TapWorthy apps: Emerald Sequoia
The App Store has a huge collection of timer apps, clock apps, and apps which count down in every imaginable way. We use them all the time, but we usually don’t [...]
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Mac mini temperature control
Last August we posted a possible reason and a temporary fix to our Mac mini’s WiFi problem. Our solution worked only if we kept the Mac mini in front of a fan. [...]
Hang&Level FirstUse
When we brought a 46″ screen in to the office, we realized the logical place to put it was on the wall. The only suitable wall already had a bunch of frames on it. [...]
Multi-monitors
We were distracted by the flurry of iPad-related stuff coming into the office and neglected our iPhone (and now iPad) programming studies. However, the Memorial Day weekend [...]
Articulated LCD Mount FirstLook
We used to have a huge projection TV screen in our office. While it was great to watch movies on it, it weighed over 200 lbs and took up an entire corner of the room. When [...]
ClearStream Micron FirstUse
On Monday we did a FirstLook of the ClearStream Micron indoor antenna. In that write-up we discussed a few of the advantages of pulling TV signals directly from the air, [...]
Navigating a Touchscreen UI
The iPad is a great example of how difficult it is for some folks embrace new/different things. For the first time in thirty years a new computer interface has been created, [...]
LCD TV Repair
The screens on TV we watched as a child almost never broke. Why? They were thick, heavy, and things were almost never thrown at them. The new LCD screens are thin, light, [...]
iPad Protection
The Apple iPad display is amazingly bright and viewable. The main reasons are the ipad’s In-Plane Switching (IPS) LCD and its LED backlighting. The two technologies [...]
ePublishing for the iPad – 1000 Chinese characters
The project we completed last week was to take the 1000 Chinese characters and convert it into an eBook viewable on the iPad. Converting the collection of images into a Word [...]
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