it’s good to know things
If you turn on your TV today and get static where your favorite shows used to be don’t panic…right away. On that day television stations will be turning off their analog signals as part of a nation-wide “soft test” of the upcoming transition to digital television. Signals will go down for anytime between two and [...]
Thu, May 21 2009 » tech » Comments Off
If you’re willing to take a deep breath and drop your cable, you can survive without it and still keep up with chatter in the office. For about a year now I have been without cable or satellite TV service. Not until recently I have felt like I’m “back in the TV game”. Why? I’ll [...]
Mon, May 18 2009 » tech » Comments Off
Microsoft claims that Apple products cost too much, here’s another example. In Microsoft’s latest attempt to tell people Apple products are too expensive (ala Laptop Hunters commercials) they’ve rolled out a new ad saying that filling an iPod with songs bought on iTunes will cost you $30,000. The Zune Pass costs $14.99/month. That may be [...]
Tue, May 12 2009 » tech » Comments Off
Think the iPhone is the king of the mobile market, think again. In the first quarter of 2009 the Blackberry Curve outsold Apple’s smartphone, mostly due to aggressive “buy one get one” marketing by Verizon Wireless. RIM’s BlackBerry Curve moved past Apple’s iPhone to become the best-selling consumer smartphone in the U.S. in the first [...]
Tue, May 5 2009 » tech » Comments Off