Comcast this weekend did something nice to me (not). They blocked my Port 25, without any notice at all. Now, I don’t use port 25 on most email accounts, I use SSL email over port 587. But, plenty of people do use it. Worse, Comcast Tier 2 support hasn’t been informed that they are blocking […]
Despite initial promises of fixing the typos in their specifications, Amazon.com, Best Buy, and Eee PC maker ASUS now refuse to respond to any form of inquiry in regards to the Eee PC’s specification malfunction. ASUS original spoke on behalf of Best Buy, claiming that they were working with the company to have the specifications […]
Microsoft posted a couple of days ago on the WHS Team Blog about a hotfix for fixing a PC Backup issue. Essentially, backups may fail if the drive uses NTFS Compression. This is not to be confused with compressed files (like ZIPs or RARs), but compression at the file system level. Most people don’t use […]
In a little over a month from now, I’ll be announcing what has been going on, why I’ve been half-offline for all this time, and what’s coming next. I will say one angle of this does involve publishing. As PhoneNews.com approaches its fifth birthday, it’s time to expand. Now, publishing is just one part of […]
One of the things that continues to amaze me, is how much big-budget ads can screw up the most simple of expressions. For example, when reading a URL aloud, there is never a backslash. It’s always a forward slash. How can someone getting paid six figures to sample, test, and make a multi-million dollar ad […]
If your Best Buy stocks a lot of Energizer Energi To Go products, you may have this one on clearance. It’s already off the web site, so you’ll have to go to the store to check. The item is the ER-i75 portable charger. This is a unique charger designed for PDA, iPod, and Zune-shaped devices. […]
“At ASUS, we realize great products must be balanced with great principles.” Yeah, right. Realizing that the vast majority of Eee PC buyers aren’t aware that their CPUs have been cut to two-thirds speed, I decided this was something I couldn’t just let go. Recap: For those that haven’t followed the situation, retailers are advertising […]
I’ve decided to return my Eee PC. Despite there being a few placed that mentioned it, I wasn’t aware that the Eee PC’s CPU was underclocked. The Eee PC 701, has a Celeron M 900 MHz CPU, but ASUS decided to downclock it to 630 MHz. Sorry, but that’s too slow for me. And, I […]
I’ve added an anonymous contact form to the blog. If you want to message me directly, for any reason, use that form. Keep in mind though, if you want me to reply, you do need to provide a valid email or phone number.
One thing I didn’t realize with my new TiVo, was that it doesn’t update itself as part of the setup process. This actually may have caused a lot of the snags with my CableCARD setup yesterday. As TiVo notes in a buried support article, the TiVo won’t update to the latest software until two days […]