tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726Sat, 19 May 2012 06:07:48 +0000articlestechnologydomainsMicrosoftsupportcellphonegoogle/gmailfunnynewsgoogle/calendarAmazonshoppingcommunityartApplegoogle/newsarchivetechnology/securityApple/iTunesDellinternetvideoemailredirecttechnology/softwarereviewdo-it-yourselfgoogle/page-rankYahooblogsrantweb-developer/toolsdel.icio.usvideo gamessemantic webworldmusictelevisiongoogle/groupsmetawishlistOPMLmicrosoft internet explorer 7gripebloggerreferenceentertainmenthistoryFlickrsearchmarketingdesignweb-developertechnology/hardwarebloggingTEDgoogleYou may be looking for the original TechLifeBlogged. Please go to - www.techlifeweb.com - for more information from Scott Kingery.http://geek.arconati.us/noreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)Blogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-6152209363328772416Sun, 15 May 2011 21:29:00 +00002011-05-15T16:35:05.506-05:00videotechnologyTEDinternetLet's guide the Internet the right way. Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" Remember that getting opinions different from your own help you to learn and grow. Be careful of over-personalization.http://geek.arconati.us/2011/05/beware-online-filter-bubbles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-3024117501450413369Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:42:00 +00002011-03-22T00:42:56.025-05:00wishlisttechnologyshoppingDelltechnology/hardwareAmazonreviewWhen I first heard about it, I mentioned the Dell Streak back in September. At the time, I was earmarking the gadget because I knew that I'd someday need to replace my Dell Axim. Since then, I've had the good fortune to get an iPhone and despite loyalty, I'm not sure I'd go back. That being said, there are new reviews posted regarding the latest version of the Dell Streak, which now has WiFi.http://geek.arconati.us/2011/03/dell-streak-7-wifi-tablet-up-for-pre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-7839085001389943281Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:17:00 +00002011-03-21T20:12:05.099-05:00cellphonetechnologytechnology/hardwareApple/iTunesAppleIf the following two pages on Apple's site are in front of me right now, you can bet that it's going to be a fun-filled morning. iTunes: Backing up, updating, and restoring your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch software Update and restore alert messages on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch It is likely that everything that WAS on my phone is recoverable from my hard drive. The second link above makes it http://geek.arconati.us/2011/03/fun-with-my-iphone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-5792259572359334230Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:51:00 +00002011-02-20T01:26:47.070-06:00videotechnologytechnology/hardwareI've previously mentioned reinventing the desktop interface and the kind of changes that might be coming regarding how we use computers. I wanted to share another cool idea in this area that is simply being called a bend desk. <!-- http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QOXVXEStn2s/TWC9-atCZsI/AAAAAAAABR8/XbF7YDHUnQ0/s1600/bd1%255B1%255D.jpg --> This looks promising. bend desk is a prototype interactivehttp://geek.arconati.us/2010/12/benddesk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-8350998055915792353Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:17:00 +00002010-11-03T16:17:50.509-05:00Everyone with more than one computer within arm's reach needs a KVM switch or some other method for sharing the same input hardware. Apparently, you can use some free software to sync two PCs and share their keyboard and mouse. Read the full post about this at LockerGnome.com.http://geek.arconati.us/2010/11/share-your-keyboard-mouse-for-free-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-5977829332558093901Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:16:00 +00002010-09-24T15:16:19.474-05:00I've had a Dell Axim for a pretty long time. I consider it pretty long considering it's basically a handheld computer. Family and friends who've seen me with it marvel a bit that it has lasted this long. Some day, it will need to be replaced. But I've come to understand that handheld computers, PDAs and the like are no longer available per se. They've all been replaced or edged out by high http://geek.arconati.us/2010/09/dell-streak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-6907096774995889991Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:22:00 +00002010-09-24T09:35:32.813-05:00blogstechnologyreferenceinternethistoryThere's a bit of a trend I've noticed lately where information is being shared in easy-to-understand infographics. They are sometimes a mix of the humorous and insightful along with a well laid out representation of information. I wasn't even born until 1976, so... The following graphic is a timeline of the