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Why Wouldn’t An Apple VGA Adapter Work With An Apple MacBook Pro?

I  purchased an Apple Mini Displayport to VGA adapter as a Christmas present for my sister this year.  Turns out, the adapter doesn’t work with her 2012 MacBook Pro, it causes the computer to “beach ball” or hang until it’s … Continue reading

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Lepai LP-2020A+ Mini Amplifier

I recently needed something to drive a couple of in wall speakers, and I wanted to do it cheap. At first I spliced some wires and used my computer sub-woofer, that worked pretty well, but I didn’t like how it sounded. … Continue reading

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No Retina Display On Low End Macbook Pros

I’m a bit disappointed with the Macbook refresh. No retina displays for the whole line, just for their new high end model. On the other hand, I’m glad they didn’t change the whole line, because I still want a DVD … Continue reading

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Saved From Windows Azure

I was looking at Windows Azure as a PHP cloud hosting solution recently, and decided to give it a try as it looks pretty straight forward. (The 90 day free trial is very tempting!) Unfortunately, I couldn’t even get started, since the … Continue reading

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iPod Nano Watch

I recently traded an old and dusty first generation iPod Nano for a shiny new sixth generation iPod Nano Touch with Apple due to a battery recall. Props to Apple for exchanging a 5 year old device with a current … Continue reading

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Funny Personalized Video eCards

eCards have come a long way. I remember back in the day when an eCard is pretty much just a webpage with a graphic and some custom text. The real fancy ones have animation and some background music. The web … Continue reading

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Google Music Goes Gold, Disappoints

Google Music went gold today, it’s no longer an invite only beta, anyone can get in on the music storing and buying action. Unfortunately, it’s not very exciting news. I’ve been on the Google Music Beta since the beginning, and I … Continue reading

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CyanogenMod For TouchPad Alpha 2, Very Good For An Alpha

The alpha build of CyanogenMod for the TouchPad have been out for a few weeks, and I’ve been running the alpha 2 build for a week. So far so good, it’s pretty stable. A few force closes, ad hoc wifi … Continue reading

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webOS Back From The Dead?

webOS is back from the dead, HP just released version 3.0.4 of their abandoned mobile operating system. It can be had on TouchPads everywhere via an over-the-air update. I just installed it on my TouchPad, and I must say, this is … Continue reading

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Finally Got My Hands On A HP TouchPad

It’s been a month since HP had a fire sale on their TouchPads, and I finally got my hands on one. I originally only wanted the $99 16GB version because I already had an iPad and a Dell Streak 7, but I … Continue reading

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