Tagged With: gadgets
SDHC in Dell Inspiron 1501
I figured out my problem with the 4GB SD card I had bought. It wasn’t Dell’s fault that it didn’t work; I chatted with a representative and confirmed the slot is supposed to accept SDHC cards. It turned out to be a Microsoft XP problem, naturally. It fell under KB 934428, in which XP requires … Continue reading
Xmas 2007
Xmas 2007 is over! Whew. It was not too bad, though I was worried all day about the money situation I posted about a couple of days ago. I got to eat a little more than my diet normally allows, but today my wife is back to being strict and I only got to eat … Continue reading
Greeting Card Drawing Machine
Does anybody remember the “create a card” machines that used to be in greeting card shops? I remember one of these from when I was a kid, because the store in the mall where I lived had one. It was a device that was about the size of an arcade game, maybe a little larger. … Continue reading
Memory Cards and Stuff
As those of you who follow me on Twitter know, I used to have a 1GB SD card, a 256MB SD card, and a 1GB mini SD card with an adapter. The first two were broken (I think by the CatCam, though don’t ask me how) and they won’t take pictures or format or anything. … Continue reading
Scoring Tech Bargains
Here is a good site for tech bargains – they don’t sell things themselves, but rather they direct you to deals on other sites around the web. They update frequently and you can get updates via RSS, which means you’ll have no problem snapping up a limited-time bargain on a great new toy. Like travel … Continue reading
Getting Wings
Thanks to curvedmetal I am now coveting a smartphone other than a Blackberry. When I got my Sidekick 3, I had no phone at all because I’d just cracked the screen on my Sidekick 2. So I ran out and upgraded to a SK3 immediately and it was $300. But if I’d taken the time … Continue reading
New Laptop, But Not for Me
My sister-in-law got a laptop for her birthday. Her parents had asked if there was anything she needed for school, and she said “a laptop.” So her dad gave her his, which is less than a year old and way better than mine! This is actually the second laptop they’ve given her, the first one … Continue reading
Two Good, One Iffy
My custom earphone kit came today; I had a problem with it and it didn’t come out quite the way I expected. They don’t take returns, but I e-mailed and let them know what happened and they’re going to replace it! I’ll reserve my review for then. I finally heard back from the farm about … Continue reading
Headphones: Solved
Thanks to crayonbeam‘s mention of custom earphones, I now have what I hope will be the perfect earphones for listening to my iPod. At first I ended up at Ultimate Ears, but their cheapest custom model is $550. Next I came across PodFitKit. After reading the instructions and FAQ, and watching the video, I promptly … Continue reading
Headphone Update
Well, I guess my ears are just shaped weird, or something. They are at least two different sizes, I can tell that much. I went to the drugstore at lunch and bought the Philips SHS3201 earhook earphones for $10, and the right one sits pretty comfortably on my ear but the left one feels like … Continue reading