OK, for years now, I’ve wanted to access my desktop computer from a hotel or otherwise when I’m away from the house. I think I might have mentioned AVVenu.com as an option (it’s still a great service for accessing files). Also, I could use Remote desktop through Windows XP, but my home machine doesn’t have…
Let me preface this post with the fact the Google’s SMS text feature has long been a favorite of mine. Let’s say you need to visit a restaurant in another city, but you don’t know the phone or address. Well, just send a text message to googl (no “e”) with the business name, city, and…
Good Good Friday, everyone! I wanted to throw up a quick post about a pretty cool new feature (that I wrote about earlier) from TiVo and Amazon. It’s called Unbox and it allows you to download movies (rentals or purchases) to your TiVo. Sound pretty cool . . . it is – and somewhat isn’t.…
If you’ve been keeping up with this blog (slow as it may be!), you might have read my “Brilliance of Pandora” entry. Well, there’s another game in town that gives it a little competition . . . that’s a good thing! Check out www.last.fm for the same idea, but a few different artists. I’m listening…
Here’s something I run into during the usual tech walk-thru every once in a while. It starts out like this: “Well, Lance, I can’t seem to make this certain program do this”. Now, once in a blue moon, I’ll know exactly what they’re talking about and right where to go (disclaimer: I am not a…
Hey, you know how I go on (and on and on) about online video downloads, etc.? Well, here’s a site that just might get it right (or some form of it). It’s called Joost (www.joost.com). The end result should be a form of TV . . . without the TV. If they can get it…
And here I am again on my TiVo soap box. I remember a year or so ago, TiVo was possibly in negotiations with Netflix DVD Rentals (another favorite) to bring downloadable movies to your TiVo. Man, was I excited. I’ve already mentioned MovieLink in another posting. But, that leaves me to watch movies on my…
I was browsing another great website called AVS Forum (www.avsforum.com) and came across an unbelievable site for buying all sorts of cables called www.monoprice.com. I needed a certain Firewire Cable (6 pin to 4 pin if you must know) and found one for $2.50 . . . I thought, “This can’t be right”. The same…
I’m sure some of you have seen the clever Elf Bowling around Christmas. Well, that’s all well and good, but the folks at Office Max have kicked it up a notch with www.elfyourself.com. With the right picture, it can be downright hilarious. I wasn’t too impressed with mine (found a crazy pic of me on…
I think we’ve all been there – a brilliant idea pops into our head and we just know that it will be HUGE once it’s brought to life. Well, now you can find out who thought of that brainchild first. Google makes it that much easier with their new Patent Search. Actually, it’s pretty fun…