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iPhone 5, iOS 6 and Mapplegate

September 20, 2012September 21, 2012 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

The iPhone 5 is finally here (well, it will be in about another eight hours here in the U.S.). The hour of reckoning is at hand for me, as I find that holding $500 cash and a 2007 iPhone 2G are a powerful motivator to buy a new smartphone.

Nerdgasm

September 18, 2012September 19, 2012 Chief Oddball

Today was definitely a day for geektastic news. In addition to the arrival of a much-anticipated new video game, I also finally received some very good news on the smartphone front (hint: it has something to do with an iPhone trade-in and a shitload of money from same).

Google Nexus 7 Impressions From an iOS User

September 14, 2012September 14, 2012 Chief Oddball

My company recently acquired a Google Nexus 7 tablet for web application testing, and it occurred to me that this device would be an exceptional way to feel my way around the Android OS which I have never used before. This small, 7″ tablet came running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, which is the latest version and is highly regarded as the most refined Android experience ever.

Somebody Figured It Out

September 14, 2012September 14, 2012 Chief Oddball

I just came from ordering my wife a new iPhone 5 32GB in white. I have to say, this was the most painless iPhone purchasing experience I’ve ever had. Unlike last year with the delays, the server hitches, the AT&T screwups that cost me my texting plan (I eventually got it back)…this year it was just wait till Apple Store came up, order phone, get confirmation email right away, call it a night.

Fill Your Cravings at the Circus of iPhones

September 12, 2012September 12, 2012 Chief Oddball

Apple finally introduced us to the iPhone 5 today. Funny thing is, I felt like we’d already met. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that almost every piece of this phone already leaked out of Apple’s sieve-like supply chain in the last couple of months.

There Can Be Only One: Choosing a Smartphone in Q3 2012

September 9, 2012September 9, 2012 Chief Oddball

I’m pretty familiar with what my wife is going through right now with her smartphone. She bought her iPhone 3GS in April of 2010, just one month before the launch of the iPhone 4. Worst possible time to buy an iPhone, you might say.

Acclimate or Die: The Importance of Keeping Pace with New Tech

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

In my younger days I spent a lot of time experimenting with a great many things in the realm of computers. New games, new software, new OS tweaks, new hardware types, new ways of doing old things. I loved being on the bleeding edge, and if something new that I tried didn’t work out, I usually fussed and fretted and pounded away at it until I made it work out.

The Dishwasher Dilemma

July 24, 2012July 24, 2012 Chief Oddball 4 Comments

My wife and I have decided that we really, really need to replace our dishwasher. It hasn’t cost us hundreds of dollars in repairs. It hasn’t leaked all over the floor. It hasn’t caught fire. But it doesn’t clean the dishes.

Windows 7 Hanging at Logon? Try Hotfix 2578159

April 18, 2012April 18, 2012 Chief Oddball 15 Comments

So tonight I fire up my desktop PC just like usual, key in my password just like usual and as a result am greeted by the “Welcome” message and animated spinner, just like usual. Except unlike usual, the “Welcome” message sits there perpetually spinning for fifteen minutes with no further response.

My (Xbox) Kingdom for a Power Supply

March 2, 2012March 2, 2012 Chief Oddball

You've probably heard Microsoft tout the redesigned Xbox 360 Slim as being "whisper quiet". So I was a little surprised when I powered up my new Slim console and discovered that it sounds not unlike my Jasper-based Final Fantasy XIII Super Elite.

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