Category Archives: Gadgets

Dell goes Streak-ing through the Quad? Come on Everybody!

Surprised me with the marketing tagline: The new Dell Streak.  More than a smartphone.  More than a tablet.  While it’s interesting that Dell has a phone that is based on Google Android, what I actually find most interested about this … Continue reading

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Time Lapse Photography from the Dashboard

Time Lapse Photography is actually a cinematography technique where a series of photos are taken at one rate and then played back as a video at a much faster rate than they were taken.  In this instance, I programmed the … Continue reading

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Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express Part 1: Installation 101

I am a huge fan of free software.  I think that there are tons of great free software packages available: WordPress, Ubuntu, Microsoft SharePoint Foundation, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express,  Picasa, TeraCopy and many more.  When most people hear … Continue reading

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The History of Search is a Popular Topic Today

While I wrote a very generic overview of search technology as a favor in a blog post today, it appears that I’m not alone in thinking about the history of search today.  Xeni pointed out two other History of Search … Continue reading

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Amazon announces new $139 Kindle available August 27, 2010

The most-wished-for, most-gifted, and has the most 5-star reviews of any product on Amazon: Kindle!  Thinner, lighter, easier-to-read, and CHEAPER.  New wi-fi only Kindle is only $139 new! You don’t need to purchase a Kindle device to utilize Amazon to … Continue reading

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Virtual Hard Drive Conversions: VHD, VMDK, VMWTF

Working with SharePoint, virtual machines are a way of life.  At SusQtech, I end up working with a variety of different virtualization formats while supporting our customers and partners.  The virtualization platforms that I see most frequently are Microsoft Hyper-V, … Continue reading

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Firefox 4 Beta Released

Clearly, I am glutton for punishment.  Anytime there is a new Beta/Alpha/Release Candidate/Pre-release, I immediately download it, install it, and hope my computer keeps working after the install.  Why is it that I need to reformat/reinstall my entire environment every … Continue reading

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Speed Up Your Old Computer Now For FREE with Ubuntu

Ubuntu may be difficult to pronounce, but it can breathe new life into your old computer.  I used to spend time and money buying upgrades for laptops and adding faster hard drives and adding more RAM, but I’m convinced that … Continue reading

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Top Seven Free Software Tools – for either PC and Mac

Technology can be defined as the knowledge and usage of tools, techniques, and crafts. I am not a PC, and I am not a Mac.  I am a human that uses technology.  I may not resemble the average technologist.  I … Continue reading

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