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Camping with your Mac 2.0 (HyperMac mini review)

Mini ChargersThe Belkin Mini Surge Protector with USB Charger gives you 3 AC outlets along with the 2 USB outlets, all in one plug-in device, and the plug actually swivels so it will mount horrzontally and vertically... invaluable little device for any wired traveler.Don't need another external batteryI mentioned this...

Tags: Engineering, Camping, HyperMac, Mac 2.0, battery, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Camping with your Mac

Camping with your Macwhat about speakers...what about portable speakers, or a media player, but than you have iphones although its speaker is not the besti mean you can also go with a hackintosh, better battery and compact (unless you have one of the new pros with the 7 hr battery)if...

Tags: Engineering, Apple Macintosh, battery, inverter, car

Discussion threads 2009-06-16

Additional Resources

Apple's Black Friday sale to include online shopping

Black Friday needs to be replacedTime is worth more than money to a lot of us. The hassle and time loss of trying to cash in on a Black Friday deal just isn't worth it. It's time electronics merchants realized that they would sell a lot more merchandise if they...

Tags: Apple Inc., Black Friday

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Blue Paws Internet Share Remote Control and Server 1.3 (Windows)

This software allows you to share your 3G Rocket Stick with other computers. For home or mobile office or places without high-speed Internet. Simply set up a hot spot anywhere, camping, Rving, picnics, or at home. Simply install it on one computer, and it turns any PC into a fully...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Computer, Picawho, Server Program, 3G, Productivity, Internet, Servers, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-16

Deck the halls with LED

Sounds OKSounds like a reasonable idea although the cost of LED lights is quite high ($30?).lehnerus2000$30 for LED lights?We buy sets here for $15... and considering that the power consumption is so much lower that they quite literally pay for themselves in the savings on my electric bill, they're worth...

Tags: Engineering, light-emitting diode

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Email Overload Syndrome: Too much in too many places

Dump it all into Gmail sarcasmDump it all into Gmail.Then their magical search engine will not only index the words in the email, but every word you are thinking currently so you can search for that too, even if it doesn't appear in the email.In addition, it will conveniently via...

Tags: E-mail providers, e-mail, FastMail

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Cool Flashlight for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

With Cool Flashlight for iPhone turn your iPhone and iPod Touch into a flashlight with cool themes like grenade and lava, this is the app for you. It can help you find stuff at night, read book in bed, find that right key to unlock the door, or dozens of...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Theme, Mobile, Hana Mobile, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-15

Altimetro 1.2 (Mobile)

Altimetro is an application for measuring the height above sea level for outdoor activities like trekking, and mountain bike, camping. Activate the software you should wait for about 30 seconds until the GPS get all the necessary data. It displays height, max height in meters or feet, speed in km/h...

Tags: Mobile, Artag Tech, Altimetro, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-09-24

ViewRanger GPS (for touchscreens) (Mobile)

ViewRanger turns your phone into a fully-featured off-road satnav with detailed topographic mapping. This pack includes tokens to download topographic maps directly to your phone.ViewRanger is ideal for tourists, walkers, cyclists, mountain bikers, horse riders, geocachers, river boaters - in fact anyone who enjoys the outdoors.Topographic map data available with...

Tags: Touch Screen, Facebook, Phone, Mobile, Photograph, Token, GPS, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-08-22

Snow Leopard to ship by August 28?

Who knows...Maybe LoveRock, NonZealot, No_Ax, ye, Ed Bott etc will be camping out to get their copies first.Apple too secrative!Will it ship with Java 5?Not every app can move to Java 6.Ok users are just copying Java 5 off of Leopard onto SnowLeopard but still.I don't need the hype but...

Tags: Programming languages, Java 5, Java

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

Should Apple make its own TV?

yes!I have been looking for a smart tv for a while and it came only as a PC connected to a big monitor.Somebody has to break the ice, and, if it's Apple, more power to them.No!Can you imagine an Apple TV:It will be priced twice as much as any other...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple Inc., TV, Apple TV

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

News to know: Bing; Windows; HP; RIM; ZuiTUbe; CD sales; Wimax

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Bing gains search share on Yahoo, Google Ed Bott: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., CD, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, E-mail, WiMAX, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Online Communications, Wireless And Mobility

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Camping with your Mac 2.0 (HyperMac mini review)

In June I wrote about some essential gear to bring while camping with your Mac. This is a follow-up based on a camping trip I took with my family this month to Olympic National Park in Washington. I thought I'd share couple of tips from a recent...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Car, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Battery, USB, Apple MacBook Pro, HyperMac, Engineering, Notebooks, Smart Phones, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Who's to blame for unsecured WiFi connections?

Who's to blame for unsecured WiFi connections?I've been saying this for a while.[i]When it comes to trade-offs between security and convenience, convenience always wins.[/i]security = 1 / convenienceRE: Who's to blame for unsecured WiFi connections?I can't believe that you're endorsing having the police in any country "wardriving" around to detect...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, LANs, Wi-Fi, WLAN, router, Wi-Fi connection

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

Justifying non-removable batteries

Justifying non-removable batteriesNon-Removable Battery"hot-swapping" the battery isn't the only reason to replace a battery.Rechargeable batteries have a limited useable lifespan, and degrade over time less available energy per recharge such that that macbooks 7 hour battery life will slowly decline to 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 , 0. ...

Tags: Engineering, battery, non-removable battery, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

Justifying non-removable batteries

Apple got the ire of its users when it released the original iPhone with a fixed, non-removable battery. The mainstream media and blogosphere myself included barbecued Apple for the omission as everything from flat out stupid  to a fatal blow to the success of the device. We see how far...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-13

I-WayInfo 2007 2007 (Mobile)

Complete Interstate Exit Information Your Guide to Gas, Food, Lodging, Medical Services, Retail Stores, and More at Every U.S. Interstate Exit in the Contiguous 48 States. Data is provided by theNextEXIT, which is proud to announce the release of the 2007 edition of the printed version this year. --------------------If you've...

Tags: Mobile, Retail Company, Exit, Retail, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Big Media going solar? If you scroll past gubernatorial confession and dead rock star...

ABC lists seven big-time solar gizmos. Calling them "sensational" makes it more...well, senational, I guess. I don't like the discomfort of camping, but I do like the idea of a solar tent. But that means the teenagers in the next campsite can play their mindless music and...

Tags: Media, Games, Corporate Communications, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-25

News to know: Apple vs. Palm; Windows 7; Adobe; Twitter and Iran

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Apple: Third party read Palm Pre iTunes sync can work for now Jason O'Grady: A fix for Mail...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Twitter, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Mice, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Sales

Blog posts 2009-06-17

Camping with your Mac

After having just returned from the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee I wanted to share a few tips about what to bring if you plan to bring your Mac and iPhone for that matter on a camping trip. Moisture is the enemy of all electronics. When...

Tags: Car, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple MacBook Pro, FastMac, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-16