Archive for the 'Tech' Category



New camera!

Published on May 15, 2007

We finally got a new camera. Its a Canon PowerShot A710 IS. Very fancy. And here’s the first picture I took with it.

A great shot and delicious burgers.
Here’s the first shot of the wife (well, the first one she’s allowed me to post).

And here’s the first shot of Arizona.

No pictures of Brook […]


I can see

Published on August 8, 2006

Bought a new monitor.  It’s nice.  We went from a 17 inch CRT to a 17 inch LCD.  There’s a lot more room on our desk and $170 less in our bank account.  The wife also demanded we get the 3-year service plan at Best Buy.  Probably a good idea.  Although I have heard nightmares […]


So dark in here

Published on August 7, 2006

So I’m working on my computer around 12:45 last night (actually working on improving this site) when all of a sudden the monitor goes dark.  I thought maybe I had crashed the computer but the little power light on the monitor was off and no amount of coaxing would make it turn on again.  I […]


Code word to get actual help from Time Warner Cable

Published on August 4, 2006

Here’s a link to consumerist.com that reveals the code word that bumps you up to the people at TW who actually know what they’re talking about.
Follow this link and the answers will be revealed.


Must have this…

Published on February 8, 2006

There’s a new gadget out there called a Slingbox. Heard about it on TWIT. As they said on the show it looks like a large Toblerone. It sits on top of you TV and interacts with your DVR/TiVO. As I understand it, you get this thing all hooked up to your DVR and internet connection. […]