http://www.techmoments.com Digest of the digital lifestyle... Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:08:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every once in awhile I get the urge to buy something for no other reason then because it hits some deep seated need for a something shiny. When I first saw mention of the Chumby a few years back it seemed like an interesting but rather expensive diversion. I could ... http://www.techmoments.com/2009/12/20/the-chumby-1-review/ At the moment, I am awash in copied of Windows 7. Thanks to the magic of an msdn subscription, I can test every version of the os till my fingers go numb or my eyes get too bleary to see the screen. This is both a curse and a blessing. ... http://www.techmoments.com/2009/10/19/windows-7-i-am-switching-again/ I've been through many generations of iPod, from my first U2 Special Edition 4 years ago to the 2nd Gen iPod Touch earlier this year. I love my new iPhone 3GS, but there are just a few things that annoy me and I hope Apple is listening. Here ... http://www.techmoments.com/2009/08/23/10-things-the-iphone-needs-fixed-now/ Just downloaded and I am in the process of installing Windows 7 RTM.  This one is going on a Thinkpad X61, 64 bit Tablet.  Installation was less than 20 minutes, bare metal.  It recognized everything this laptop had including the wireless card and video.  There were already a few update ... http://www.techmoments.com/2009/08/06/windows-7-and-the-first-impressions/ This is a continuation of my last review of ubuntu. Fedora, following Ubuntu, was the next major Linux distribution to rev to a new release. This one is fedora 11. It continues along history of subtle and not so subtle refinements of the distribution. The install was as uneventful as one could ... http://www.techmoments.com/2009/07/03/a-tale-of-2-distros-ubuntu-to-fedora/ I downloaded and installed the new iPhone OS, v3. My 1st impressions? It's finally on par, basic feature wise, with windows mobile and blackberry.  Yay! So lets look at the list shall we? Cut and paste, check, universal search, check. This is good stuff and they have implemented it quite well.  When requiring ... http://www.techmoments.com/2009/06/28/whats-this-newfangled-upgrade-they-call-the-iphone-30/ Finally, another solution to the "How do I listen to my iPod in the car" dilemma. I've complained about this in the past, and the situation has only gotten worse since then (More iPods/iPhones, more people listening incorrectly in the car, less products on the market to do it ... http://www.techmoments.com/2009/06/26/monster-icarcharger-1000-finally-answers-aux-input-needs-of-millions/ In September, Microsoft will release the Zune HD. It will have all the nice features missing from an iPod like a multi-touch OLED screen, wireless synching, radio receiver, subscription service and HD video out. And what will everyone do? Yawn. No one will care. What Microsoft needs is a Steve Jobs ... http://www.techmoments.com/2009/05/29/microsoft-needs-to-do-a-oh-one-more-thing-with-the-zune-hd/ So, you have alot of old equipment hanging around?  What is that you say? You also suddenly have the need to set up remote storage? Well, let me tell you, of all the times to need this, now is probably the best. You might have been hearing lately about products like ... http://www.techmoments.com/2009/05/22/the-wonderful-world-of-low-cost-storage-appliances/ With all the various media outlets comparing the iPhone to the Palm Pre, I feel like there has been one glaring omission. Do you all remember when the iPhone was announced? What was it that uncle Stevie promised us? "I'm going to announce three new devices today... a phone, ... http://www.techmoments.com/2009/05/20/the-pre-is-not-an-ipod/