Archive for December, 2008
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008Ever miss sliding a cassette into your dashboard to play your music? No, I doubt “miss” is the right word, and now that most of us have some variety of MP3 player, iPod, Zune, or other, the question has become one of connecting your player to your car’s sound system.
Fusion Electronics has a new in-dash [...]
New e-Book Reader Joins the Field
Friday, December 19th, 2008I’m a big fan of e-book readers in general and the Amazon Kindle in particular. In the same way that a decently-sized MP3 player will allow you to take most or all of your music collection with you wherever you go, a good e-book reader allows you to carry a great many books, magazines, and [...]
Will the Faithful Attend Macworld if Apple Doesn’t?
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008If you have any interest in Apple (and even if you don’t), you’ve probably heard by now that the company has announced that this January will mark its final appearance at Macworld Expo. This is stunning news in that Macworld has never been just a general interest trade show (like CES), but has been an [...]
Making Your USB Drive into NAS
Sunday, December 14th, 2008A lot of us have one or more (sometimes many more) external USB drives encircling our computers. The one big problem is that these connect directly to a single system, and that limits accessibility to other machines on your network, without routing through the attached system. What do you do if you want NAS (Network-Attached [...]
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