Having been maxed out on vacation accrual for months and not having taken a real vacation since 2004, I need/want some time off from work. It’s off to Argentina for some rest and recreation! The plan is 2-2.5 weeks in country, with stops in Buenos Aires, El Calafate in Patagonia (for the Perito Moreno glacier [...]
This is Part II in a series describing my iPhone 3G issues and how I’ve addressed them. Last, I described how to conserve the battery life, although the iPhone Firmware 2.1 upgrade was certainly the biggest factor. Today, I describe how my Microsoft Exchange integration broke and describe my somewhat involved setup and sync needs. [...]
I know I’ve been complaining a lot about my iPhone. Apple products are supposed to just work — that’s their brand — and this one just hasn’t, at least not for me. But I’m seeing the light at the end of the tunnel of technology torture, and just about everything’s working now, if not the [...]
Some of you may know that I’ve been having myriad problems with my iPhone 3G, mostly around rapidly deteriorating battery life and inability to restore from backup. Today, Apple released the new 2.1 firmware, and it’s broken my Exchange integration. Right now, I have no calendar, no contacts and no email — the unit is [...]
Korean food must be going mainstream! I was at the Mountain View Costco this weekend and saw for the first time shelves and shelves of jars of the traditional Korean pickled cabbage side dish, from a brand you could find at a Korean grocer, too. I don’t think the Korean population is particularly large in [...]
Is anyone excited about the Olympics? It’s just around the corner, but I don’t think I’ve ever anticipated the Olympics less. Perhaps it’s age. I have a mild interest in watching the U.S.A. basketball team, but, other than that, ho hum.
A good friend of mine just asked me which Bluetooth headset she should get. I’ve done a fair amount of research here, bought a few too many devices myself and actually had planned to post reviews of the BlueAnt Z9 and the Plantronics Discovery 925. I’m going to skip those reviews and instead copy-paste my [...]
I’ve been the proud, delighted owner of my 16MB white iPhone 3G for a week now. I love it. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its drawbacks. And I find that many of my complaints are around the absence of functionality I had on my BlackBerry Pearl. Following my first impressions, here’s what Apple [...]
Here’s what I’m loving so far: Evernote — This is a pre-existing capture-organize-search application new to me. Take notes, photos, voice notes. Among the many potential uses, I’m taking photos of random scraps of paper I’ve had lying around, tagging them for Evernote and then tossing ‘em. Love it. WritingPad — You’ve got to try [...]
Over a year ago I endorsed the Jawbone Bluetooth headset with unbridled enthusiasm. At the time, it was clearly superior to any other Bluetooth noise reduction headset. Not too soon after I bought it, my enthusiasm subsided and I reluctantly acknowledged a few concerns. Yet I remained satisfied. Now, over a year later, events since [...]
