Author: Kupitero
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A New Year…A New Web Server: Mac Pro Dual Quad
I greeted 2010 by upgrading my web server hosting this site and blogs. Apple‘s PowerMac had been my favorite platform since 2004. I had been hosting the site on my very own web server since I got hold of an Apple PowerMac G4 (466 Mhz) and broadband access. Then, in early 2006, I upgraded to…
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Reinventing the ROKU (Streaming Media Player)
Last Thanksgiving Day, I had the opportunity to buy the new ROKU HD-XR Media Player at a deeply discounted price. It was the company’s Black Friday online promo and they limited the sale to only 500 units of their top-of-the-line streaming media player. In 30 minutes, all 500 units were gone. And, trust me, the…
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The Palm Pre via the Sprint Network – a Month Later
My trusty Nokia 6230 was badly bruised after almost 4 years of use. It had endured numerous drops & bangs, numerous cellophane tapes at the back cover because of the oversized battery I installed and dust had perennially gathered on its minuscule but colored screen. During this period, Apple Computer had already become Apple, Inc…
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Added Twitter Feeds to This Blog
Woke up early to smell the breeze on the rain-drenched backyard which I cleaned-up a week ago. The flowers are starting to bloom and the grass are very green! Also, I have to clean the small hot-tub/spa that we have on the patio — ready for spring…after that very long winter! It had been raining…
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Do You Really Trust Your GPS???
During our recent visit to Puerto Rico early this year, I brought along my Garmin NUVI 660 to test its accuracy as well as its dependability. Since we bought the unit about middle of 2007, it had been our constant travel companion for much of our trips around California and had been quite dependable on…