Category Archives: technology
The best Christmas present of all time
Two things came up recently which spurred me to write a blog post one year sooner than I originally planned. The first thing is that I created a new website called Break Into Chat, which hosts a wiki about the … Continue reading
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Tagged atari, christmas, jaguar, reminisce, technology
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More on the iPad 2 + Video!
I knew I had made some waves when my dad called me to find out why I purchased an iPad 2. “You never buy the state-of-the-art computers,” he said. This is true. We often buy second-hand, whether it’s computers, minivans, … Continue reading
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Tagged Computer, iPad, josh, life, technology, video
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AT&T’s $14.95 DSL might get me to switch
So, I’m revisiting high-speed internet options in St. Louis again. The main reason is that AT&T is offering three of their DSL plans for $14.95 for 12 months. This is a great price point for me, since it’s under the … Continue reading
Preserving my digital history
I was a computer user from an early age. Our first machine was an Atari 800, complete with a tape drive. It was a sort of hand-me-down machine, so we were using it many years after its heyday. I can … Continue reading
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High-speed internet alternatives in St. Louis?
It’s no secret that the Renaud Empire is a thrifty state. So, while we are lovers of technology, we have never ponied up for cable, high-speed internet access, or cell phones. There doesn’t seem to be enough competition among service … Continue reading
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Tagged broadband, dial-up, dsl, high-speed internet, internet, isp, modem, question, technology
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Google Wave invites
So Google just informed me that I have eight invites available for Google Wave. If you haven’t heard of it, Wave is a collaborative tool that sort of takes the best of email, IM, chat, and other technologies and rolls … Continue reading
When people look for “the weird guy,” they find me
Through the magic of referrer logs, one can find out what search terms or phrases people typed into a search engine to get to your website. For the heck of it, I was looking at my logs for the past … Continue reading
Breaking the terabyte barrier
Ever since I got back from Bolivia, one of the hard disks inside my PowerMac G4 was getting ready to fail. When it became clear that it was a physical problem, and not just a software issue, I decided it … Continue reading
I died and went to Atari heaven
When the day comes that the Renaud Empire is firmly entrenched across the globe, one of the significant changes it will lead to is the re-establishment of the Atari computer. Yes, those who know me well know that I always … Continue reading
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Tagged atari, atari st, computers, donkey kong, tramiel
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