Category: Computing
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2012 in review
I got this in the mail today. I thought I would share it with anyone interested. The TLDR version is, I had a small bump in readers this year. Not bad for a hobby. Happy New Year to everyone, and stay safe. If you drink on this coming Amateur Night, remember that most cab companies…
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PowerTunes: the iTunes Library Management App I Wished For
If you are anything like me, you will love PowerTunes. The reason for this is that I have an iTunes library with tens of thousands of songs that started about a decade ago from ripped CDs. This library has been moved from computer to computer. As a result of this it has built up a…
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AppleTV 2012: A Powerful MacBook Ally
One of the gifts I received this year was an AppleTV. I had been wanting one since they came out, but was waiting on 1080P support. I was actually recommending it someone as something to go with the iPads he purchased, and he gave me one as thanks for the recommendation and help with technical…
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Pono: Neil Young Thinks CDs Suck
I got a ton of flack from people on Ars when I commented that CD quality audio lost a lot of information that greatly affected a listener’s perception, and MP3 and other compressed audio formats simply made a bad situation worse. I over-simplified my argument to keep it approachable, and had some wannabe audio experts…
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Just What I Always Wanted for My B-Day: Dice Buys Slashdot and More!
So, I read earlier between juggling stuff that Dice Holdings, the company that has been nice enough to give me a soapbox, bought Slashdot and other sites that I have perused, lurked and even participated in from time to time for over a decade. I figure they did it for my upcoming birthday, cause I…
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iPhone 5 Features Reaction Rebuttal
As my previous article on Dice mentioned, the second the iPhone 5 was announced, there would be a treasure trove of negative comments (the article is pro-Apple & iPhone, but read the comments), no matter what the feature set.
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Bluetooth A2DP Receivers & Review: Kanex AirBlue
Bluetooth’s Strangled Promise When Bluetooth was first introduced, it promised a world of wireless freedom. We, the computing public, were told that Bluetooth would be in everything and replace USB and other connections for low-speed data transfers and other light bandwidth demands. RS 232 connections would fade—replaced by fast, flexible BT connections. Home users would…