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  • Harry McCracken, who write the Technologizer blog, wrote a story in December entitled: “How the iPad 2 Became My Favorite Computer.” In it, he asked whether or not an iPad can replace a PC? Being as we’re Android people, we decided to look at that from a broader perspective. The simple answer is no. The...

    Can a Tablet be your Primary Computer?

    Posted on January 22, 2012 | 2 Comments
    Harry McCracken, who write the Technologizer blog, wrote a story in December entitled: “How the iPad 2 Became My Favorite Computer.” In it, he asked whether or not an iPad can replace a PC? Being as we’re Android people, we decided to look at that from a broader perspective. The simple answer is no. The...

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  • When we started reading about the issue of thermostats, someone commented to us that programmable thermostats were impossible to use.We can’t seem to get this right ourselves. So, let’s check in with the experts. We started with Energystar: For heat, the presets are: Wake and evening: less than or equal to 70 degrees Day and...

    A Few Quick Thoughts on Thermostats

    Posted on January 18, 2012 | 1 Comment
    When we started reading about the issue of thermostats, someone commented to us that programmable thermostats were impossible to use.We can’t seem to get this right ourselves. So, let’s check in with the experts. We started with Energystar: For heat, the presets are: Wake and evening: less than or equal to 70 degrees Day and...

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  •   It’s been a while since we’ve updated our Downstreaming series. The concept of downstreaming was one of simplification, and how you can downgrade your paid cable   bill and look at internet based alternatives. Some people talk about cord cutting…but it is clear the alternatives aren’t quite there for everything.   The Wall Street...

    Downstreamer’s Realization

    Posted on January 11, 2012 | 2 Comments
      It’s been a while since we’ve updated our Downstreaming series. The concept of downstreaming was one of simplification, and how you can downgrade your paid cable   bill and look at internet based alternatives. Some people talk about cord cutting…but it is clear the alternatives aren’t quite there for everything.   The Wall Street...

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  • Twice in 2011 we had the pleasure of attending a speech by Jon Hall, who is the Executive Director of Linux International. In both cases, he told a story of the early days of software, about companies that were small enough that the service department was the programmer himself. As these new small startups, and...

    The Responsive Developer

    Posted on January 11, 2012 | 3 Comments
    Twice in 2011 we had the pleasure of attending a speech by Jon Hall, who is the Executive Director of Linux International. In both cases, he told a story of the early days of software, about companies that were small enough that the service department was the programmer himself. As these new small startups, and...

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