Archive for August, 2008

If you’re interested in portable nettop/netbook computers, you may be wondering which is better between the Eee PC 901, Eee PC 1000H, and the Acer Aspire One. I’ve used the Eee PC 901 extensively, and this week, I bought an an Acer Aspire One. Using a crafty coupon at Best Buy, I walked out the [...]

A friend asked me what I thought of Windows Live Photosynth’s trendy error message when you pull it up on a Mac. It’s nothing new really, Windows Live has committed to supporting the Mac when it makes sense (even Live Mesh has promised Mac support). But, I did within a few seconds come up with a [...]

I will working mostly through the end of the week. After that, I will return on September 7. We did have some announcements at MechaWorks, those are on-hold until mid-September. This is not a vacation for me, so don’t go getting all scoffed when I decide to actually take one. This next week-and-a-half will be [...]

Have SureWest service? Want to make $100? If you have SureWest landline/internet service, drop me a note. I’m looking for a referral to take advantage of the refer-a-friend promotion that SureWest is running right now. And yes, more juicy fiber news to come, as I finally get the coveted Fiber To The Home linkup.

Many people consider me to be a complainer. Well, you may be able to make a good case for that. But, I prefer the title of improver. See, when I point out problems, I usually point out how to work on fixing them. Idle complaints are useless… telling folks how to start making things better, [...]

Users with CableCARD systems have confirmed to me that Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008 (Fiji)… does nothing to fix the CableCARD DRM problem. I’ve beaten to death the problem in prior posts, just run a quick search on CableCARD to see all of them. But, safe to say, that if you were holding out [...]

As I’ve reported previously, Back to My Mac hasn’t worked out well for me. Because it shares ports with Windows Home Server (both vie for HTTPS), I haven’t been able to use BTMM. Now, that’s not really a big deal for me. I have LogMeIn on every system, and that does the job nicely (if [...]

I don’t expect any major announcements at the keynote, but I’m in the front row… HD camcorder on and ready. If anything happens, I’ll post in this article. 8:25: The keynote is underway, but I wanted to point out that we’ll be posting it in full 720p HD on PhoneNews.com, hopefully tonight. This is something [...]

I know it’s short notice, but I will be at Intel IDF. Hopefully it won’t be a complete bust like LinuxWorld was (I’m still racking my brain to try and recover some of the footage for some good use). But, if you do want to have lunch at Moscone West during the show, drop me [...]

Sacramento County (that’s in California), is telling folks some really misleading information about the Digital TV transition. The DTV transition is confusing for many already. Some think they need to buy a new TV, when really all they need is a converter box. Others think that they need to buy a brand new HDTV. And, [...]