Category Technology

Antec Aria

Blast from the past: originally published September 27th 2004. Antec has been a favorite case manufacturer here at eBabble for some time, and with good reason. They consistently produce quality cases filled with features. With the surge in popularity of the small…

adic FastStor2

Blast from the past: originally published June 25th 2005. Tape libraries are not new to the industry, but entry-level rackmount units can fit the small to medium enterprise bill. I recently had the opportunity to install and experience an adic FastStor…

Textarea Cache Firefox Add-On

This is a Firefox add-on so simple and yet oh so handy.  Textarea Cache runs in the bottom right corner of Firefox and keeps a copy of text you’ve typed.  It’s a life saver for blogging since you have a…

Converting video for PS3 with MKV2VOB

I’ve been downloading and watching television shows that aren’t available in Canada.  I don’t have a media center PC but do have a Sony PS3 hooked up to my television.  Most of these downloads are MKV files and aren’t natively…

iPhone 3G and iOS 4.1

Last week Apple released iOS 4.1, the latest operating system for the iPhone and iPod Touch.  It introduced some exciting new features for users of the iPhone 3GS and 4, but I have the iPhone 3G so I didn’t get…

TomTom Troubles

Dell had a fourty-eight hour deal on a TomTom XXL 540 M GPS with case for $150 CDN so I jumped all over it.  Five inch screen, spoken street names, advanced lane guidance, U.S. Canada and Mexico maps plus lifetime…

Speed Up Windows 7 Downloads folder

Windows 7 is amazing but clicking the Downloads folder and then waiting and waiting while the green progress bar slowly progresses drives me crazy.  Luckily there is an easy fix to speed it up. Locate your Downloads folder: it’s at…

Google Enables Multiple Sign In

Hurray!  Google has finally enables multiple sign in for the majority of its services.  It’s slowly being rolled out to all users but it was there for my three accounts as of today.  It’s very easy to enable: log into…