Tag Archives: Geek
The Google Cloud and Android mobile OS… a marriage must be made
Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by zevmo.
This week I had a chance to test out the HTC myTouch 3G Limited Edition, which was running Android 1.6. I will go more in-depth on that in a post tomorrow, but I wanted to float an idea out to Google that can take the Android Mobile OS from something good, to something great. Big-boy [...]
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Disney’s Mobile Magic application- the future for WDW guests?
Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by zevmo.
Last week, Disney Parks Blog gave some wonderful screenshots of their new Mobile Magic Application. The concept is this, if you are a Verizon Wireless subscriber, you can download the application for $9.99, that’s good for 180 days. And for a limited time (I assume until January, while they are stretching the app’s legs), it [...]
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Exclusive Illuminated Lightsaber Bookends (pre-order)
Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by zevmo.
The Star Wars Shop has this set of illuminated bookends for pre-order. For those Star Wars geeks among us, you may have a few old-fashioned death-star manuals sitting around. Nothing says, hey- I really embrace my geek, like a pair of these illuminated bookends. And from what I hear, the lunar ladies of Endor really [...]
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The Morning Commute- Teaneck to Brooklyn
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by zevmo.
I thought it would be a little fun to make a video log of my commute to/from Brooklyn. Nothing of consequence happened on the way, this morning, but there is always fun in seeing the very slow and worn system that gets us where we need to go everyday. The morning starts at 5:20am. Waiting [...]
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The Casio Pathfinder Project
Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by zevmo.
I have had the TAG Heuer for close to 18 years. Wow! It has held up pretty well, despite the pricey battery replacements, and the issues with my date stopping at 29, each month. So, I decided, my birthday gift will be a new watch. Now, I can’t just get any watch, I have to get [...]
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Question: Should I switch from the Cablevision Scientific Atlanta 8300HD to a Tivo DVR?
Posted on 14. Sep, 2009 by zevmo.
I am one of the lucky few who is trapped into Cablevision‘s service plan. Where I live in Northern NJ, we have lots of trees (Dish/DirecTV is out), and we are in a part of town that has no Verizon FiOS b/c of a crappy Englewood Central Office upgrade that has been taking forever. Alas, [...]
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Update: 2 weeks with my 13″ MBP
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by zevmo.
So, today is the 2 week anniversary of my latest Apple lust, the 13″ MBP. Specs: 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache 1066MHz frontside bus 4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 memory 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive Here are my initial impressions of the device. Great! Duh. Upgrading: Well, [...]
