Category Archives: Technology

The iPhone Killed The Ringtone

Posted on September 13, 2011 by roger

Maybe I’m missing something, but wasn’t there a time a few years ago when every other TV commercial was a ringtone/SMS scam? When a ringtone was the primary means of customizing a phone? When mobile carriers like Sprint were raking … Continue reading →

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Tales of a New MacPerson #2

Posted on January 18, 2011 by roger

Since my first post, the Mac mini has replaced a Gateway Windows box as our HTPC, I’ve moved to a 27″ iMac, and the wife has transitioned to a (white, non-Pro) Macbook. Some of my complaints about the OS X … Continue reading →

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Tales of a New MacPerson #1

Posted on July 6, 2010 by roger

So after twenty-five years of determinedly avoiding it, I am now the owner of a Macintosh computing device. The iPhone was my gateway drug, which led to an iPad, which in turn led to the Mac mini that is powering … Continue reading →

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Mophie Juicepack Air: iPhone & Essential Tremor

Posted on January 26, 2010 by roger

I’ve mentioned before that I love my iPhone. Smartphones with hardware keyboards are harder for me to use because the fine muscle control required to push down firmly on a tiny nub makes my hands shake even worse than usual. … Continue reading →

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Citi, Citgo, and Shell Online Developers Are Completely Inept

Posted on April 6, 2009 by roger

Today, my wife stopped by a station to fill up the truck… and it rejected her Shell card. She told me about it this evening, and I began to investigate. My first thought was that I hadn’t received a “payment … Continue reading →

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iPhone OS 3.0 & Free Apps

Posted on March 22, 2009 by roger

I’m finally watching the announcement keynote, and I want to give a positive nod to Apple’s “free is always free” App Store policy. Yeah, I know it would be nice if a user could download a free demo and then … Continue reading →

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Entering the 64-bit Windows World

Posted on February 24, 2009 by roger

My primary machine is now running Vista 64-bit, my first experience with a non-32-bit Windows environment. Observations so far: 4GB of RAM makes Vista downright zippy. The 64-bit version of iTunes (I didn’t even know one existed) is a huge … Continue reading →

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The Stimulus via RSS: That's What I'm Talkin' 'Bout!

Posted on February 24, 2009 by roger

The average person on the street may have no idea how huge this is, but it’s a big, big thing: the stimulus package’s implementation instructions require each government agency that spends stimcash to provide an Atom/RSS feed detailing who received … Continue reading →

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The Stimulus via RSS: That’s What I’m Talkin’ ‘Bout!

Posted on February 24, 2009 by roger

The average person on the street may have no idea how huge this is, but it’s a big, big thing: the stimulus package’s implementation instructions require each government agency that spends stimcash to provide an Atom/RSS feed detailing who received … Continue reading →

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WPMU: PluginCommander & Plugin Filter

Posted on February 10, 2009 by roger

After a couple more weeks of experience with PluginCommander for WordPress MU, its limitations are becoming clearer. To be specific, some WP plugins just don’t like it; they’ll throw a fit when attempting to activate them via PC, dumping a … Continue reading →

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