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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.
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http://wwj.cbslocal.com/2010/07/08/dangers-of-free-public-wifi/ If this article is news to you, please take the time to learn how to be secure. If the idea of doing more work to be secure scares you then please take the time to do a few minor things. Understand that when using public wifi (anywhere you don’t… If you are part of the group that is having reception issues with your new iPhone 4, here is a great DIY bumper. http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/iphone-4-gets-a-1-alternative-to-pricey-bumpers/ Instead of purchasing a $30 bumper, you can make one with a $1 Bracelet. What would be interesting is if you could find an Apple branded… The project known as “Kin” is now being killed inside microsoft. Engadget is running a post that explains what they believe is going on. http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/what-killed-the-kin/ The concept behind the Kin was to create a low price device that would allow people to stay connected to social media / cloud information…. I have been watching a lot of soccer. My Tivo has been working overtime. Because the games are during the hours I work, I’ve been watching them in the evening. It was good to have a break today from watching games. I am disappointed to see the US out of… As an avid soccer fan this has been a great world cup so far. Lots of goals, lots of action and news. So far I have seen great play, fantastic failures, bad ref’s, and great goals. 6/23/2010 USA vs Algeria 10:00 AM EST. Can we make it to the 2nd… It looks like apple is shipping / delivering the iPhone 4 before June 24th. Maybe this is a good faith gesture for all the issues that surrounded the pre-order of the iPhone 4. No matter what the cause or the reason, this is great to see a company hit a… It is amazing how reliant you get on internet access. Over the weekend a few things happened with our family and the need to communicate and send messages. I realized that I have become dependent on being able to either just pick up a phone or have some type of… As a huge soccer fan, I can’t wait for the Cup to start. For all those in Grand Rapids area, I’ll see you at some of the local places for the games. Here is a good schedule. http://worldcupgr.com/sa_2010 The keynote speech by Steve Jobs was great. I personally like the moment where the wifi was not working. Beyond that little issue the overall presentation was great. Especially the launch of the new iPhone. I can’t wait to get my hands on the new device. I don’t think of…Public WiFi is not SAFE.
DIY iPhone 4 bumper
Microsoft “Kin”
World Cup 2010
USA World cup game
iPhone 4 shipment
WiFi or Cellular
World Cup 2010 – Get Ready
iPhone 4 – Can you get it?