Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category

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 ...

Booting OS X on a 32GB USB Flash Drive

Monday, April 28th, 2008

After testing the OCZ 32GB USB 2.0 flash drive for backing up some servers (and being disappointed), I thought I'd try to use it as a bootable drive for OS X trouble shooting. Here's a quick overview of how things went. Formatting the 32GB OCZ Flash Drive for booting ...

32GB Flash Drive by OCZ

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

I recently purchased an OCZ USB 2.0 32GB shock-resistant, water proof flash drive from newegg.com for backing up critical files from several dual- and quad-core Dell servers. The drive was about $150 (now $179.99 and out of stock) - a little high for 32GB, but the convenience of having ...