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NYC Commuter Train Pictogram Redux

Brent — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:37:38 +0000

MacBook may yet rise from the dead…

Brent — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:00:03 +0000

Yeah, some of you may know I already dropped two large on a spiffy new MacBook Pro 15″ i7 via the Apple Refurb Store, on the Massachusetts Tax Holiday weekend. But Peter and I were up in Northampton yesterday and struck up a conversation with Sean at Left Click, and he thought that maybe… . . . → Read More: MacBook may yet rise from the dead…

The Tomatinator

Brent — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:55:10 +0000

Just got one of the first tomatoes from the garden the other day – and boy it is a whopper. If it walked up to me in a dark alley, I’d be scared. And if it suddenly stood up, naked, after appearing in the middle of the desert in a ball of lightning, I’d . . . → Read More: The Tomatinator

My MacBook has died.

Brent — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:08:53 +0000

RIP, White early-2008 MacBook 2.2Ghz w/ 4GB RAM and speedy 320GB HD.

After about a week and a half of my MacBook refusing to shut down (opting to reboot in lieu of powering off), the logic board appears to have given up the ghost this morning. No amount of poking, prodding, plugging or unplugging . . . → Read More: My MacBook has died.

iTunes Genius has a weird idea of what goes together.

Brent — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:57:12 +0000

Owl City – Panda Bear transitions directly to Charo – Dame Mas. Ooookay.

No, that was it, really. Just felt the need to share.

Cheers,

-B

Mini-review: Koss Porta-Pro headphones

Brent — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:50:58 +0000

Every so often the mood hits me to review a product I’ve come across, because that product has really impressed me… or has pissed me off to such an extent I’ve wanted to scoop out my eyes with a spoon.

This review is more the former. Last week I picked up a pair of . . . → Read More: Mini-review: Koss Porta-Pro headphones

I think I have settled on a name for my new business.

Brent — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:31:27 +0000

Though I won’t reveal it here lest I have someone snipe the trade name! Yeah stupid I know but since it took me a long time to come up with a good name that was neither an existing business name nor had been registered as a dot com, I am not taking any chances! . . . → Read More: I think I have settled on a name for my new business.

Built a new machine for the upcoming Star Trek: Online

Brent — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:48:46 +0000

Intel i5 2.66Ghz

4 GB DDR3 Low-latency RAM

ASUS LGA 1156 mobo with USB 3.0 and SATA 6

ATI Radeon 5770 graphics card with 1GB GDDR5 RAM

It’s pretty amazing but the machine went together really quickly… And there was hardly a hitch in getting Windows 7 set up and running. This was possibly . . . → Read More: Built a new machine for the upcoming Star Trek: Online

Opt-out of targeted Google Ads when you browse

Brent — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:59:29 +0000

Just a quick post about something I just leared on Wired.com. Apparently you can opt out of the creepy “I know what you did last browsing session” customized Google ads. Neat. You have to do it on every PC you want to opt-out on, and clearing cookies means you have to do it again. . . . → Read More: Opt-out of targeted Google Ads when you browse

Networking your USB devices, the [easy/hard/frustrating] way.

Brent — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:29:35 +0000

Brent: We’d like to welcome our next guest, the Belkin Network USB Hub, model F5L009 to the Etravian.com Product Stage.

[Network USB Hub sits]

Brent: So Mr… Hub, what can you tell us about yourself?

Mr. Hub: Well, first off Brent, let me tell you what a pleasure it is to . . . → Read More: Networking your USB devices, the [easy/hard/frustrating] way.