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Review: Brother MFC-9840CDW Multi-Function Color Laser Printer / Scanner / Copier / Fax

July 1, 2009
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Ok, I’m about to go on and on about how much I love the Brother MFC-9840CDW Color Laser Multifunction Center with Wireless Interface and Duplex, but before this turns into a giant love fest, let’s start with the bad news. Software installation is a bit of a nightmare. Software Installation I installed the printer to [...]

FaceBook Usernames: The Gold Rush is Upon Us!

June 11, 2009
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For those of you who have been long frustrated by the fact that you can’t have a reasonable freakin FaceBook username, and instead have to have something like http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1529863541, well the times they are a changin’! Tomorrow you are going to be able to choose your own username for your shortened FaceBook URL. So, you [...]

Add AVI Movie / Video Drivers to Your Mac with Perian

June 4, 2009

If you ever try to play certain movies on your Mac without having the correct driver installed, you are going to get nothing more than a black screen. No fear! Perian is here to save you! Just download and install this little applet which adds itself to your System Preferences menu, and you can watch [...]

iPhone Custom Restore and Bootup Images

May 12, 2009

Well folks, I just followed the iClarified guide to jailbreak my iPhone, and now I’ll be able to take and stream live videos from it. So eventually when I get it working you can look for more video updates from on location as I travel around and stuff. One of the things that you can [...]

REVIEW: Thermaltake BlacX eSATA Hard Drive USB Docking Station

May 2, 2009

I recently purchased the Thermaltake BlacX eSATA Hard Drive USB Docking Station from Amazon so that I could use an external hard drive for backups and /or disk recovery needs. This particular device is capable of either USB connectivity or eSATA, meaning that it can be hooked to your PC at the same speed as [...]

REVIEW: EVGA USB VGA Adapter Adds Two or MORE Monitors to MacBook Pro

April 24, 2009
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I just received a few EVGA USB VGA Adapters from Amazon.com and installed them so that I could hook up two more external monitors to my MacBook Pro. Now that I’ve done that, I may just add a couple more for no reason other than the fact that… I can! The EVGA USB VGA Adapter [...]

BumpTop Turns Windows into a 3D Environment

April 23, 2009

Well, I’m assuming that by now just about everyone who reads my blog also checks out GeekBrief.TV at least occasionally. Neal and Cali produce that show, and they just covered a very cool looking application for Windows called BumpTop. BumpTop is a desktop replacement application which allows you to have a 3D environment instead of [...]

50 Free iPhone Apps I Love and Use

April 22, 2009

I kicked off a trend at work after I got my iPhone, so I’m putting this handy little guide together for all the new iPhone owners out there so that you don’t have to go downloading every crappy free app to try. I already did that! So, here is my list of top apps in [...]

Tutorial: How to Burn a VIDEO_TS Folder to DVD on a Mac

April 15, 2009

Let’s say that for some reason you decide to make a copy of a DVD. Like you want it for backup purposes or whatever. If you’ve got a Mac, it’s your lucky day. Here is how to do it: Use the Finder to copy the VIDEO_TS folder to your local hard drive. Download the DVDImager [...]

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