Adventures in AV Geekdom: Dell 3200MP projector
Yesterday, via Craigslist, I picked up a Dell 3200MP DLP (digital light processor) projection system for $100— original MSRP was $2199 in 2003: http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,109523-page,1/article.html It kept shutting down after about 5-10 minutes— which the seller believed meant it needed a [...]
Sexing up politics – BarelyPolitical.com
Launched last month with the “I Got a Crush on Obama” viral video, BarelyPolitical.com has staked out a space that no one has yet dared (or thought about) getting into: hot chicks pretending they care about the electoral process.Their latest [...]
Sunset on SunRocket as VOIP firm hangs up
With little warning, SunRocket– one of the leading Voice-over-IP providers– has closed up shop. On July 12, an anonymous poster on Broadbandreports.com forum leaked the news, “SunRocket Days are OVER!” Initially met with skepticism, the leak was confirmed earlier today [...]
Dictionary update: blogs no longer unhealthy
Two years ago, when Mac OS 10.4 “Tiger” came out, I noted the amusing example of usage given to the term “blog” by the built-in Dictionary application, one which seemed to impugn bloggers as having an “unhealthy interest in computers.” [...]
Hello, Go Daddy-o
Today, on that great American institution known as Superbowl Sunday, I posted a short comment on Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons’s blog in response to his claim of how well Go Daddy’s ads have been working, Commercials with bouncy-breasted babes [...]