Category Archives: Software

Spotty GPS is Interesting

Posted on October 8, 2012 by jwk

I’ve just returned from Whistler, BC  for the season-ending weekend on the downhill mountain bike park, and wanted to track my progress using Google’s free My Tracks application which records your GPS position on the map for review later. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Buy the Album, Guys. [EVE 6 – Speak in Code: Audio Quality]

Posted on May 9, 2012 by jwk

One of my favorite bands, EVE 6, recently got back together after a multi-year hiatus and put out a new album. “Speak in Code” came out a few weeks ago. I caught the band on their tour through Seattle just … Continue reading →

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Google just killed Google Reader – and they don’t even understand why.

Posted on November 1, 2011 by jwk

Yesterday, Google officially rolled out the “much anticipated” (by them, perhaps) revisions to Google Reader which removed most of its compelling functionality and added integration with their social network Google+. We hope you’ll like the new Reader (and Google+) as … Continue reading →

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October Projects

Posted on October 3, 2011 by jwk

September was a good month for projects. I accomplished all the things I set out to do and more: I’ve finished the Hornyphon radio for my customer Repaired and began using the Hallicrafters Got the broken ViewSonic monitor going again … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Word

Posted on August 16, 2011 by jwk

Wouldn’t it be neat if Outlook were smart enough to download a GAL when connected to an Exchange server, then add all of the names to the spell-check dictionary so they’re not flagged?

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On the pervasiveness of communication.

Posted on July 5, 2011 by jwk

We’re living in an age where we’re inundated with communication and information all the time. Smartphones are expected to exceed 50% of all cell phones in circulation this year and with that, millions of people will join the already large ranks of … Continue reading →

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Government Censorship on the Internet

Posted on May 6, 2011 by jwk

It’s important that speech on the Internet be afforded the same protections offered to speech in other venues. Freedom of speech is protected by our Constitution, and includes the right to publish software that is in compliance with the law. … Continue reading →

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Bing vs. Google on Downloading WinRAR [Winner: Google]

Posted on April 11, 2011 by jwk

I’m fighting with the beta of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012, a Microsoft utility for managing cloud computing resources. It’s a fight I shouldn’t have to engage in as Microsoft requires a pre-requisite that can’t actually be opened by … Continue reading →

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Use WinDbg to Solve Blue Screen Crashes

Posted on April 11, 2011 by jwk

Everyone has experienced a Blue Screen crash at some point or another. Windows Vista and Windows 7 greatly reduced the frequency of this happening, and now it’s pretty rare. I’ve only seen one on my home computer in several years, … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome-to-Phone Usability Feedback

Posted on March 17, 2011 by jwk

Google offers an interesting extension called Chrome to Phone that works with Android 2.2+ devices to remove some of the barriers between computing. A small screen isn’t the best place for planning a trip or seeing transit data from multiple … Continue reading →

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