Posted in personal, Photography, Technology on Oct 25th, 2009 1 Comment »
I took the boys and dogs for a walk in our backyard this afternoon and of course I took a camera. I saw a tree with a single leaf hanging on and had to grab a shot. After some processing in Photoshop and Nik’s Color Efex Pro, I came up with a nice Autumn theme [...]
Posted in Technology on Oct 25th, 2009 6 Comments »
5/20/11 Note: For those of you still on Windows Mobile 6.5, I highly suggest you look into installing a custom ROM on your phone. The carriers release these phones and rarely go back and provide updates. As a result, your operating system is usually VERY out of date. Plus, a custom ROM gives you a [...]
Posted in Technology on Oct 21st, 2009 9 Comments »
Note from 2010: For those of you still on Windows Mobile 6.0 or 6.5, I highly suggest you look into installing a custom ROM on your phone. The carriers release these phones to market and rarely go back and provide updates. As a result, your operating system is stuck at a point in time and [...]
Posted in Technology on Oct 17th, 2009 2 Comments »
In simplest terms, XP Mode is XP Professional running as a virtualized instance in Windows 7. If you’re not familiar with virtualization, it is essentially running a copy of Windows XP as an app within Windows 7. XP mode is an optional free download for Windows 7 Ultimate and Professional and includes a full copy of a [...]
Posted in Technology on Oct 16th, 2009 4 Comments »
Why did I buy MagicJack? We haven’t had land-line service in our house for six years. It just seemed like an unnecessary expense month after month when we both carried around cell phones. Yes, I’m aware of the 911 argument but it has been a risk we were willing to take. Things change, we had [...]
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