Monthly Archive: October 2012
Sandy sucks. The cell towers are so overloaded that my web surfing has been brought to a crawl. Optimum is out meaning no regular internet or TV. The generator mentioned the other day is providing limited support. That’s why I wanted to provide some comic relief to those of you who like me must face the wrath of Sandy A.K.A Frankenstorm. Enjoy and let...
We’ve done a lot of polling lately, and one of the things we asked you was “What do you think of Windows 8?” The split was pretty even for whether people liked it now, but 29% of you said that you believed Windows 8 is a step in the right direction. That’s just one step though; Microsoft has worked hard recently to reimagine their...
A HUGE (by Northeast standards) storm is coming which will most likely know out power (and internet) for days to come, and I’m preparing for it in the most nerdy ways possible. I want to make sure I can access the web for videos, and netflix, when TV is out and my DVR is out of good material (using a generator to run the...
So you forgot your wifi password. It happens. Your friend comes over and wants your wifi password… and you can’t remember it. If you have a mac, you can recover it in under two minutes (I can do it in about 40 seconds). Also interesting: How To Set Up a Wifi Network using your iPhone. You will need to have been on the wifi...
Windows 8 is garnering more attention than any Windows release since perhaps the original OS came out 26 years ago. Critics say Windows 8 is not built for computing, not powerful enough, and not easy to use. Fans love the new metro User interface, redesigned apps, and app store. Me? I agree with the both of them, and here’s why. As a non-touch operating...