by jtpratt | Dec 4, 2009 | networking, resources and tips, ubuntu linux, web, windows
You can dump Comcast DNS for Google Public DNS for a much faster Internet on your computer! I’ve been a staunch Comcast cable Internet subscriber for nearly a decade now. Probably because I live in a small town and there’s never been anything else here but...
by jtpratt | Nov 24, 2009 | computers, gadgets, household tech, networking, web
If you’re shopping for a “Dual Band Wireless Router”, I hope my review will help you. I decided that it was time for our family to break down and finally get a Wireless N router for the same of speed, but I had some questions to research first....
by jtpratt | Nov 22, 2009 | distractions, web
Just about everybody has a Netflix account. Most people get their DVDs in the mail, watch them and send them back, but there is a new way to watch some of the movies instantly. All Netflix subscriptions above the $8.99 include the ability to stream movies instantly....
by jtpratt | Nov 19, 2009 | gadgets, household tech
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 laundry list of what you will need to never leave your couch...
by jtpratt | Nov 17, 2009 | cell phones, gadgets
As a Sprint subscriber the news of the HTC Hero Android Phone was like a wet dream. The first android phone to be offered on sprint could have been the biggest phone news of the year. The bad news, for me, was that I just recently locked myself into a brand new 2 year...
by jtpratt | Nov 9, 2009 | distractions, gift ideas, resources and tips
46 Days. To some that means nothing, but to millions of Americans 46 Days means they had better get a move on. 46 shopping days left until Christmas seems like a lot that is until you’re buying gifts for people at Walgreens on Christmas Eve. Why not get a move on...
by jtpratt | Oct 26, 2009 | tutorial, ubuntu linux
Have you had problems playing .wmv Windows Media video files, or AVI’s after upgrading to Ubunty 9.04 Jaunty? I sure did, and you know I never had these problems before the upgrade at all. Totem would crash immediately on opening a video file, it would just...
by jtpratt | Oct 14, 2009 | distractions
I’m sorry – this “homeless and hungry – will work for paypal” pic is so funny I burst out laughing. I mean, really – WTF? Is he going to the library to check his balance at the end of the day?
by jtpratt | Oct 14, 2009 | gadgets, hardware, windows
Believe it or not, the keyboard and mouse are outdated. I mean, come one – I’m 40 years old and I’ve been using a keyboard and mouse since I think 1981. That’s 28 years, and only two things have improved. One – my mouse is now cordless....
by jtpratt | Oct 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
NPR reports a Stanford University professor has created a “Frankencamera” – which may well turn out to be the next generation of digital cameras. Imagine a camera that (like the iPhone) can have applications downloaded to it and installed (open...
