Hardware – The Chronicles of Noivad

Another Apple Router Bites the Dust…kinda

Sep 24, 2014

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in Computing, Electronics, Hardware, Products

Last year my Airport Express (v1) was made obsolete by apple deciding to drop support for configuring it from 10.9. This year an Apple Extreme (802.11n Dual-band) that was in service for about 4–5 years finally started failing thanks to either age or heat problems. The heat issue is often important to some tech people because the amount…

Selling SoHo Printers: “It’s Airprint, Stupid”

Jul 22, 2014

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Noivad

in Computing, Hardware, Products, Work

Finding a current table of color laser Airprint capable multi-function printers (MFP) with prices and features is impossible. [If you are an Android user, just replace every reference of “Airprint” to “Cloud Print” since it is essentially a copy of Airprint, and would help Android users to find printers too] So, gathering info quickly to…

NoiseHush NS400: A Bluetooth Stereo Headset Review

Jun 22, 2013

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Noivad

in Audio, Computing, Electronics, Hardware, Products

NoiseHush NS400: (TL;DR) they work and work well. Read this article to find out why you should plunk down the cash for these.

Always Room for Improvement…

Jan 10, 2013

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Noivad

in Audio, Communication, Computing, Electronics, Hardware, Personal History, Products

Well 2013 is here and either we are just the holographic debris on an event horizon of a black hole, or reality is relative. I wouldn’t have minded being the Mayan Calendar maker who made the last calendar, because then when finished, and asked … King: “What happens when we reach the end of thew…

Apple Support: It Gets Better

Aug 9, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, Hardware, Personal History, Products

Until this last repair, my opinion of AppleCare had been steadily declining. This experience bucks the trend, and is hopefully a new trend.

Professional Typography & Design: The Path to Technomancy, Part 3

Apr 23, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, Hardware, Life, Personal History, Personal History

After I was hired to be a DTP monkey, I applied and refined my wild layouts, but had to tone them down quite a bit for business documents. (Wired back then was tame compared to my unrefined layout.) Being a bit of a perfectionist that cares about anything I do—whether paid or not—I started studying…

How I Would Improve Touch Interfaces… Coming Soon to a Browser Near You

Apr 20, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, Hardware, Products, Software, User Interface

I just looked at my almost 1800 word opinion piece I submitted to draft status on Dice this morning, and I feel guilty that my editor will have to read it all and whittle it down to a more usable format. I am pretty sure my wanton dreaming of a new set of UI conventions:…

Used Electronics & Toilet Phones

Mar 15, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, General, Hardware, Products

Every time I hear about a new Used electronics seller offering to buy my old electronics, I check them out and usually find their prices are not very good. I knew the parts alone for my old iPhone were worth more than the pittance they offered over a year ago. The screen alone is worth…

The iPad [3] Take Away or “Notes from the Infinite Loop”

Mar 8, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, Hardware, Software

The third generation iPad was unveiled today, and being the semi-anonymous person I am, I did not get an invite. So I did the next best thing: I followed the event on Ars Technica. I was going to follow on other outlets as well but their coverage was spotty. Aside from the conspicuous absence of a…

Category: Hardware