technology

Since we have two computers at home and because I’m a bit of a computer geek (or glutton for punishment), I’ve started looking into NAS’s.

For Earth Day, 24HRS (a local Vancouver newspaper) ran some articles on the environment. One piece showed 12 ways that a family can reduce their carbon footprint.

I really like the idea of Windows Media Extenders, which are remote boxes that you can use to network/channel your PC media to your television.

So I carried my telescope down the porch and into the park a little while ago. Despite being in a light polluted city, the fact that we live 15’ from a park means that I can get fairly unobstructed views facing south and east.

From Wikipedia…. Price Gouging: a frequently pejorative reference to a seller’s asking a price that is much higher than what is seen as ‘fair’ under the circumstances.

Yesterday I took the leap and bought M$ Vista Premium Home Edition. I was interested in re-installing the OS on my PC as things have been installed and reinstalled many many times over the years and I was thinking that the computer wasn’t running as smooth as it should any more.

Here it is, another layman’s technology review. Read with caution because I’ve never actually even seen or used a Canon XTi.

I don’t know if it’s just me, but I’ve noticed a dramatic change in the past two with respects to climate change.

Having helped and guide my friend Alan Walrond through the process of buying an HDTV I thought it would be an idea to post about the factors involved in getting one for your home.

Having recently gone online with a photoblog, I went through several different software packages before deciding on the one to use.