Category Archives: Geek-centric

Geek stuff.

Apple 1 Sold at Auction

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Sean

Apple computer sells for $210,700 In a time when most personal computers were sold as self-assembly kits, the Apple-1 broke new ground as the first personal computer sold with a fully assembled motherboard. Fellow Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who attended … Continue reading →

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You Might Get Eaten By a Smith Corona

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Sean

Fans of the classic Infocom games (Zork et al) and geeks of all stripes may appreciate the efforts of Jonathan M. Guberman and his Automatypewriter. A new way to interact with fiction from Jonathan M. Guberman on Vimeo.

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Handheld Input With Swype

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Sean

I just installed Swype on my Android phone, and it works pretty well. Fitaly was my last favorite handheld input method, but the stylus has gone the way of the 8-Track. This method is fast and intuitive; it does a … Continue reading →

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WordPress 3.0

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Sean

It’s new. It’s neat. Check it out.

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Good Games, Pay What You Want

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Sean

http://www.wolfire.com/humble/ World of Goo alone is worth money.

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Blu-ray Player Returns

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Sean

40 days later, without a single unsolicited word from Sony at any point during the repair process, the BDP-S360 has returned. Seems to be working. Maybe I’ll just hold off on firmware updates, at least until a specific need demands … Continue reading →

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Sony eSupport Repair Blu-ray Player BDP-S360, Part 1

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Sean

Shipped the self-destructed BDP-S360 back to Sony’s facility in Laredo, Texas on the 26th of October via UPS and it arrived their a few days later on the 30th. Waited a few days and heard nothing, no call, no email. … Continue reading →

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Sony BDP-S360 Firmware Update 007 wrecked my player

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Sean

After updating the firmware via the network connection, the Sony BDP-S360 died. It just flashes “SYS ERR” on the screen now and Sony’s eSupport says it will have to be sent in for repairs. In 7 to 10 days, not … Continue reading →

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Exploring MythTV

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Sean

Installed MythDora on a box cobbled together from parts and plugged it into the new TV. Bought a cheap cable card off ebay and plugged it in. Apparently, that was pointless, since the signal coming from the cable company is … Continue reading →

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Subnet Established

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Sean

With the Buffalo WHR-G300N flashed with DD-WRT as the main access point, and the Linksys WRT54G flashed with Tomato as the client bridge, the new subnet is operational. Really underwhelming experience, quite frankly. But it’s done.

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