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Here you will find all of my posts, in chronological order, from newest to oldest.

  • Test @posterous image service.

  • Dual Boot Mac OS X and Linux Mint 9 on a MacBook Pro 5,1

    WARNING: Extreme Geek-Alert! I’ve been dual-booting Mac OS X and Ubuntu Linux for a while. Recently the upgrade from Ubuntu 9.10 to 10.04 failed. It failed so bad that my computer was unbootable. During the install process, Ubuntu loaded the boot …

  • Kandle Light works on Nook

    Got my Kandle in the mail today. This is a nice reading light for the nook. It has gotten rave reviews on Amazon from Kindle owners. Consider me a happy Kandle/nook owner.The Kandle is small and light. It comes with batteries (CR2302) pre-installe…

  • Review: Nook Update 1.1.0

    On Monday, 21 December 2009 Barnes & Noble began deploying the greatly anticipated version 1.1.0 update to the nook. After my update downloaded, I posted screen shots of the update process. This is my follow-up post after having used it for about …

  • Nook Update 1.1.0 Deployed

    Summary: You can’t “force” the download. You’ll get it when you get it. It appears the update is being deployed to the nook population in waves. Let the update do its thing. Takes about 5 minutes. Pictures below. Have not tested yet. Will post mor…

  • Eight hours with the Nook

    Summary: The nook is a version 1.0 gadget; it’s not perfect and is not a Kindle killer (yet). Page-turning and interface speed is slow compared to the Kindle and very slow compared to the iPhone. Adding your own screensavers and wallpapers is easy…

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