By MaxW on Jan 8, 2010 in Featured, Rants & Raves | 0 Comments
A new year, a new decade, a time to trim the spending.
We have had Time Warner Cable as our cable television, internet and phone for the past few years under the “all the best” plan. According to Time Warner the “all the best” plan is a cheaper alternative to have TV, Internet and Phone service, [...]
By MaxW on Jan 8, 2010 in Blog, Featured, Rants & Raves | 5 Comments
I shop on eBay about once a month and normally pay with PayPal in the last 6 years making and receiving thousands of transactions, using PayPal I have had a few small issues but nothing that could not be cleared up by a phone call. But my last experience with PayPal will change the way [...]
By MaxW on Dec 19, 2009 in Auto | 0 Comments
Living in southern California it can get quite toasty in the summer but up until now we haven’t had a day over 75, but last week we had a triple digit day with it peaking to around 105. This uncovered a hidden issue with the Jeep, as we where driving though Thousand Oaks we noticed that the coolant temp was pegged at [...]
By MaxW on Dec 19, 2009 in Auto, Featured | 0 Comments
One year ago at this time I was looking at a project Jeep to purchase, it was in poor condition to say the least and would not move under its own power.
I then spent a long few months rebuilding it and transforming it into an off road Jeep. Tomorrow December 20th is exactly one year after [...]
By MaxW on Aug 5, 2009 in Blog, Featured, Software | 2 Comments
This week Google has launched a new advertising campaign using billboards in four cities, San Francisco, New York, Boston, and Chicago, each day the billboards will display a different message promoting Google Apps. I have been using many of Google’s products for the past few years, I also have helped many others setup and use [...]
By MaxW on Aug 4, 2009 in Audio | 0 Comments
Hauppauge, NY – August 4, 2009 – Samson Technologies, an industry leading audio technology manufacturer, is thrilled to announce shipping for the Samson Go Mic. Go Mic is a USB condenser microphone designed to record professional quality while providing maximum portability. Its unique design provides the user with a built-in spring-loaded laptop mount or [...]
By MaxW on Aug 4, 2009 in Hardware | 0 Comments
Lake Forest, IL – (August 4, 2009) – BFG Technologies®, Inc., the leading North American and European supplier of advanced NVIDIA-based 3D graphics cards, power supplies, and the Phobos™ High-Performance Gaming/Home Theater System, announced today the BFG GeForce® GTX 285 H2O+™ and GeForce® GTX 295 H2OC™ graphics cards with ThermoIntelligence® Advanced Cooling Solutions—saving customers time [...]
By MaxW on Aug 3, 2009 in Hardware, How-To, Software, Wireless | 0 Comments
In part two of this article I am going to be talking about each piece of networking equipment and how it interacts with the network and its importance.
The basic goal for any network is to create a reliable, fast and easy to maintain infrastructure. Our network had the following criteria:
All Television, Telephone, and Internet is [...]
By MaxW on Aug 1, 2009 in Auto, Environment, Featured, Rants & Raves, The Mud Pit | 10 Comments
Thousands of Americans are rushing out and trading in their old cars to receive a $3500 or $4500 discount towards the purchase of select new cars. This may sound great at first but there are many hidden facts the majority of the population may not be aware of.
The program is designed to get old cars up [...]
By MaxW on Aug 1, 2009 in World | 0 Comments
For most Silicon Valley jobless workers, remaining in tech is often the first choice, but with the economies current state and unemployment rates skyrocketing some are choosing to switch to clean-energy or health-care industries. Some are shifting even further afield, looking for jobs.
in teaching or financial consulting. People are leaving tech as “more tech companies [...]