So I was doing some looking around the internet today, I am trying to find some security cameras for my house. I then happened to come across a site with some pretty good deals. Their wireless security cameras deals are some of the best I have found for the money. I was actually quite impressed with the selection and the various add-ons, upgrades and extras for a security setup.
On top of that they happened to have some good deals on bar code scanners and bar code printers, something I have been trying to implement at work to make our switch to a paperless environment easier. Their selection of electronics and business products was quite impressive. If you’re looking for some gear for the office or home, I recommend you check them out.
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Ok so i have a firstgen Zune 30, and today I got this e-mail from Microsoft:
So I knew this was coming and pretty excited about it, its not often a major company like microsoft upgrades first gen music players, so I was pretty happy about it. After downloading the new software for the computer, it loaded pretty flawless for me, for a change…I was quite happy about that.
Next it detected the old firmware on my Zune30 asked me if I wanted to update, which I did, and away it went. Again no problems what so ever… So now my new Zune firmware is up and running and so far I am very happy, one thing I hated about the old firmware is if I was switching through songs sometimes it would lockup for a second, or it would take a few seconds for the screen to catch up to the music that was playing. I am happy to report that this bug is gone! That made me very happy.
I have yet to sync using the new wireless feature as I am at work but once I get around to syncing and using it some more I will update again. Right now I have to give Microsoft a thumbs up on the new Zune Firmware and the upgrade process, I am satisfied. Good job MS!
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Well its official, google is going to move into the move into the cell phone world with an open source OS. Right now it looks like they are basically developing a platform to deliver their services and ADs with out the restrictions placed on normal mobile phones. This could be exciting if the platform catches on, being open source will allow any programmer the ability to see the OS and make their own apps, that should be exciting.
One of the first phones to have the new OS and is rumored to be Google’s “Dream” phone, is manufactured by HTC and called the Omni. This looks to be a well rounded and sleek looking phone with aa nice feature set.
From Engadget:
- 32 bit Qualcomm MSM7200 Chipset, 384 MHZ CPU Clock
- 256 MB ROM
- 128 RAM
- 800 x 480 px TFT 262 color touchscreen
- GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850, UMTS1900, UMTS2100 connectivity
- CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA data support
- Built-in QWERTY-type keyboard, 65 keys
- SDIO, microSD, TransFlash expansion slots
- USB 2.0 client, 60Mbit/s , USB Series Mini-B (mini-USB) connector
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 802.11b, 802.11g
- NMEA 0183 , 20 channels built-in GPS
- 3.1 Mpx camera with LED flash
- 640×480 VGA secondary camera
- Dimensions: 81 x 130 x 16 mm
Looks to be an exciting phone and I can’t wait to get my hands on it.
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So I finally got around to building me a new box, the old one was a little dusty and not as fast and spiffy as I wanted so I decided to upgrade. I started my search looking for a new mother board and processor, memory is easy as I know I want at least 2gb.
So I started my search for the processor first and after checking out a few sites I stumbled upon a great resource for Processor reviews not only was there a huge list of todays current processors there was a mountain of reviews for each processor. This was a tremendous help because I could tell from the reviews which processors had more issues than others. So after cruising around for a bit I settled on a AMD ATHLON64 5000+ X2 Box AM2.
So Now I began searching for the motherboard and low and behold they have a great section for motherboard reviews too. I am still a little on the fence on which motherboard to buy though, here is what I was thinking:
or the:
Kinda wanting to go with the Micro ATX factor and do a small case great for Lan Parties…What do you guys think?
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I was (looking for data storage), after looking at a few different options I finally settled on tilana.com, it offers a great feature set that allows me to keep my important file secure and even supports file versions! Once you get started with Tilana you simply download and install their software and specify which folders and files you want to store on their servers, it then handles the rest.
It is true continuous data protection, whenever you edit and save a file Tilana automatically saves that file on its servers, and a neat thing is you can use it on multiple PCs to synchronize folders! I thought about setting this up with my Parents and just synchronizing pictures, files, etc across the country!
File synchronization across the country is awesome, allows me to share pictures without the hassle of zipping, emailing and walking my parents through downloading and expanding. Its a nice service to have as I can access my files any where at any time with the remote access to my files.
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I can’t for the life of me remember how to grep the f’ing cmd line history. I use this command about once a month and it pisses me off that I have to keep looking up how to do a simple little command. SO I said I will put it in my damn blog and maybe someone will make fun of me and I will be able to then finally remember how to do it! BTW for those of you looking for the command it is:
history | grep -i "<search string>“
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Well I have to admit, I am an Ubuntu fanboi. I use it at home, at work and anywhere I can get away with it. I dunno if its the fancy technical titles like “Gutsy Gibbon” or the fact thats its based on Debian, but damn it, I like it. Anyway, I just saw the latest update on Ubuntu’s website that 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon” has been release for beta testing. Skimming through the new features I saw a few things I liked. Most notably the following:
NTFS writing
While previous Ubuntu releases only supported read access to Windows (NTFS) partitions, Gutsy Gibbon now fully supports reading and writing to them, by integrating the NTFS-3g project. This significantly eases file and document sharing with Windows.
Additional installation profiles for Ubuntu Server
New pre-configured installation options have been added to the Ubuntu Server CD. Mail Server, File Server, Print Server, and Database Server options join existing LAMP and DNS options for pre-configured installations, easing the deployment of common server configurations.
These are two very handy features I know I will take advantage of. So to the Devs over at Ubuntu, great job! Keep up the good work.
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Well, after I finished playing Halo 2, I kept vista aroud for a few weeks, but the darn thing kept blue screening on me everytime I would let it sit over night. (If you looking for tech help on it, sorry never figured it out.)
So with much fanfare I rang the bell and Vista is no more, at least for now, I may go back when the release is more stable and I do not have to worry about blue screens and terrible FPS.
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Well according to NASA the mars rovers are still going, albeit not as well as the used to. But the say age is a bitch, and I’m sure being on an alien planet doesn’t help. Anyway check out the article, very interesting that these guys can outlive their planned system life.
Mars Rovers (NASA.GOV)
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