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A WiFi Thumb Drive for Travel

In less than a week, I’ll be traveling the world, living out of a backpack. I’m going light on the tech this trip. My “laptop” will be the iPad, probably living in the location’s base of operations (hotel or hostel), with the phone as my everyday-carry communicator. Although I have both iPad and iPhone with … Continue reading A WiFi Thumb Drive for Travel

Music on the ground

I listen to a good amount of my music “in the cloud.” At first, that meant Pandora. I’ve since dropped that in favor of Rdio, which does the Pandora radio station shuffle thing, but also lets you pick what you want to listen to, on demand. (As an aside, I have no real opinion on … Continue reading Music on the ground

Nest post-unboxing (i.e. installation)

A few months ago, I signed up for the Nest Thermostat waiting list. I received it recently. The Nest is the current darling of the tech blogs. It was invented when the guy who created the first few generations of iPod and iPhone was looking for a thermostat. After spending a lot of money on … Continue reading Nest post-unboxing (i.e. installation)

Why I probably won’t be getting a Kindle 2

What I have seen of the Kindle 2’s design makes it an enviable device to gadget-lover-Brian. While the first Kindle looked like it was made by Tandy, this updated one looks like it came straight out of Cupertino. It almost looks like an oversized iPod Touch, seamlessly melded with a keyboard, and large enough to … Continue reading Why I probably won’t be getting a Kindle 2

LOST in your iPod

I downloaded it, but probably will not have the chance to play around with it until noon. Posted in:

iPod Annoyances

iPod Annoyance #1: You have a really long audio file, for example a podcast or audiobook, and you are trying to find a certain part. You click the center wheel to change modes from volume to seek. You spin the dial to advance your place by about ten minutes. You spin it again to advance … Continue reading iPod Annoyances

iPod For Sale [Friends Only]

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/11/I’ve been holding off on this since The Great Music Purge of 2006 because I wanted to be certain that I … Continue reading iPod For Sale [Friends Only]

iPod Owners Are Thieves

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/11/Maybe you saw the recent article where Doug Morris, the CEO of Universal Music, states that all iPod owners are thieves, … Continue reading iPod Owners Are Thieves

iPod, youPod, we all Pod for iPod

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/09/I spent my Aperture rebate on the new video iPod, which arrived this morning. I would have really liked to have … Continue reading iPod, youPod, we all Pod for iPod

Today in Microsoft Bashing

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/02/Earlier today, Tom linked to an awesome video: What would happen if Microsoft designed the box for the iPod? Not only … Continue reading Today in Microsoft Bashing