September 15, 2009 @ 10:00 pm
The newly announced Belkin Home Base looks like it could be useful sitting on my desk, connecting me with my external harddrive, my various thumb drives, and a USB mouse. My only gripe is that the 4 USB ports are stacked in such a way that you can only fit the slimmest of USB devices together in there. I think the ports should have been vertical and positioned side by side. It’s a nice idea, but I’m having trouble justifying the $129 price point for what is basically a USB hub. Tell me what’s the real deal in the comments.
June 22, 2009 @ 2:14 pm
For those of us with an AT&T-branded BlackBerry Bold (9000), you’ll know how annoying it is that you cannot choose which network mode you want to be on. By default, the BlackBerry OS on the Bold is set to 3G which drastically reduces battery life because the Bold is constantly searching for the strongest 3G signal — even when the 3G signal is non-existent or just flat-out sucks.
But with the newest Bold OS update (4.6.0.282), you can now choose to be on 2G only which will help improve battery life if all you’re doing is BBMing where a fast network speed isn’t necessarily needed.
February 17, 2009 @ 11:35 pm
Norman suggested that I buy a Netgear SC101 storage capsule for my two IDE hard-drives sitting on my desk. And since Just Deals had it on sale for $20, I decided to go for it and bypass the MSRP of $90.
When it comes in, I’ll essentially have a dedicated backup and storage solution similar to that of Apple’s Time Capsule at only a fraction of the cost. I’m not sure how the software works, but I hope it’s easy to set up. I’ll let you know when it comes in.
