Category Archives: Computers
My new Nexus One
I just got my new Nexus One smart-phone, a nice bit of tech powered by the open source Android operating system. I chose the Nexus One because it’s a phone developed in close cooperation with Google and Google is the … Continue reading
Comcast, Tivo, and the message “This Channel will be available shortly.”
Recently, we had some problems that we originally thought were our with our TIVO. Some of our favorite programs weren’t being recorded. When we looked at what we recording, it was of some program on a different channel, or just … Continue reading
Picking a Power Supply
It used to be that all you had to worry about when you purchased a power supply was if it had enough wattage to do the job. With the last couple of generations of CPUs and video cards, that’s no … Continue reading
Why Can’t Device Drivers Come ON the Hardware?
Many of us, if not most, have had to struggle with finding device drivers that would let us use the brand new bit of hardware that we just brought – that device that will complete our life. We are stricken … Continue reading
Using a Latin Dictionary in Open Office
I write science fiction, and I use Open Office to do my writing, since I don’t have the money to shell out for Microsoft Office and can’t find any compelling reason to do so if I did have the money. … Continue reading
