Category Archives: Gadgets

Something Else to Buy

Posted on June 16 2004 by Mickey

    This looks like just what I need to spruce up my 20GB iPod. Then, after I get it all nice and shiny, I can preserve its sheen with this.    Sounds like a pretty good plan, actually. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Another Wound to My Credit Card

Posted on June 15 2004 by Mickey

    If there’s anything worse than having to buy some overpriced gadget it’s having to buy two! Agh, the ignominy!    I was out taking some photos of storm clouds last week and my digital camera’s battery ran out. … Continue reading →

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Zero Configuration

Posted on June 5 2004 by Mickey

I greatly enjoyed reading this Wired article about Windows’s zero configuration in its Windows Zero Configuration. It confirms something I’ve been struggling with. For almost a year I’ve had my computers set up in a wireless network: two Windows XP … Continue reading →

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Mod Magazine

Posted on June 1 2004 by Mickey

    /. , as the cool kids call it, mentions this PBS story about modding the Linksys WRT54G wireless router. I have no idea why and I have little idea how, but it seemed like a URL I should … Continue reading →

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Podophilia

Posted on May 8 2004 by Mickey

    iPodLounge, home of the entertaining “iPods Around the World” photographic series, recently announced the winner of their “Me and My iPod” contest. As the owner of a five-month-old iPod, I can easily understand the loopy enjoyment people get … Continue reading →

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GarageBandAid

Posted on May 5 2004 by Mickey

    One of these days I need to finish up one of my GarageBand compositions and perhaps post them here. Until then, maybe these sites can help me out:    • MacBand.com: has song and loop sharing; divided up … Continue reading →

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Hooray for Revisions

Posted on April 27 2004 by Mickey

Maybe it’s a desire to be cutting edge, maybe it’s plain old greediness, maybe it’s an uncharacteristic need to belong, but I love updating and upgrading. If there’s a firmware revision or a feature upgrade, guaranteed I’ll be downloading and … Continue reading →

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5 Months & You’re Out

Posted on April 16 2004 by Mickey

    Don’t have much to say. I’m just typing this up as a way to show my PowerBook some love. The upgrades that Apple announced today have made it obsolete. I made the mistake of going to Apple’s site, … Continue reading →

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My Plan (Again)

Posted on March 21 2004 by Mickey

    I tried some experiments with my Maxtor drive and it looks like one of them might have worked. I tried reformatting the drive and this ended up with me recreating the partition too. I got a response from … Continue reading →

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…Musst Buy New DVD Burner…

Posted on March 18 2004 by Mickey

    Dual-layer… haaarrgglllhhh

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