Two Months with an iPhone 6 November 12th, 2014 @ 8:26 am PST
In which I detail all the problems I’ve had with the iPhone 6
MacBook Air Wake-Up Fix January 13th, 2013 @ 6:08 am PST
In which I get my MacBook Air to rise again
MacBook Air Fan Noise Issue March 20th, 2012 @ 9:26 pm PDT
An SMC reset can resolve issues with the MacBook Air fan running constantly.
Dell Laptop Hard Drive Failure March 18th, 2008 @ 8:11 am PDT
In which I save the day by knowing how computers work
Unwanted Software June 19th, 2007 @ 6:02 pm PDT
Yesterday I became the proud new owner of a Dell D630 Latitude. Today I began the tiresome task of transferring my life from my old D610 to it. The old laptop was Anchor. (Previous computers were Budweiser, Guinness, and Corona.) The new laptop is Maui. Here is a list of the software that Dell decided […]
A Wet Laptop June 11th, 2007 @ 1:37 pm PDT
My mom just sent me the following text message: I just dumped a venti starbucks on my work computer! Help! Attempts to contact my mom via her cell phone have failed. Unfortunately even if I could get her on the phone, the only advice I could give her — after over a decade of working […]
Generic Computer Peripherals January 16th, 2007 @ 5:48 am PST
While shopping at Best Buy you may notice a somewhat newish brand of computer products going by the name Dynex. At first I wasn’t sure if I could trust these things; they’re usually exactly the same as the name brand stuff but 50% less expensive. I’m always wary of getting something that seems like such […]
Hewlett-Packard Printers: Tools of Satan April 10th, 2006 @ 7:48 am PDT
For Christmas ’04 I got my girlfriend a shiny new HP Photosmart 7960. She loves it. It prints fabulous, high-quality images and it comes with some great photo-printing software. Sure you have to mortgage your house to keep the ink flowing, but you knew that was going to be the case when you bought the […]
Lost in Time June 5th, 2005 @ 11:38 am PDT
On the march of progress
iTrip for iTunes (finally!) February 24th, 2004 @ 8:04 am PST
Griffin Technology has finally released an update for their iTrip transmitter that works with iTunes. Until now you had to use MusicMatch to get an iTrip to work, and it was a pain because — although it is a great player — MusicMatch bites it when it comes to synching your iPod.
