Archive for: December 2006

29 December 2006

Why Cable Will Rule The Roost For A While in the USA

Filed under: connectivity - 29 Dec 2006

While I certainly can’t argue with the experience that Andy Abramson had in Europe with ADSL and how that might work here in the US, I don’t think it’s going to happen for a while for one simple reason: …

28 December 2006

All This Work For Widgets?

Filed under: gadgets,phoneboy - 28 Dec 2006

Today’s Exercise in Theme Changes was caused mostly by me forgetting that I had WP-Cache turned on, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to mess with the theme every now and again. Meanwhile, I wanted a theme that was friendly to …

Looking Funny

Filed under: phoneboy - 28 Dec 2006

I am adjusting the templates for the site. There is nothing wrong with your set. Please stand by while the gremlins work out the kinks.

Socializing In The Office

Filed under: workplace - 28 Dec 2006

I want to clarify something that someone quoted me on in regards to going into “the office” and socializing because it kind of sounds like I was quoted out of context.

As many of my regular readers know, I work …

27 December 2006

AllOfMP3 Getting Sued by MPAA?

Filed under: politics - 27 Dec 2006

How can the MPAA sue a company operating in Russia for violating US Copyright laws when they have no physical operations here in the US? Well apparently, they are going to try, and AllOfMP3 basically says “bring it on.” …

Reducing My Identities

Filed under: connectivity,voip - 27 Dec 2006

A few days ago, I wrote a piece that was in response to Alec Saunders post on Presence 2.0. The nucleus for this post came from this passage that a few people have quoted since …

25 December 2006

A Retro “Headset” For Your Mobile Phone

Filed under: gadgets - 25 Dec 2006

I’m not sure exactly where my wife bought this, but the “Please Hold Retro Cell Phone Handset” was under my tree today. Think an old ma-bell style handset with a 2.5mm headset jack. They also include adapters for many …

What is PhoneBoy Getting For Christmas?

Filed under: phoneboy - 25 Dec 2006

I haven’t decided yet. Yes, I get to pick my Christmas present. My wife and I decided “it was easier to do it that way.” It will either be Apple’s iTV (or whatever they call it) or a larger …

24 December 2006

Merry Christmas

Filed under: phoneboy - 24 Dec 2006

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If it’s not your holiday, then have a happy day.

SuperDuper!

Filed under: gadgets,mac - 24 Dec 2006

One thing I am making sure I do when I send my MacBook back to Apple to fix that annoying screen flicker is that the drive is backed up. Last time I sent the drive to Apple, I just …

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