On Monday, April 22m 2013 (also known as Earth Day) I got engaged, and on Geek Pride Day (also known as May 25th) I’m marrying SomeOne whose name I won’t mention at the moment. woo to tha hoo!
Needless to say, I haven’t been into my tech thing as much over the last few months as I was before I got a life — and I’ [...]
Not a Technology Post
On Monday, April 22m 2013 (also known as Earth Day) I got engaged, and on Geek Pride Day (also known as May 25th) I’m marrying SomeOne whose name I won’t mention at the moment. woo to tha hoo!
Needless to say, I haven’t been into my tech thing as much over the last few months as I was before I got a life — and I’ [...]
Consulting Technology Specialist
During the interim while I continue to pursue a “proper” job, I have decided to offer my services as a consultant to anyone in need of assistance with electronics. Borrowing from everyone’s favorite fictional consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, I have adapted the job title as follows:
Consulting Technology Specialist
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Loving the iPhone 5: Scuffs, Dings, a...
I’m an iPhone 5 early adopter, which is rather like being a guinea pig, only more fun and less likely to cause me to grow extra eyes or glow in the dark. Maybe. The iPhone 5 is a total redesign, tall and slender, light and sleek. The ultra thin anodized aluminum backing, to which most of the interior components are fixed, deserves mo [...]
iPhone 5: Keep Calm and Carry On
I’ve had my black and slate 16gb iPhone 5 for 21 days. The iPhone 5 has been riddled with issues, from faulty manufacturing to poorly thought out engineering: nearly as many people received iPhones with damage or blemishes right out of the box as did perfect ones, and now, it appears the anodized aluminum back and side casing may be p [...]
iPhone 5 Battery Life Review
On September 21st, I picked up my iPhone 5 from Best Buy (where I had placed my pre-order on September 14th) and was initially blind to the two tiny – but very shiny – silver scuffs on the rear lower left and upper right corners of the chamfered edges of the device. It wasn’t until I began reading of widespread issues that I [...]
Apple Store Scuffgate Fail
I’ve just returned from the Apple Store at Southpark Mall in Charlotte, NC — a two hour drive from my home. Yesterday during a call with Apple, I was asked to take my scuffgate black and slate iPhone 5 to one of their stores to let them have a look, so I made an appointment for 3 pm since I was already going to be in the area for [...]
