rudyamid on August 17th, 2012 at 4:25 pm

There was a Verizon FIOS commercial that asked the question: How many devices do you have (at home) use the Internet? Good question. I started counting: Laptops: 4 Desktops (including HTPCs): 3 Tablets: 2 SAN: 1 Smartphones: 3 Game console: 1 Disc player: 1 I have 15 devices! Barring any breakage1, this number is likely [...]

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rudyamid on May 29th, 2012 at 9:52 am

Every 6 months, or so, I take out my desktop machines and give them a through cleaning. Not just the outside, but the insides, where it matters. I hate to have the fans clogs up with dust and makes so much noise. Those dusts also get blown back to the room, making my allergies act [...]

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rudyamid on December 14th, 2011 at 4:00 pm

It was that time of the year again.  It’s been 3 years since my last PC build, and now it’s time to upgrade.  This time around, I’m not following my golden rule of using parts half the price for double the capacity1.  When I waited this long, the technology improved so much, no matter what [...]

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rudyamid on October 14th, 2011 at 4:00 pm

A lot happened this month.  Two of the most influential people in the world have died: Steve Jobs and Dennis Ritchie.  Everyone knew of Steve Jobs from his days with Apple Inc.  The computing world knew Dennis Ritchie from the C programming language. Both have a memorable impact in my life. In Junior High, I [...]

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rudyamid on June 8th, 2010 at 2:54 pm

Choosing a cell phone should be easy: pick the one I like and it’s done.  Unfortunately, choosing a smartphone is more difficult than I thought.  With the latest iPhone 4, HTC Incredible, and HTC EVO, the choice gets a little bit more tricky. I’m trying to break down what I need from a Smartphone: Voice [...]

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