Category Archives: Hardware

Nokia + Microsoft

Prediction: Microsoft, gunning for market share, eventually tries to pull a Yahoo on Nokia and get them to switch to Windows Mobile. # But which is worse? Symbian or Windows Mobile? After using a Nokia phone for 1.5 years, I … Continue reading

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Printing in Leopard

Since I’ve installed Leopard, I’ve noticed all the bells and whistles people keep talking about, but one part I haven’t heard anything about is the much-improved printing facilities that Leopard introduced. In Tiger, the printer setup was buried in the … Continue reading

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Targus Notebook Case for 1¢

Get some, get some! A $36 notebook case is now only 1¢! Gotta love Newegg. [via UNEASYsilence]

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Insane Temperature

Either I have liquid cooling (and liquid meaning liquid nitrogen) or my stats are off. Usually it’s the opposite — 128 degrees positive. Dunno how accurate any of that is. The MacBook does get really hot, though. And, yes, that … Continue reading

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Intermittent Bandwidth Throttling

Over the past few weeks I’ve noticed a weird “throttling” effect on my Internet traffic. I’m on Qwest’s “Fastest” home DSL, and after I start up my BitTorrent downloading and uploading, it fluctuates. Every once in a while it will … Continue reading

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