Category Archives: Technology

Media Browser 2.2.1 Released (Firestorm)

A few days late, but here you have it, time to push Firestorm out the door. Special thanks to ebr and all the testers for giving this release a huge amount of testing. An annoucement Media Browser, as is, will … Continue reading

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“Nexus One” Google Phone on January 5th? I’ll believe it when I see it

The storm of speculation, rumour and flim-flam surrounding the Google Phone (”Nexus One” if you like, although there are legal rumblings surrounding that name) is pretty spectacular. From the moment TechCrunch first asserted that a device from Google was definitely … Continue reading

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Verizon/DROID Screenshots

I’m sure you’ve seen the DROID commercials on TV about what the iPhone can’t do. Though I still think the iPhone is the best smart phone on the market, Android based handsets are quickly closing the gap. In my opinion … Continue reading

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Windows 7 Finally Gets Netflix via Internet TV Update!!!

Long awaited support for Netflix Watch Instantly is here. In addition to the recent update to the Internet TV feature in Windows Media Center it appears that Microsoft has also added support for Netflix. I stumbled upon the update this … Continue reading

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Apache Status & Error Codes

Successful Client Requests

200 OK
201 Created
202 Accepted
203 Non-Authorative Information
204 No Content
205 Reset Content Continue reading

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GrandCentral Finally Gets Updated!

Google purchased GrandCentral in 2007. Not much has changed since. Today I found a login page for the new Google Voice service (https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=grandcentral). Though I have a Gmail account as well as a GrandCentral account, neither of my logins worked. … Continue reading

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Google Chrome is here!

This afternoon I tried out Google’s new browser and was extremely impressed. The focus of Chrome appears to be on simplicity and efficiency. 15 minutes of browsing made it clear that Chrome is vastly superior when it comes to speed. The … Continue reading

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Be Prepared for Power Outages

Most people don’t realize how much of our lives depend on electricity. A few days ago I woke up to find that the power had gone out. As I was attempting to get ready for work I realized that I … Continue reading

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Guitar Hero!!!

Part of the ScreenBurn arcade at SXSW 2007 included a Toyota Yaris pimped out with a PS2 running Guitar Hero in the trunk.

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Removable Media

I discovered a new feature in Windows Vista that I really like, the ability to use and writeable CD as a rewritable disc. No need to spend the extra few cents on a CD-RW, you can use a CD-R just … Continue reading

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