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MacBook Pro and the Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200RPM Drive

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

I went ahead and picked up the granddaddy of all laptop hard drives for my MacBook Pro - the Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200RPM with SATA 3.0 (model ST9500420AS). I upgraded from a Hitachi 320GB 7200RPM drive and boy, what a wonderful difference! Using Carbon Copy Cloner, it took roughly 3 ...

How I Upgraded From Apple TV and Put $90 in My Pocket

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

The very day the Apple TV was available in Apple stores, I picked one up. I reviewed it, even made a video about it (which wound up on some big websites). I loved the Apple TV madly. There were a few flaws - like no on/off switch, heat ...

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 years ...