by jtpratt | May 25, 2010 | google, resources and tips, web
I haven’t heard much about the fact that Google recently launched encrypted search. It’s pretty easy to use, all you have to do is go to https://www.google.com to encrypt searches (just add the “S” to make it secure to the http part). What this...
by jtpratt | May 20, 2010 | computers, diy, gadgets, hardware, tech news, windows
I think the most exiting thing to happen in computing in over a decade is the SSD or Solid State Drive. Many believe Solid State Hard drives will eventually replace spinning disk hard drives (the slowest part in a PC). SSD’s certainly are the buzz right now...
by jtpratt | May 15, 2010 | video games, xbox
Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat. This review is not written from the point of a view of a PS3 fanboy, in fact I have been an XBOX gamer since 2003 when I convinced my parents to buy me one along with Halo: Combat Evolved. Now with that being said I...
by jtpratt | Mar 10, 2010 | distractions, google, youtube
How ironic that I would find this video in YouTube (it was recommended to me, lol). Everyone knows how embedded google is in our everyday lives from google maps, to gmail, and more – but watch this video and learn how MUCH MORE google is trying to get into your...
by jtpratt | Mar 9, 2010 | distractions, gadgets, youtube
This is hilarious – these dudes make a rocket out of bacon! That’s right – a flying model rocket out of bacon (and sausage). Then they test it and see if it can fly! Do you think it works? Watch the video to find out…lol.
by jtpratt | Jan 21, 2010 | hardware, household tech, opinions, tech news
Is the Samsung BD-P3600 better than the Playstation 3? Do you need a Blu-Ray player, but don’t want or need the gaming aspect of the Playstation 3? The Samsung BD-P3600 one of the highest rated non-PS3 Blu-Ray players on the market. The features on this player are a...
by jtpratt | Jan 10, 2010 | gadgets, gift ideas, hardware
This is my Amazon Kindle 2 Review. This post was originally from September 2008 and when I first wrote this post the Kindle’s were about $400 retail from Amazon. It was even pricey when the Kindle 2 first came out in Jan 2009, but now you can get one for around...
by jtpratt | Dec 20, 2009 | distractions, web
I wanted to share with you 3 of the best web sites I’ve seen in 2009. It takes a lot to impress me, I’ve been working online for 15 years now. I visit new web sites every day, and it’s rare that I see something that is what I call a “game...
by jtpratt | Dec 18, 2009 | computers, gadgets, gift ideas, hardware
I just bought an Intel NAS Server for $135!! I’ve waited for this day for a looong time. I literally just found this deal. What you’re looking at above in the pic is what I just bought on Buy.com, it’s a small computer in a box – a network...
by jtpratt | Dec 15, 2009 | cell phones, gadgets, google, web
Google just found another way to enter your life and make it that much more easy (and its free to boot!) Google voice is a (semi) new service offered by, you guessed, the giant that is Google. So when you start off you need an invite (You can request one from Google...
