Archive for July, 2008

My Take on Verizon FiOS Internet & TV Service

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

After learning that Verizon's FiOS service was made available in my neighborhood, I scheduled installation of the 15/2mbps service. The excitement was nearly unbearable!   Pre-pre InstallationOn June 13th, the first Verizon tech showed up to run a line from the sidewalk to the garage. The house is less than 3 ...

Pulling Data From an Old .Mac Backup 3 backup.sparseimage File

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Looking to recover data from an old .Mac "Backup 3" archive? I had to do that earlier today and, after having canceled my .Mac service over 2 years ago, I didn't have the old "Backup 3" app. Not that it would have worked - it requires an active ...

More Environment-Killing Corporate Waste, TechDepot Style

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

I recently ordered a single DAT7 tape for a server. TechDepot had the best price at the time, so I went with them. When the tape arrived, it was packaged in the huge box pictured below. That box could easily fit 80 tapes, maybe more. What ...