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Tag Archives: home technology
Timbuk2 is tracking me across the web, trying to win my business, but it’s too late… I’m already a customer
I think I’m being followed. All over the web, I am being show ads from Timbuk2, a company that makes bags designed for laptops and other electronics for people who are “on the go”. I might just assume that they … Continue reading
Solved: Windows 7 laptop connects to wireless network but cannot access internet
A few weeks ago, I brought home my work laptop so that I could take care of some tasks over the weekend. I have done this before, so it already knew my wireless network and connected just fine. However, even … Continue reading
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Tagged debugging, home technology, networking, routing, windows 7, wireless
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Life-size Skype (or FaceTime) video chat using an HDTV, an iPad and Airplay Mirroring
One of the reasons I really wanted to upgrade to the new iPad was for ease of setting up video chats between my kids and my parents. Whereas before we had to go through a lengthy laptop bootup and setup … Continue reading
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Tagged airplay, family, home technology, iOS, iPad, television
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Rainy day home improvements: A hands-free storm door and carbon monoxide detectors
After a week of unseasonably warm weather, a cold-front moved into Boston over Saturday night, bringing cooler temperatures and rain. Faced with a rainy Sunday at home, I figured it was a good time for some home improvements. A few … Continue reading
Twitter has ruined Posterous, so I am migrating my blog to WordPress
Last month, Twitter announced that they had purchased Posterous, the site that I use to host my blog. I found this a little alarming, since in the months after Twitter acquired another popular product, TweetDeck, they slowly gutted it of … Continue reading
A microwave needs just one button, so don’t over-engineer your interface
For several years, I was very puzzled by one of the microwaves in our office’s cafeteria. It had just two buttons: “Start” and “Cancel”. Each time I wanted to use it, I sat there baffled, wondering how I was supposed … Continue reading
Traveling with three portable devices when one would be sufficient
My wife and I were sitting at the dining room table after the kids were in bed. I was paying some bills on my laptop, and my wife was using the iPad (with a plug-in keyboard) to send emails. In … Continue reading
The best thing about my Kindle is my kids have no interest in it
As the kids have moved into toddler age and beyond, I find myself with more opportunities to read here and there. I can work through a New York Times article in between mopping up my 1.5 year old son’s spilled cereal … Continue reading
Solving Airplay performance problems with a power line adapter
I love being able to stream music from my iPhone and iPad to the Bose Wave Radio in our kitchen, but over the last several months, we have been doing it rarely due to interference problems. One day it would work fine, … Continue reading
A hack for reading your Apple iOS ebook on Shabbat
Lately, I have come to prefer buying books to read electronically . It’s not that I prefer the screen – far from it, I do enjoy the physical sense of flipping through the pages of a real, paper book – … Continue reading
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Tagged books, home technology, iOS, iPad, judaism, shabbat, shortcuts
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