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NaturallySpeaking 11: A 2-Minute Review-Is It Worth It?

August 19, 2010

After watching David Pogue’s New York Times video review/commentary of the new NaturallySpeaking 11 software I decided it was time to finally take the plunge. I’d been and contemplating it for quite some time but could never quite rationalize making the purchase. After Mr. Pogue’s review it seemed like a bit of a no-brainer for [...]

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Apple Victimized By Its Own Success

January 27, 2010

Like millions of others, I spent a portion of my day struggling to find a worthwhile feed/stream from the iPad debut. At one point I found myself on a website listening to audio being piped in via a cell phone with the corresponding video relying on a video feed from ANOTHER website. And even then, [...]

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AT&T UVERSE: A 2 Minute Review

August 22, 2009

For literally years I looked forward to the UVERSE network upgrade that inched slowly-ever so slowly-toward my Little Rock suburb. I checked ‘availability’ about once a month (using an online tool) and even called in from time to time trying to glean even the most modest pearls of information. Have you ever seen an AT&T [...]

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Simple Options That Improve YouTube Browsing

June 10, 2009

I’m a guy that spends a lot of time online. So with all that, one might logically assume that’s I’d be able to navigate the in’s and out’s of how things work and how to exploit the tools and features available in most of the more complex websites. Cue the expression, “…if it were a [...]

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When Databases Attack! Netflix Personalization Vs. Simple Common Sense

May 20, 2009

It’s clear that my NetFlix account is taking WAY too many liberties with what I see or don’t see featured under their “New Releases” heading. In other words, I’m missing new releases unless I take the time to seek them out. After a few visits that left me scratching my head about obvious omissions and [...]

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