Blog
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.
Contact
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
Laptop Upgrade (windows 7)
The primary laptop that I use (Thinkpad) just got re-installed tonight. I was using the Beta / RC of Windows 7 Since Nov of 2008. I just realized that it was due to expire in the next 2 weeks. Early last year I purchased 3 copies of windows 7 Premium…
Logitech touch – iPhone mouse keyboard
I finally had the chance to test the new Logiitech Touch application (Logitech touch) What a great little app. You essentially install the server side of this app on the computer you want to control, then run the app on your iphone. The iphone app lists all available (controllable) systems…
Relaunch of IISinformation.com
The site iisinformation.com has recently gone through a re-launch. Head on over to www.iisinformation.com to check it out. The move from community server to wordpress was successful.
Jailbroke again
So I decided to jailbreak my iphone again. This time I was taking a trip out west SteamBoat and wanted the ability to tether my phone and get internet access. I had previously purchased an iPhone app (iphonemodem) and had success. However, this time I decided to try a new…
Battle of the small laptops (not netbooks)
It is amazing the number of netbooks and small form factor laptops that were showcased at CES. I am a full supporter of Laptops. I have gone through the process of eliminating as many PC’s in our house as possible and replacing with Laptops. My current need is to replace…
Cool Laptop bag
Was checking twitter and one of the people I follow had a link to a sweet laptop bag. I followed the site to see some laptop bag goodness. They make some sweet bags – http://www.booqbags.com/
Plugins – Mailbrowser
I’ve been testing mailbrowser (MailBrowser.com) It is a gmail (browser plugin) that allows you to search / file / lookup contacts based on interaction. Similar to Xobni for outlook. I have used Xobni for outlook before and had performance issues. I will update on the usage of this new little…
Podcasts – What do you listen / watch
I have recently started to listen to more podcasts. When training for the Chicago Marathon back in 05 I listened to a lot of podcasts. Here are some that I subscribe to 5 live world football Hak5.org Tekzilla Dave Ramsey What else is interesting that I should be listening to?
Laptops / Netbooks and usage
I am very lucky to purchase computers. I have a macbook, netbook, toshiba laptop (wife), and my trusty T61 thinkpad. I have realized that I use each device for a specific task. Excluding my wife’s laptop I have found that the macbook and netbook are interchangeable. The small form factor…