Category Archives: What’s This?

“E-Books” vs “E-Editions” vs “App Editions” etc . . .

Posted on 2012/05/17 by Mr. Anderson

Update: 2012-05-18 @ 06:42:17 AM Preface: This post is not meant as an “end all” choice for education: regarding what they should or shouldn’t buy when converting to digital texts. It’s simply my opinion, on the various “e-” terms that … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple Related Things, What's This? | Tagged amazon, books, check list, computer, digital edition, digital textbooks, drm, e-books, e-edition, e-ink, ebooks, epub, flash, ibook, ibooks, ipad, iphone, kindle, nook, reading, score card | Comments Off

My bank is supporting PINK – That’s the WRONG COLOR!!!

Posted on 2012/05/09 by Mr. Anderson

Seriously – Do I have to go to my bank and explain to them why PINK is the WRONG COLOR?!?! Why not offer a LAVENDER ribbon on the new Debit card? WHY NOT SUPPORT ALL CANCER AWARENESS!? There are more … Continue reading →

Posted in On My Soapbox Ranting, What's This?, ¡Oh Jasquita! | Tagged idiots, lavender, nfw crossover post, pink | Comments Off

a “lighter” Magic Mouse powered by 2xAAA’s

Posted on 2012/04/30 by Mr. Anderson

I bought into the hype of the The Magic Charger by Mobee when it was released. It’s a special adapter that houses two NiMH rechargeable batteries into the bottom of the Apple Magic Mouse . The idea is that you … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple Related Things, Linkage, What's This? | Tagged aa, aaa, batteries, eneloop, linkage, magic charger, magic mouse, rechargeable | Comments Off

[FIXED] Broken Images in some RSS Readers

Posted on 2012/03/25 by Mr. Anderson

If you subscribe to my RSS feeds, you may have been frustrated that the images were appearing broken… well, technically they were there, just not rendering for some RSS readers such as RSSOwl, and Google Reader. This issue has been … Continue reading →

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Illinois Primary Voting Fiasco

Posted on 2012/03/21 by Mr. Anderson

Source: Register Star News Services. “Ballots too big in some counties” Rockford Register Star [Rockford, IL] 21 Mar. 2012: A01. Print. I’m not a conspiracy nut, but read the excerpt from today’s local paper (pic above, txt version below). I … Continue reading →

Posted in On My Soapbox Ranting, What's This?, ¡Oh Jasquita! | Tagged chicago, cook county, epic fail, excerpt, fail whale, fraud, il, illinois, newspaper, politics, primary, rrstar, voting | Comments Off

An Error Omen

Posted on 2012/03/15 by Mr. Anderson

Huh? What’s This? I wasn’t downloading or buying anything, just browsing… Last night I was in troubleshooting mode. My iPad was unable to download apps from the App store (that included new apps and updates to already installed apps). This … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple Related Things, What's This? | Tagged apple, error, image, ios 5.1, ipad, iphone, screen capture, screen shot | Comments Off

Matrix: 2012.03.10 • iPad; AppleTV; and more…

Posted on 2012/03/10 by Mr. Anderson

Today’s show notes / links: Covering the Apple Keynote: » The new iPad (3rd Generation) » AppleCare+ for iPad » AppleTV (3rd Generation) » Watch the Keynote » Apple Keynote Podcast (SD) | 720p | 1080p Other topics: » iWork.com … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple Related Things, Linkage, Show Notes, What's This? | Tagged 4g, 4g lte, apple tv, ebooks, ibooks, ipad, ipad 3rd, iphoto, iwork, keynote, libreoffice, linkage, matrix, openoffice, pi, podcast, vzw, xbox | Comments Off

Beautiful

Posted on 2012/02/26 by Mr. Anderson

A breathtaking photo as featured in the The Daily: The Daily’s Planet More information is available over at: Icelandic Volcano Fimmvörðuháls Erupts Against Aurora Borealis | The Huffington Post UK The photographer’s website: James Appleton Photography

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YouTube Video: The Day The LOLcats Died

Posted on 2012/01/18 by Mr. Anderson

• You can also view this video directly on YouTube

Posted in What's This?, ¡Oh Jasquita! | Tagged censorship, pipa, sopa, video, youtube | Comments Off

A “curvy” trip down memory lane…

Posted on 2012/01/14 by Mr. Anderson

Lets go back… it’s summer 2000… and I really wanted one specific notebook computer. It was this cool looking (IMHO) Gateway Solo 1150, that was trying to mimic the Apple iBook (circa July 1999). Sure I wanted the iBook more … Continue reading →