Month: September 2010
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This is the week that was
Last week was busy, this week less so. Yet there still was news, including a severe Facebook outage and a Twitter hack… …more This post of is one of many I publish weekly at the Future Shop Techblog. Read more of my stuff here.
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Protecting your tech
When ever I get a new tech device, especially one that’s small, portable, and has a display screen, I immediately look to protecting that screen and device. I’m kinda clumsy at times, and anything that can protect my hardware from *me* is a worthwhile investment. I dropped my iPod Touch down the stairs last year,…
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My iPad steering wheel mount
I’ve written before about using the Joby Gorilla Pod flexible tripod as an iPad desktop stand, but today was inspired to use it as a temporary steering wheel mount while waiting to meet someone. Yes, due to an appointment scheduling issue, I was 45 minutes early so had a bit of time on my hands. Damn flexible…
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This is the week that was
A lot happened last week — so much so that my usual weekend post was delayed. But, just in case you’d missed some of the more interesting things that happened last week — here ye be! Ya Harrrrrrr! New stuff happened this past week — new Twitter, Boxee, IE9, Facebook competitor, and more! Oh my! …more…
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Portal 2: Cute video!
Yeah, after playing Portal through a few times, both on the Xbox and the PC, I was happy to see that Portal 2 will be arriving on shelves in the new year. If this video is any indication, it’s going to be quite fun — especially with co-op mode.
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This weekend get your Space Geek on!
Saturday September 18th is first International Observe the Moon Night, falling conveniently before International Talk like a Pirate Day, but I digress matey, arrr. International Observe the Moon Night is about getting outside in the cool evening air and taking a look at the biggest celestial object within a few million miles: The Moon. And…
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4 Reasons I’m looking forward to Halo Reach
Yep, it’s out today (at 00:00 hrs technically), and no, I don’t have a copy, yet. My wife and I have been big fans of the Halo franchise since we started playing it co-op on the original Xbox years ago when it came out. Multi-player was never our thing, but co-op, now there’s fun. So yes, I’ll…
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Android, Blackberry or iPhone? Which is right for you.
Earlier today I dropped in to the CityTV’s Breakfast Television set to chat about the three main types of data phones. Basically we were looking at the data phones, and the types of people who each type of phone is best suited for — or not suited for 🙂 Here’s my notes from the early morning chat:…