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Optimum Online Wifi: Voluntarily Pwnd

Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by .

So, one of the great things provided by Optimum Online,  is loads of free wi-fi locations all over the NY/NJ area.  This comes in handy in a pinch.  The problem is, it is a total security hole.  Now, you can try and attack the router, but why?  What info can you get that can’t be [...]

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Update: 2 weeks with my 13″ MBP

Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by .

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, [...]

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Mobile messaging has to grow beyond single sync

Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by .

I use a BlackBerry® Curve™ 8350i for work, unfortunately.  E-mail-wise, I get on the order of 400 messages a day through this platform.  What frustrates me, most notably, about this device is the fetch mechanism.  I will post a more comprehensive critique of the device in a future post.  If you receive several messages in [...]

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Apple, you need to hire an in-house crank

Posted on 10. Aug, 2009 by .

I am an Apple fanboy.  I admit it. However, it doesn’t change my abilty to desire more from the company that I love.  As we in the tech community all know, Apple tends to go it’s own path, shall we say, when it comes to products. For instance, the company makes it’s own hardware and [...]

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