Recent content by pyrocat

I always buy my phones outright, instead of on contract. Simple requirements - unlocked GSM, SD card, great camera, GPS, removeable battery. I'm still using my Nokia N8 with infinite storage, 12 Mpix camera, etc., with H2O wireless service. I have an unlocked iPhone 5 that I use as an iPod, but...

Which platform (OS)? How much do you want to pay?

For travel, find a laptop that has a removable battery. Carry an extra charged battery with you, and a charger for it. Or if you're stuck with one of those expensive, over-priced, sealed, disposable notebooks, you can buy an expensive battery backup attachment. Helps to have a PV solar charger...

Yawn. As ever, Apple waits until they find something we don't need, and then copies it, and advertises as if they're the first..and we MUST have it NOW. The fanboys line up in the dead of night at the Apple stores. I'd prefer a self-winding very cool watch that can't be hacked, as so-called...

Server may have had the wrong date when posted. Odd dates happen when the BIOS/PRAM battery is dying. OTOH, my timestamps are almost always odd, since the server I use is in Spain, so my afternoon posts in eastern US might show up as late evening. Other possibility is that's when you intended...

We don't have reasonably priced broadband in eastern Maryland. We're stuck with <1Mb DSL for the same price as consumers in other countries pay for >20Mb service. I see that Google hasn't planned for any fiber installations in the Northeast and north Central states. Are overpriced Comcast and...