Large screen televisions are the big thing these days. Well, that and game systems. Well, game systems and online video. OK, online video and media servers. You can see, there is a lot to decide when you are setting up media in your home today. Sure, most people just get a television and a cable box. That’s for the noobs, the... Read more
Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Mid-Tech Home Network Project
February 27 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: backup, leopard, mediaserver, network, vista, Windows ME, xp
Is that a phone in your pants?
February 12 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: cell, cellular, phone, TechnologyIn 1844, a man named Innocenzo Manzetti first conceived of a ‘speaking telegraph.’ Only 33 short years later, it had become a reality. Alexander Graham Bell made his first successful phone call in 1877. He made the call because he needed his assistant, Mr. Watson. He understood, even at the earliest stage, that the phone would be used as an... Read more
Diet, Exercise, Bells and Whistles
February 2 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: apps, caloriecounter, diet, dieting, exercise, ipod, ipodtouch, scales, Technology, touch, weightbotMy New Year’s Resolutions include a pledge to lose weight and get in better shape. I’m really bad at working out alone, but luckily my quest for a better bod is supported by technology. I’m using this Tanita scale, which measures my body fat, BMI, and water content. Last time I got on it my weight was 250 and my BMI... Read more
Tech Resolutions for 2009
January 11 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: newyears, resolutions, Technology, television, upgradesContinuing the theme I began last week, I offer the last of my resolutions for 2009. Resolution 6- Technology as a Tool, not a Toy. My best friend is my iPod Touch. When we are together, we find so much to share and so many fun things to do. It’s remarkable how she always seems to be there to help me forget... Read more
Infomercial- Magic Jack
December 10 | Posted by Vinny | Infomercial, TechnologyInfomercials are the used-car dealerships of television. No one believes much of what they say, although if the claims were true, we’d be thrilled! I’ve seen some I’d love to believe, some I can’t imagine are true, and a few so unbelievable I can’t imagine they sell a single unit of stock. That said, there are two infomercials currently running... Read more
Amazon Prime
December 2 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: amazon, fees, Internet, online, prime, shoppingLast year, just before Christmas, I invested in an Amazon Prime membership. For $75 a year, you get free two day shipping on most of your orders from Amazon. At first blush, Amazon Prime seemed like a terrible idea. However, I was ordering something last December, and I was in a hurry. I believe it was something like a PS3 game,... Read more
How We Do Video
November 26 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: camera, canon, flip, flipvideo, mino, powershot, sony, Technology, videoMy house is filled with videos of the family. I have 8mm video tapes I took on my first video camera. Well, it’s not actually my first camera. The first one my wife and I bought from Tops Appliance City. It was not really very good, and it had clearly been opened before. When we decided to go with a... Read more
Digital Memories
November 19 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: facebook, flickr, Internet, youtubeI’m the worst when it comes to maintaining relationships. There may be only one thing that I do worse- deal with photos. Lately I’ve found a way to take care of both- Facebook. I’ve met people on Facebook I haven’t seen in decades. I’ve starting singing with a bunch of my friends from High School (many of whom went into the... Read more
No Internet?
November 12 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: Internet, skype, terrorMy internet went down. Funny, I expected creepy music, or more drama as I wrote that. Picture little japanese people running through the streets with giant rubber dinosaur feet in pursuit. Cows and picket fences flying through the air as a pickup swerves madly on the road. Cary Grant face down in the cornfield as a small plane streaks overhead, bullets... Read more
May The Best Face Win
November 4 | Posted by Vinny | TechnologyI’ve never been big into politics. Frankly, I bore easily. Hearing broad statements about what we could, should, and would be holds no interest for me. I’m more interested in details. I’m the guy who reads the instruction manual that comes with that cheap furniture you buy at Target. The stuff takes 10 minutes to build, and I spend fifteen... Read more
