Category archive for ‘TECH’ rss

  • From Wimax Woes–to Wimax Goes–in High-Rise Chicago

    4/08/13 • (1)

    After almost four years, this Jewish blogger is saying good riddance to bad wireless Internet. Clear Wimax, I wish you had a momma for me to call and tell how you done me wrong for far too long.

  • I’m Not a Mac #12–Linux, At Long Last

    1/09/13 • (0)

    In my eleven-part ‘I’m Not a Mac’ series begun in 2009, I blogged about my migration from OSX to Windows 7 after 15 years as a confirmed Mac user. Last fall, I said good-bye to the Windows ecosystem, too. Hello, Linux. Here’s why I’m yours now.

  • I’m Not a Mac #11–Still a PC (and an Android) 15 Months Later

    7/14/11 • (0)

    In my ten-part “I’m Not a Mac” series last year, I blogged about my migration out of the Apple ecosystem after 15 years as a confirmed Mac user. Fifteen months have now gone by since I gave up Mac OS X and iPhone for Windows 7 and Android. Here are my follow-up thoughts about living almost Apple-free for more than a year.

  • Maytag Man

    11/19/10 • (0)

    Owning household appliances? Normal. Naming household appliances? Pushing it. Feeling like a bad parent for overfilling the dishwasher or watching the Roomba crash into a wall? Me.

  • I’m Not a Mac #10–How Android Won Me Away from iPhone (Video)

    4/01/10 • (8)

    Last week, I replaced my Apple iPhone 3G with a Google Android phone. Here’s why I did it, why I think Android is the better smartphone platform, and a look at what I did with my former 3G. Think: hammer…

  • I’m Not a Mac #9–Why I Walked Away from Apple for Windows 7

    4/01/10 • (13)

    After 15 years as a Mac user, I’ve officially become a PC. After selling my Macbook, I couldn’t be happier. Read on to find out why I think Windows 7 feels more ‘Mac-like’ than Mac OS X…and what that says about Apple.

  • I’m Not a Mac #8–Who Really Needs an iPad?

    2/19/10 • (14)

    Injudicious product naming aside, who really needs an iPad? Ever since its launch in January, I’ve wracked my brain to figure out the empty niche Apple’s snazzy new tablet is intended to fill. Trouble is, I keep coming up empty.

  • Why I Pulled JS-Kit Echo Comments Off My Blog

    2/14/10 • (31)

    Last week, JS-Kit’s Echo commenting system came and went very quickly on this blog. After my experience with JS-Kit’s dishonest idea of support, it won’t ever be coming back. Read on for the story JS-Kit doesn’t want its users to know.

  • Wimax Woes in High-Rise Chicago

    2/09/10 • (5)

    Since launching in Chicago last November, CLEAR Wimax has touted its 4G wireless broadband service as a reliable replacement for DSL and cable. So why is service above the ground floor so spotty in the city that invented the skyscraper?

  • I’m Not a Mac #7–Snow Leopard Ate My Macbook Battery

    12/20/09 • (2)

    I’m stuck with Mac OS X Snow Leopard for awhile. That unexpected delay wouldn’t suck so much if Apple’s newest operating system hadn’t decided to eat my Macbook battery. There’s a debate among Mac users about why Snow Leopard seems to flag previously good batteries as failing, frequently popping up the warning, Service Battery. That would be fine if your battery was actually failing. Some aren’t.