Background For years I have been attracted to PC gaming and never cared much about the Xbox. There were many reasons for this but primarily because I preferred the controls of a PC, the graphics resolution of a PC, and I was completely uncoordinated with the Xbox controller. In addition, it did not allow me [...]
Those who have installed their OS on an SSD know the difference it can make on how your machine performs. It can make your system run better than when you first got it and breathe some new life into it. As I migrated to VM’s for some of my daily tasks, I found that the [...]
For many years I have typed my notes directly into a laptop or tablet device and was quite content using that approach. As many of you know, there are times/places when that is not an acceptable practice. There are still companies, meetings, or educational seminars where typing on keyboard is viewed as disruptive, unacceptable practice, [...]
Here is a quick view of my new Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook. The performance you see here is after the SSD and memory upgrades. Other than slightly lower battery life than I would like, this is an awesome device for this price range. Samsung Series 5 with Corsair SSD Upgrade The first thing [...]
Tech Support Scams do not appear to be new, but I wanted to share this with everyone as a reminder that there are unscrupulous people out there. Here is the sequence of events that happen to me this week. On Friday (4/26/13) I received a call from someone that that claimed to be from the Windows Resource [...]
Obviously not everyone is interested in podcasting or voice over equipment, however since internet voice and video communication is growing in popularity, many people could potentially be interested in knowing what to get if the need ever arises. Let me first say that despite approaching my third year of podcasting, I know very little about [...]
There are hundreds of wireless cameras out there and many of them that are affordable do not work very well, while others that do work well or have extra features, are pretty expensive. I have tested various camera in the past and ended up with the D-Link DCS series which I still presently use. As [...]
I have worked with a number of box streamers before and they all have there pros and cons. As I was mainly looking for a Vudu client, I decided to give the Roku a try. I did not actually know they had released version 3 and found it by accident when ordering the Roku 2. [...]
Introduction I have been an original SlingBox user for a number of years and overall have been happy with it. Though the interface was very laggy, it served a purpose of watching live or recorded TV to a mobile device. Recently I redid my entertainment setup and switched everything to HDMI connections. Since the version [...]
If you are like me you love to stream your content to other devices both inside and outside your network. The issue is the typically convoluted and unstable packages such as Twonky, tVersity, or PlayOn. There are obviously solutions like Windows Media Center or XBMC but they do not stream or transcode to mobile devices. [...]
