Christopher Price
XPostFacto for Mountain Lion Could Bring Faster Old Macs to Life
Apple’s requirement of a 64-bit kernel for Mac OS X Mountain Lion is going to draw ire from many in the Mac community. Stretching back to 2006, many Mac owners were concerned that their EFI Firmware only supported a 32-bit kernel. This was known as EFI32, with the 64-bit EFI known as, you guessed it, [...]
TransRisk vs FICO – Why Credit Karma Is Not Enough
You may have seen a lot of television ads recently for Credit Karma. The site is aiming to be the Mint.com of credit scores. And, that’s a great idea. They’ve gotten venture-backing and have used it to fill the airwaves. They also have a lot of deals landed already, for example, Sears Credit Card holders [...]
My General Motors Protection Plan (GMPP) Already Paying Off
I’ve gotten a lot of traffic by talking about the ins, and outs of extended vehicle warranties. Pretty much the only extended warranties I endorse at this point, are first-party warranties. In this economy, there is just too much uncertainty with third-party providers. I don’t care about the credit ratings or reliability-ratings of an underwriter… [...]
Get $25 For Test Driving a Kia Optima
Normally, I’m not too big of a fan of Kia. The lack of RWD is a deal-breaker for the most part. But, this is a good reason to try their 271 horsepower answer to the Malibu and Camry. Kia is offering a $25 Visa prepaid card in exchange for a test drive of any Optima. [...]
HP Officejet 100 Mobile Printer Gets Mac OS X Lion 10.7 Driver
HP has finally released a driver for the Officejet 100 Mobile Printer that supports OS X Lion. The now-10.7-compatible printer was one of the last printers in HP’s lineup to gain Lion support. Download: HP Officejet 100 Printer Driver for OS X Lion Version 12.13.20 (Direct FTP Link) Here’s the catch: Unlike nearly every other [...]
When Life Happens to Startups
I just returned from hundreds of miles away from the home base. On Sunday night, my mother was hospitalized with a life-threatening infection. Being the person with the most flexible schedule in the family, I became her caregiver in the hospital. For the past week, I’ve sat in what would qualify as a Level 1 [...]
Why WordPress Multisite is Critical for Surviving a Social Search Era
If you’re an online publisher, and you use WordPress, the time to get used to WordPress Multisite is now. Right now. As you may have noticed, Google is now employing social search. It’s what you might say a “hot button issue” in the online community. Why? Too many reasons to list here. Essentially, those that [...]
Happy Oppose SOPA & PIPA Day!
Okay, maybe that was a bit too tongue-in-cheek for a title related to something so serious. So, perhaps the next sentence of this article should start with the word seriously. Seriously, go oppose SOPA & PIPA. As you may know, I typically don’t echo what was just written on PhoneNews.com over here. But today’s an [...]
Why I’m More Than Ticked At GoDaddy
No, it has nothing to do with SOPA. GoDaddy’s support for the Stop Online Piracy Act may have the Internet enraged, but the tipping point for me was when they took PhoneNews.com offline. It almost feels like SOPA got its first test, but really it was GoDaddy’s terrible DNS management. In preparation for some more [...]
Support Boot Camp, Download Drivers on Each Install
One major change in OS X Lion is the addition of downloading Windows 7 Boot Camp drivers over the web. It’s something I’ve called for, for a really… really… really… long time. One nice thing about this feature (for Apple) is that it now allows Apple to get something it did not have before: usage [...]
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