTunes may become unresponsive when syncing an iPad.
-Resolves an issue which may cause syncing photos with iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to take longer than necessary.
-Fixes a problem where video previews on the iTunes Store may skip while playing.
-Addresses other issues that improve stability and performance.

iTunes 10.2 Released

Mar 022011

Download iTunes.

What’s new in iTunes 10.2
* Sync with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 4.3.
* Improved Home Sharing. Browse and play from your iTunes libraries with Home Sharing on any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 4.3.

iTunes 10.1.2

Jan 272011

Download. Be sure to see Ed Bott’s – The unofficial guide to installing iTunes 10 without bloatware

iTunes 10.1.2 provides a number of important stability and performance improvements.

New Acronis Coupons

Jan 252011

15% off full versions of Acronis True Image Home 2011, and Disk Director 11. Good through April 18th, 2011.
Hit the links in the right column for the discount —>

iTunes 10.1.1

Dec 182010

Download

About iTunes 10.1.1
This release provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
* Addresses an issue where some music videos may not play on Macs equipped with NVIDIA GeForce 9400 or 9600 graphics.
* Resolves an issue where iTunes may unexpectedly quit when deleting a playlist that has the iTunes Sidebar showing.
* Fixes a problem where iTunes may unexpectedly quit when connecting an iPod to a Mac equipped with a PowerPC processor.
* Addresses an issue where some music videos may not sync to an iPod, iPhone, or iPad.

About iTunes 10.1.1 for Windows (64 bit)
This release provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
* Addresses an issue where iTunes may unexpectedly quit when resizing the iTunes window.
* Resolves an issue where iTunes may unexpectedly quit when deleting a playlist that has the iTunes Sidebar showing.
* Addresses an issue where some music videos may not sync to an iPod, iPhone, or iPad.

3DMark Contest Winners

Dec 092010

The contest winners for the 3DMark 11 Advanced Edition keys were contacted and the prizes were claimed.
Congrats to Darek and Tony!
FWIW – My favorite PC game of all time is Redneck Rampage I just had a ton of fun playing it.

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