New Toys
After trying unsuccessfully to repair my Onkyo TX-SR606 HDMI board, I decided rather than replace it, I would just route my HDMI directly to my TV and keep my audio (which was still working just fine) routed through my receiver. This however meant that I would have to do all kinds of input switching, several remotes, and in general more frustration. So, I decided to get a single remote that would handle it all for me.
I settled on the Logitech Harmony 700 Rechargeable Remote, which is very cool. It took a little bit of setting up, but I added my Plasma, Receiver, Apple TV and Cable Box to it without much hassle at all. My favorite thing is one button, and it powers everything up, switches to the right inputs, and knows what controls the volume, what controls the channels, etc. Add in favorite channels at a few button presses, and it became Mallory’s best friend as well.
One thing I noticed while browsing related items to the remote was a Lutron Maestro Infrared Light Dimmer, which just happened to be compatible with the remote. With a bit of programming into the Logitech Harmony, and installation into the wall switch, I was setup. This thing makes you feel like you are in a theater, or have a whole home automation system. If you have a media room, or a light switch dedicated to the room where your TV/Movie watching happens, you should check it out. Very cool.
I’m a sucker for electronics, and handy stuff like this that is both geeky and functional. I haven’t posted here in a while, but I hope you enjoyed it. (Mallory is probably cringing at my grammar right now, sorry babe!)
High Schools Are Step One Of Two
MG Siegler in his latest TechCrunch article posits that although Apple’s new iBooks strategy is admirable in its effort to fix problems in public high schools, that it’s not realistic and that their market strategy should revolve around colleges and college textbooks.
Apple, by going high school first, is applying the heat to university textbook publishers and bookstores. They are saying “Fine. If you won’t work with us, then we’ll empower a generation to change your industry for you.”
And they will.
Source: mckaythomas
Yes, we were a bit disappointed that Kansas City companies did not win more of the awards,” Sih said. “The reality is that the judging panel picked the companies that they did, and other than creating the competition and convening the judges, we had no role whatsoever in the results. I think this means that Kansas City must continue to build out and support more local startups and entrepreneurs, and perhaps next time we will have more local companies participate with a better chance of winning.
Liquipel Waterproofs Your Phone
This product looks amazing, if it works as advertised. They don’t seem to be willing to stand behind their product though.
Due to the nature of our business we are unable to offer any refunds on our Liquipel treatments. We do however cover situations in which a manufacturer defect was found in the device. Should you need to return your device for any type of manufacturer defect Liquipel will treat your new device at no cost for 30 days.
I’ve had little experience travelling in Big 10 country, and I assumed the storied conference would have fans with the grace and civility that usually comes with a tradition of victory and respect. But we came as tourists and invited guests and left questioning if we should return.
If they had hired a private investigator for a day, it would have been the easiest job that guy ever had,” Shapiro said. “It would have been over in five minutes. You would have had all the information you needed. Follow me to a nightclub or a strip club. Lunches. Dinners. The boat. Hotels for parties. All the outings at Lucky Strike. These guys were at my house. There was all kinds of (expletive) going on in. Gambling. Pool tournaments. Prostitution. Drinking.
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Lion Breaks Time Machine NASes - SmallNetBuilder
In case you have a NAS (Network Attached Storage), Mac OSX Lion doesn’t support AFP Authentication via DHCAST128. Manufacturers will need to update their firmware.
osx - Why does MDS run wild in Mac OS X 10.6? - Super User
If you find your Mac’s fan working extra hard, and CPU spiking, it may be due to spotlight trying to index data it doesn’t need to. Run the command below to see what Spotlight is actively indexing.
sudo fs_usage -w -f filesys mdworker | egrep "open"
The only company that has even come close to being in a position to compete with more than two of Apple’s core business strengths is HP. Its acquisition of WebOS is the primary reason, because now it can make hardware and the operating system software, and ultimately have more control of the user experience.