major milestones in the full History of the Internet. Some of this history I lived http://geek.arconati.us/2010/09/history-of-internet-infographic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-2185586607089320702Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:34:00 +00002010-08-30T19:34:22.988-05:00Get caught up and educated by reading the article on The Escapist.http://geek.arconati.us/2010/08/shamus-summarizes-and-pontificates-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-2758328567534448905Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:29:00 +00002010-08-05T01:29:06.649-05:00technologymusictechnology/softwareApple/iTunesAppleI like Apple. I like iTunes. That's what is going to make this hard (and yet so very easy) to write complaints about them. In yet another argument for never ever updating software ever, a setting that I depend on in iTunes buried deep in the preferences menu defaulted to factory settings. I should note that I'm not sure this happened during an update or for some other reason. I use iTunes forhttp://geek.arconati.us/2010/08/apple-itunes-defaults-to-ripping-m4a.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-5845013413529740537Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:03:00 +00002010-02-23T14:03:22.423-06:00technologyDelltechnology/softwarereviewFiles get deleted unintentionally. It happens to everyone at some point. Sometimes they can be recovered from the recycle bin, but if they aren't there it's a little-known secret that they can still usually be recovered from the hard drive anyway. The reason for this is that when a file is deleted by the operating system, it only means that the file has been removed from a table of contents http://geek.arconati.us/2010/02/software-review-recuva.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-5926402118495058397Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:32:00 +00002011-02-20T01:28:36.388-06:00videotechnologytechnology/hardwareWho would have thought that step one would be to completely ditch the mouse? But if you think about it, the due date has perhaps arrived. 10/GUI from C. Miller on Vimeo. Here are more details: Here it is: my crazy summer project to reinvent desktop human-computer interaction. This video examines the benefits and limitations inherent in current mouse-based and window-oriented http://geek.arconati.us/2010/02/reinventing-desktop-interface.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-4662123268766018262Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:58:00 +00002009-12-02T22:58:33.356-06:00Hm. I guess it really is that easy. http://geek.arconati.us/2009/12/how-to-mod-usb-flash-drive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-8032987086711972698Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:37:00 +00002009-10-25T00:37:39.700-05:00technologyreferencemusicentertainmentfunnyWhen predicting the future, it is important to keep certain points in mind. In regards to predicting the future Howard H. Stevenson says, Prediction is at least two things: Important and hard. Important, because we have to act, and hard because we have to realize the future we want, and what is the best way to get there. The act of predicting the future --both near and distant-- has always beenhttp://geek.arconati.us/2009/10/top-87-bad-predictions-about-future.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-7131822952075271961Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:13:00 +00002009-06-17T12:13:55.590-05:00microsoft internet explorer 7If you want to clear up the fonts in IE7 you will need to do the following.*Go to Tools>Internet Options>Advanced*Go to Multimedia and Uncheck the Clear Type for HTML box*Ok the changes and restart IE.http://geek.arconati.us/2009/06/internet-explorer-7-fonts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-777944496124111302Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:44:00 +00002009-06-16T00:44:02.443-05:00It's hard to think about now, but at one point in the not-too-distant past, the Internet was new. Reporters for major news organizations looked at it and scratched their heads in confusion. For instance,... --a dazzling array of information-- I'm trying to figure out how old this is. There are some important thinkers here, but I'm sad to see that they concentrated so much on Bill http://geek.arconati.us/2009/06/internets-early-years.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-6383541002027945972Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:27:00 +00002009-06-12T12:27:31.806-05:00When it's available, I want a copy of Windows 7 from Europe. It will ship without Internet Explorer. Read more on BBC NEWS.http://geek.arconati.us/2009/06/windows-7-european-edition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-362556042857028467Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:18:00 +00002009-02-19T00:18:00.886-06:00videotechnologytechnology/hardwaretelevisionDid you pick up a new T.V. by now? As of today, all non-digital broadcast television signals have stopped. You've probably gotten sick of hearing about it by now. But if you woke up this morning and were surprised to learn that your screen is blank, then it's time to pick up either a new box or a converter. You can learn more at DTV Answers.com. Don't have one yet? Get a digital television http://geek.arconati.us/2009/02/did-your-television-stop-working.