What’s Coming Really Soon…
I have some great news, I’ll be able to start cluing you in on what’s going on, my half-hiatus, and where things are headed… by the end of the week. But just to tease you all, I will re-iterate one job position over on PhoneNews.com that we’re really looking to fill. If you’re a Mac [...]
Why Snow Leopard should be a Public Beta
By now, you’ve probably heard of Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard’s goal is to not focus on a single new feature… or rather, not a single new feature for users. Instead, Snow Leopard’s goal is to take a holistic view to Mac OS X performance. In other words, the sole purpose of Snow Leopard’s [...]
Best Buy Comes Full Circle
So, this weekend I was setting up my replacement Westinghouse HDTV. During this, I reached for my S-Video cable, went to plug it in… and ran into a snag. The “comparable replacement” SK-32H540S doesn’t have a single S-Video port. Uh oh. Remember how I noted in Part 1 of my saga that comparable replacements aren’t [...]
Windows Search 4.0 is Out – Yes, You Should Get It
Windows Search (formerly Windows Desktop Search) has now reached version 4.0. Gone are the days of it being in beta status. I’ve been a tester since day one, and I have to say, it’s one of the few betas I deployed on all of my systems. Windows Search 4.0 dramatically improves the performance of file [...]
Microsoft: Buy Vista, Because Mac Uses It
Microsoft keeps coming up with creative marketing to sell Windows Vista on customers. Now, I actually have far fewer complaints than most about Vista. In fact, all my primary PCs run Vista. But, this marketing line is definintely a new one. In their latest TechNet email, Microsoft decided to use it pitch Vista to IT [...]
My Best Buy Performance Service Plan (PSP) Experience: Part II
I didn’t expect to be posting a follow-up within 36 hours of my first post, but the saga has come to an end… exactly three weeks (to the hour) after it began. To make a long story short, I called the store, they called corporate as I was instructed by corporate yesterday. Corporate then called [...]
My Best Buy Performance Service Plan (PSP) Experience: Part I
Today, I detail my first experience with Best Buy’s Product Service Plan (PSP). My Westinghouse W3213 HDTV died on May 14th. In this post, I’ll show you the details of the program, and how to properly fulfill a claim when your technology wears out. Yes, this is only Part I. It has become so long, [...]
List of Best Buy Stores now Recycling Almost Everything
It’s all over the news today that 117 Best Buy stores are taking part in the largest national e-waste recycling effort ever. It’s a pilot program, so it’s limited to three large areas. But, Best Buy markets are a bit deceptive. For example, the San Francisco region includes Sacramento… a good 90 minutes away. Thankfully, [...]
Watch Apple Ads in Higher Quality
For some reason, Apple doesn’t post all their TV ads in HD… still. Confusing yes, but there is a quick way to get the HD version. See, Apple’s web team makes the ads in HD, they just forget to link to them. Let’s take the latest Coldplay iTunes ad as an example. It only plays [...]
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