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Continue reading →: Verizon and T-mobile plans keep falling
Well the phone wars don’t seem to be ending soon. We have 10GB+1GB for $80 and now this is down to 12GB for $80 in the new Verizon Plan, so what’s not to lose. The big change is that they are debundling purchase, so the access charge is down to…
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Continue reading →: Bluehost migration to Namecheap and…
Well bluehost used to be so inexpensive, but like all service, they gradually ratchet the price. Domain registration used to be $5 then $8 and now $15 for basically doing nothing. I’ve been meaning to look at alternatives and namecheap.com seems like a decent choice. They have a lost cost…
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Continue reading →: El Capitan and Private Internet Access
I have to say that sometimes I like the “small” release without lots of issues. El Capitan is one of them. Only problem I’ve seen so far is that Private Internet Access needs an update. But the new Side by side is pretty cool as are some of the gestures…
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Continue reading →: Comcast cost reductions
Man, those guys are smart. They now charge $10 a month for a modem and an additional $10/month for a wifi access point built in. So what’s a person to do. Well, just buy your own modem and then hook it up and you get rid fo the charge. Comcastapprovedmodems.com…
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Continue reading →: Building your own file server
Not to say that Synology doesn’t do a great job (heck I have two of them), but sometimes it is nice to know how to roll your own. Anandtech explains how using a low cost Baytrail chip (vs an expensive Xeon), the right motherboard and the right chassis
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Continue reading →: iPhone 6 and 6s accessories
Well the cost of these accessories has really collapsed, but here are the must haves: Tempered Glass screen protector. The glass is so strong now I don’t know if you really need one, but it for just $7 from Tensdar, you can get a tempered glass protector and never worry…
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Continue reading →: Google offline support for documents
Man this is way more complicated than it should be, but to summarize if you want to edit your google documents offline here is what you have to do from PCMag.com Use Google Chrome Make sure the Google Docs offline extension is loaded If you have multiple google account (eg…
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Continue reading →: Lens and camera bodies longevity
Well digilloyd and mingthein are both saying it, with the improvements in Sony, it looks like a goto place for the pros. The A7Rii looks like the ideal landscape high resolution system and Zeiss lenses, but then the question is what is the long term path to make sure your…
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Continue reading →: Security is the best reason to adopt ios9
I had not realized how many fixes were in there…but thanks to Tom’s Hardware that is clear: Six digit PIN. You should move to that or use Touch ID Two factor authentication. You need to have another device to login to El Capitan or iOS 9. Although a pain, it…
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Continue reading →: Refrigeration in cpu cooling
I was wondering when this would happen. We have had great success with using an aquarium chiller in a mineral-oil cooled PC. Keeps the temperature down to 70C from 80C for just oil bath or 90C for air cooled even with the best cooler made (Noctua DH-14). Sso phonoroic Hex…