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Blog posts and ramblings to chronicle my adventures in life. This may contain technology, family, business or products that I enjoy.
About
Hi, I’m Jim. A father, husband, business owner, entrepreneur, and a person who loves technology. I semi-often update this blog.
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Feel free to reach out to me with questions, contact, business ideas, projects or just a random Hello. Located in the Mitten state.
Recent Posts
When did listening become illegal? After reading this article I got to thinking more about how the concept of wireless is flawed. http://gigaom.com/2012/05/01/google-wi-fi-snooping-and-the-ever-shifting-creepy-line/ As a technology it uses public airwaves to send data. This concept works great when the data is suppose to be freely available. The success of this… I have been evaluating my broadband connection at home lately. I currently have a cable modem from Comcast. I’ve been a cable modem user since @home. There was short period where I had a $14 DSL line from yahoo but that did not last long. We have recently had service… I recently updated my laptop configuration and did some spring cleaning. It was time to re-install the tools and get the machine ready. I do most of my development in Virtual Machines (virtualbox) but I typically have Visual Studio on my local machine for ease of use. I realized that… I was reading flip board app this morning and ran across this article from techcrunch – http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/05/study-61-of-u-s-households-now-have-wifi/ A study shows that 61% of US households have wifi. The US is lower on the list 8th behind the UK and places like Germany. I thought that 61% is a pretty good… It seems every device you purchase has a web admin page. The little linksys router you purchased, the NAS storage device, your Linux box, etc… The trend is to have any type of appliance have this type of management tool. These tools allow the managemnt of these devices to be… I have often been with group of people and need to share some type of wireless. Frequently I’ve used my phone (iPhone 4 – Jailbroken) and myWi (http://intelliborn.com/mywi.html). However, I have not recently jailbroke my phone after the last update. The main reason I have ever jailbroke a phone was… There are a few great posts on the web on how to speed up your phone. I won’t try to re-create them. I personally like the version from lifehacker and the few links they have related to Battery life and settings http://lifehacker.com/5897438/how-to-speed-up-clean-up-and-revive-your-iphone Overall, the idea is to disable anything that… I think I will have to drag myself to see this one. Check out the trailer below. I’m not sure if they will make it worth watching, but the preview makes it look good. I’ve been watching a log of biking movies lately. I’ve even re-watched a few old ones. … I am happy to say that my 13th wedding anniversary was this week. As always I get my wife a little gift and a card. Lately when I am in need of cards I have been creating my own. I’ve become pretty proficient with Photoshop (or the equivalent open source…When is it illegal to listen. Mapping wifi?
Michigan Broadband
Setup of Developer Workstation (.net)
61% of US households have wifi–How many are open networks?
Web Gui’s for management
Portable Hotspot from your laptop
Speed up your iPhone
Bicycle Messenger Movie–Premium Rush
Cards, Photos, and DPI