Archive for the 'Geek/Tech' Category
TiVo Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder
Today, TiVo introduced the long-awaited Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder (DMR). This product is the culmination of a lot of hard work by the TiVo team, and I’m excited, not only in the product itself, but because it’s shipping with my baby – the substantially redesigned Series3 remote control which represents the fruits of my [...]
Firefox Bookmarks Synchronizer
I use the internet primarily from two locations, home and work. I recently made the switch to an IMAP based email system in which all my emails and email folders are stored on a central server. Regardless of whether I access my email from home, work, or wherever, I always have all my emails and [...]
Boot Camp!
This is awesome! Apple is introducing software to allow Windows XP to run on Intel-based Macs. The first Intel-based Macs were introduced a few months ago and by the end of the year, all Macs will be based on the Intel architecture. In my line of work as a product designer, I make extensive use [...]
RohJuh on Roids!
Roids??? Huh? Everything about the site still looks the same. In fact it looks exactly the same. So what’s different? Well, you may have noticed that the site felt a bit different when you first arrived. You’ll likely notice a difference when you’re browsing through pics, and you’ll almost definitely notice something different when you’re [...]
AWStats Site Statistics
Yowzers! Web development can sure suck up gobs of time! I set out this past weekend to install AWStats, a popular web statistics analysis package. It was supposed to be a relatively straightforward affair. Suffice it to say that it took a bit longer than I expected (surprise, surprise!). After encountering several issues, consulting with [...]
Microsoft Redesigns iPod Packaging
A co-worker forwarded this to me and I found it absolutely hilarious. If you’re in product design or marketing, you’ll likely get a good kick out of this. If you’re not, you’ll probably just find it mildly amusing. The sad thing is that the end-result totally looks like a Microsoft product.
TiVo Wireless G Network Adapter
Sexy indeed! The fruits of my labor during my first year with TiVo. From the TiVo website: Easily connect your TiVo Series2 DVR to your 802.11g or 802.11b wireless home network Enjoy TiVoToGo™ and Multi-Room Viewing transfers, Music and Photos, Online Scheduling, and more Eliminates the need for a phone line, if used with a [...]
No Movie Downloads Anytime Soon
I’ve been looking forward to the fruits of the TiVo/Netflix partnership for some time now so this is kind of a bummer. From Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, during their earnings conference call yesterday: Well, DVD and High-Definition DVD show great promise. The near term for downloading is not so bright. TV channels such as NBC, [...]
The Making of V4
Version 4 of RohJuh.com ended up being a much more time-consuming endeavor than I ever imagined. With development work progressing at a fairly consistent pace over nearly 9 months, what began as a medium-scale project soon mushroomed into quite a large undertaking, and I ended up spending about quadruple the amount of time and effort [...]
$19.95 DSL!
SBC has been advertising a DSL special in which you get their basic DSL service for only $14.95/mo with a one year commitment. I was paying double that, $29.95/mo so I decided to call them up and see what they could do for me. I knew that the $14.95 promo was for new customers only, [...]
iMac Memory Upgrade
Prior to just a few months ago, the iMac line came standard with a paltry 256MB of RAM. With OS X having the voracious appetite for RAM that it does, this was laughable as 256MB simply isn’t enough to run OS X effectively. 512MB is really the minimum needed for OS X. Although my iMac [...]
Way Cool Web Drag ‘n Drop
For a really cool example of the latest web technologies in action, check out this page (I know it works on Firefox. I don’t know about IE). You can drag and drop many of the elements on this page. Remember, you’re doing all of this through a web browser! Another cool example is here. This [...]
MacIntel
Apple confirmed the rumors today and announced that they will be switching from the PowerPC processors made by IBM and Motorola to the Intel processors that power nearly all Windows PCs. Many people thought that this day would never happen. My thoughts? It’s about time! There’s plenty of articles and opinions across the net about [...]
Beauty and Brawn
My iMac arrived today! How exciting! Being the Mac geek that I am, I documented the unveiling process. It’s like opening a Christmas present. I can’t really explain it, but there’s just something special about getting a new Mac, opening the box, taking it out and setting everything up. PC users are unlikely to understand, [...]
iMac Ordered!
Well, I finally ordered my new computer (a Mac of course – need you ask?). In exchange for $1,799 (-$150 Amazon rebate) charged to my credit card, I should soon be receiving a top-of-the-line iMac with: 2.0 Ghz PowerPC G5 512MB PC3200 (400Mhz) DDR SDRAM ATI Radeon 9600 with 128MB DDR SDRAM; AGP 8X support [...]
