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Dual 500 G4 can’t handle HDTV

I’ve been researching hardware and software for this idea of HDTV through the mac, and thanks to a review of the Elgato EyeTV 500 by the EFF, I fired up my favorite BitTorrent client to receive a five-minute clip of … Continue reading

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Time for TV downstairs?

The set-up in our house is pretty standard, with a main living area that includes kitchen, dining room, and living room, with a separate den area that contains the television and related gadgets. The difference is, that room is upstairs, … Continue reading

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The easy part of hacking my old 1G ipod

Several months after the first ipod was released on the world by an unsuspecting Apple, whose stock price was at the time teasing the lower teens and sparking talks of a buy-out by various parties, I bought one brand-new on … Continue reading

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Quick trip to Northern Virginia

I’m in DC today, waiting a couple of hours for my meetings to start. Once they get going, it looks like they won’t slow down until late in the evening! I’ve run through my slides and my demo a number … Continue reading

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Serendipity is under new ownership

A while back, I complained about this place not opening until 10:00 AM on the weekdays, effectively killing any chance of establishing a commuter clientele. Late last week, thanks to the overly-flashy digital sign for the strip mall on Washington … Continue reading

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