Category Archives: Computers

Something to do with those bits and bytes machines

Nexus 10 review

Posted on Thursday, 2013-Mar-21st by ralph

I decided to drink the Google kool-aid and buy the Nexus 10 Having used it for almost a month now, I’m somewhat surprised at how much I’ve used this tablet around the house. I’m a first time pad user, but … Continue reading →

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Security Camera D-Link DCS-942L

Posted on Saturday, 2012-Oct-20th by ralph

Synopsis: The D-Link DCS942L camera is a feature rich security camera, but a bitch to configure manually. Even the setup wizard, once I finally got it working, didn’t work without some issues. It turns out most of the wizard issue … Continue reading →

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My iPrayer to Steve Jobs

Posted on Wednesday, 2011-Oct-12th by ralph

Hello Mr Jobs. I see you’ve been busy in your new role as heaven’s technology innovator. I really thought you’d take it easy for a bit, but no, you’re right back in it, stirring things up as you always did … Continue reading →

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Google Streetview in Calgary Peculuarities

Posted on Wednesday, 2009-Oct-7th by ralph

Google Streetview for Calgary got released today. I ended up blowing away more time at work looking at this that I should have, but oh well, it’s not every day that Streetview gets released for your city, and being a … Continue reading →

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Meta Phography Equipment Review – Canon focus

Posted on Tuesday, 2009-Jul-14th by ralph

def: meta Something of a higher or second-order kind – AskOxford.com Or, this is a review about review sites. Specifically, photography equipment review sites.

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Wacom Tabet saving my wrist so far this spring

Posted on Tuesday, 2009-Apr-14th by ralph

I got a Wacom tablet this spring to help stave off carpel tunnel on my mousing wrist. I was expecting to use it only for drawing site maps, where the continual mousing all day drawing was becoming a strain. I … Continue reading →

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1TB External eSATA/USB unit @ $150

Posted on Thursday, 2009-Mar-26th by ralph

‘Ya know, having to buy computer stuff for work means you end up buying a lot more stuff for yourself. But based on the previous 2 days happenings, I think I have a pretty good excuse. Besides, $150/TB of external … Continue reading →

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Madly waving the Rubber Chicken to Kill Bad Computer Mojo

Posted on Wednesday, 2009-Mar-25th by ralph

The title sums it up for you non-computer types. For the rest of you, long, nerdy, techy rant follows.

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Prediction for 2009: Duke Nukem Forever will finally be released!

Posted on Thursday, 2009-Jan-1st by ralph

Alright, you might be thinking ‘wtf is he smoking?’ or ‘wtf is Duke Nukem?’, if you’re young enough. That second part is scary. It has been well over TEN YEARS since the original Duke Nukem 3D was released. It was … Continue reading →

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iTease

Posted on Tuesday, 2008-Sep-23rd by ralph

And so it begins: We will let you know by email after each item in your order ships. If you ordered multiple items, you may receive separate shipments with no additional shipping charges. I had just ordered a Mac mini … Continue reading →

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