Category Archives: Technology

Tesla, this is why you suck…

Posted on April 29, 2015 by mcblogger

Dear Elon… nice work on the model S. I’ve ridden in two and I have to say it’s an outstanding car. I wish I could say the same about your lobbying efforts in Texas, but it’s just not possible. You’ve … Continue reading →

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So, you wanna go to Mars…

Posted on June 2, 2013 by mcblogger

For those of you looking to sign up for one of those ‘always planned, never quite executed’ missions to Mars, there’s some bad news about radiation exposure while in transit to and from. Better, more even shielding would improve matters, … Continue reading →

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Why Chromebook will fail

Posted on June 9, 2011 by mcblogger

The NYT nails it… But let me understand something: Chromebooks are going to cost between $350 and $500, right? Yes. And how much do netbooks cost? Well, just as an example, Best Buy is selling 15 netbooks from $200 to … Continue reading →

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And BlackBerry wins the Tablet Wars

Posted on March 24, 2011 by mcblogger

So much for iPad… the BlackBerry PlayBook will run Android apps to RIM is releasing a suite of tools to Android developers to easily port apps to BlackBerry devices. This isn’t terribly surprising news since RIM was losing the users … Continue reading →

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A Good Idea and A Stupid Idea

Posted on February 11, 2011 by mcblogger

First up, there’s a study commissioned by TXDOT that advocates tolling a lane on I35, changing it’s designation and shifting it the designation to TX 130 from Georgetown to Buda. From the stand point of relieving congestion through Austin Metro, … Continue reading →

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Yeah, well your iPhone can’t do this…

Posted on July 16, 2010 by mcblogger

Two weeks ago I transferred my primary voice line to Sprint and was forced (because of Sprint’s preference for CDMA) to abandon my beloved BlackBerry Bold 9700. Transferring my service over was painless, even joyful, because I hate AT&T with … Continue reading →

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My apologies to my friends on iPhones

Posted on July 11, 2010 by mcblogger

While I really do shit bigger than the debate between Android and the iPhone OS, or the one about the EVO vs the iPhone 3GS/4, I thought this was hella funny for one simple reason… it fucking NAILS AT&T and … Continue reading →

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So, what replaces Twitter?

Posted on June 15, 2010 by mcblogger

Patton Oswalt decided to set up a Twitter account. He’s also committed to join whatever replaces it and was nice enough to post some of his predictions for services that stand a chance of being Twitter 2.0: BlipBlap: Basically Twitter, … Continue reading →

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So done…

Posted on June 4, 2010 by mcblogger

So, after installing a Windows service pack my speakers (which had been working perfectly) no longer work. Which is awesome. So awesome, in fact, that I’m done with Windows and Microsoft. Yes, that’s right… I’m moving to Mac as soon … Continue reading →

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Dell to release shitty phone

Posted on January 8, 2010 by mcblogger

Dell wants badly to be thought of as a maker of quality consumer electronics. Anyone remember that POS jukebox they put out a few years ago? Share on Facebook

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