Category Technology

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Blast from the past: originally posted February 14th 2002. Way back in 1991 I bought my first PC; a shiny Magnavox 386SX 20MHz. After a few months I began upgrading pieces of it, leading me to realize I needed a new…

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R.I.P. Technologies 2002

Blast from the past: originally published December 6th 2002. When you look back at the life of the computer, a few standouts have gone the distance. The floppy drive began as the only affordable way people could run programs and trade…

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Sound Blaster AWE64D

Blast from the past: originally published August 7th 2001, updated July 12th 2002. It’s interesting what gets lost in the hectic pace of the computer industry. I have a lot of hardware floating around my office, and when I eventually get…

Unreal II

Unreal II

Blast from the past: originally published June 17th 2003. Unreal II is the follow up to the huge first person shooter hit of many years ago from Epic. You run a small ship and get sent on mission killing bad guys. Cut…

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Street Fighter EX3

Blast from the past: originally published long ago. My only Playstation 2 game is Street Fighter EX3; Capcom was kind enough to send it in a timely manner to coincide with my PS2 purchase. I’m waiting on other titles, so…

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Automating MailStore Home

I recently installed and reviewed MailStore Home, a great program for backing up your email.  I have three Gmail accounts that cover the different aspects of my life so I set all three up. While I enjoy all of MailStore…

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MailStore Home

In the wake of the Gmail temporary loss of accounts a lot of tech sites are highlighting ways to back up your account.  I like the suggestion of Hotmail accessing your Gmail through POP but that’s another cloud solution to…

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Linksys SVIEW04 ProConnect KVM

Blast from the past: originally published October 20th 2000. Let’s jump right in this week and take a look at the Linksys ProConnect CPU Switch.  I bought the four CPU model SVIEW04 to clear some desk space; two monitors, keyboards…

Logitech Harmony 600

I’ve been using Harmony universal remotes since they were a Canadian company not yet purchased by Logitech.  I’ve found them to be easy to set up and use: pick your AV equipment through their application, set up your activities and…