I know the title is unwieldy, but I want to make sure this post is searchable. :). I also posted this on xfinity’s customer support forums. Like most people during the pandemic, we relied heavily on our internet connection. Both Lisa and I have been working from home, and thankfully Comcast/xfinity had been reliable through …
HP Stream Mini Desktop 200-010: An Inexpensive But Effective Media Machine
Sometimes, technology actually solves a problem. In this case, we have the HP Stream Mini Desktop 200-010, a $179 computer with the footprint that’s smaller than the average carryout box, yet delivers the goods as promised. I made my switch to being a full-time Mac user over 10 years ago, yet I still have a …
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OSX Mavericks “Slash and Burn” Guide
I recently bought a brand-new MacBook Pro Retina 13″ to replace my five-year-old 15″ MacBook Pro. When I turned on the new computer I dutifully ran Migration Assistant and copied all my old stuff over to the new computer. That migration included stuff that went back to my first Mac, the iBook I bought in …
A HiFi from Don Draper’s Apartment
We recently found this hifi in a local thrift shop, and after a little cleanup it now sits in our living room. It definitely has the Mad Men-era design, which we think is a pretty cool look. Click here to read more about it at joesradiopage.com.
Revere Eight
This is the Revere Eight 8mm movie camera my dad used since the 1950s to capture our family events. It’s because of this that all my childhood memories look like The Wonder Years. He gave me this camera a few years ago, and I hope to one day get it working again.
Solid, Man, Solid
I take my MacBook Pro pretty much everywhere. And by that I mean it comes with me to the office every day as well as the occasional trip to a WiFi spot, and it contains most of my important data, photos, music, etc. The mobility is great, but I’ve grown increasingly concerned about the fact …
The Number You Have Reached…
…has been disconnected. For the first time in my life, I do not have a home phone number. Last week, we decided to drop our landline telephone service. We did an informal-yet-enlightening analysis of our home phone usage, and here’s what led to our decision: Of all the inbound calls we get in a week (according to caller …
Streaming Media: WDTV Live Plus Review
We got rid of cable TV in November of 2009. Since then, we’ve been watching over-the-air TV and zipping through our Netflix queue, as well as spending a lot more time participating in non-passive entertainment. This means we’re a lot healthier and less zombie-like. Of course, we still have internet connectivity so the cable company …
Grundig Satellit 500 Instructional Video
Here’s an interesting little video clip: an instructional video that came with the Grundig Satellit 500 shortwave receiver. This radio was produced in the late 1980s and was a very popular piece of equipment with shortwave radio hobbyists. Grundig’s US distributor produced this video to help the user get started quickly, as the radio had …
Bookmark This Site At Your Own Risk
I recently read an article in the New York Times Magazine called Cyberspace When You’re Dead by Rob Walker. The piece raises the question of what happens with all that stuff that makes up our digital legacy when we pass away: not only the fate of the digital assets themselves, but also how we’ll be …