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-740992117457161602Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:05:00 +00002009-01-20T09:05:47.052-06:00I've briefly mentioned Circuit City before (thought I can't find it now), but I wanted to briefly link to their updated page regarding their recent closing of all stores in the United States. Circuit City would like to thank all of the customers who have shopped with us over the past 60 years. Unfortunately, we announced on January 16, 2009, that we are going out of business. Please check http://geek.arconati.us/2009/01/circuit-city-closed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-2585321834885433278Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:49:00 +00002009-01-19T17:50:31.809-06:00videotechnologyvideo gamesfunnyhistoryI bookmarked this over a year ago, but I listened to it again today in full. I checked back through my stuff and realized that I've never linked to it anywhere. It's worth mentioning for all kinds of reasons, mostly for the video game nostalgia trip that you will have if you are over the age of 30. Most geeks our age will recognize the name of Wil Wheaton from his role as Wesley Crusher on http://geek.arconati.us/2009/01/wil-wheatons-keynote-at-penny-arcade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-4894648925249843848Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:49:00 +00002009-01-14T02:06:30.170-06:00google/page-rankblogginggooglemetaI mentioned this before, but this site was birthed from something left behind by another site that I didn't originally create or develop. Read some of the previous archives for more details: January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 I felt weird about it at the time mainly because of the traffic, Google Pagerank and the promotion that had previously gone into promoting the "http://geek.arconati.us/2009/01/what-to-do-with-this-site.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-3812457813309570243Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:21:00 +00002008-12-29T15:23:55.893-06:00videoAppleMicrosoft The marketing team at both companies need to sit up and watch this one. http://geek.arconati.us/2008/12/mac-vs-pc-in-style-of-transformers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-5286665987133537574Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:38:00 +00002008-12-13T00:38:17.204-06:00Thanks to LucasArts and Bioware, I will likely never sleep again. Thanks to Tim Absath of Ctrl+Alt+Del for posting this one.http://geek.arconati.us/2008/12/never-sleep-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-5497738198317431724Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:27:00 +00002009-03-05T13:43:40.388-06:00technologynewsFlickrinternetYahooFirst the whole digital television thing and now this. My Flickr Pro account is going away. Yahoo! owns Flickr. Since we've been using Yahoo! DSL for the longest time, I've had a Flickr Pro account available to me that I've abused thoroughly put to good use. It would seem by the yellow alert box that I saw in my account today that this will be downgraded to a standard account soon. AT&T http://geek.arconati.us/2008/12/why-is-my-flickr-pro-account-expiring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-6203839557485286768Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:11:00 +00002008-11-26T12:11:10.140-06:00This video is enlightening and disturbing at the same time, which is an interesting mix. However, the presentation of some of the data seemed disjointed and unrelated. Like at the end? The bit about the illegal songs downloaded? What does that have to do with population expansion? Found via Shashi.name.http://geek.arconati.us/2008/11/did-you-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141388419303120726.post-3928783119416436407Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:38:00 +00002008-11-17T16:38:22.053-06:00As hard as it might be to believe, the President of the United States of America is not really allowed to simply email people from his Blackberry. Because of really high security protocols and the need for all presidential communication to be retrievable via subpoena, email in this regard becomes difficult. For all the perquisites and power afforded the president, the chief executive of the http://geek.arconati.us/2008/11/say-goodbye-to-blackberry-if-obama-has.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James A. Arconati)2