Oct 12th, 2011
Upgrading my MacBook Pro to a SSD (solid state drive)
Solid-state drives (SSDs) have been available for a few years now, but I’ve been reluctant to move to one due to some early problems that friends of mine had. When a SSD fails, there is no warning… no clicking drive sound, and no opportunity to save a few files. When it crashes, it’s instant death. [...]
Feb 26th, 2011
HTCSense.com severely overloaded – HTC “working hard to improve”
A few days ago, I wrote a review of my new HTC Inspire smartphone. One of the features that I really like about the HTC Inspire (and other HTC phones) is HTCSense.com, a free online service that allows you to locate your phone, force it to ring at full volume, lock it, erase it, forward [...]
Feb 24th, 2011
The future of tablet computers, an alternative view
During the past few months, I’m seeing tons of tablet computers. I have three myself for demos and such. However, a few days ago, I was in a meeting with some executives at a large company and watched as they pulled out their iPads and start taking notes. A few of them also pulled out [...]
Feb 23rd, 2011
My HTC Inspire Review
I recently upgraded from my Google Nexus One to a HTC Inspire. Below are a few observations that you may find useful if you are considering this phone. My choices for a new phone were restricted to AT&T, so I compared it to the Samsung Captivate and the recently released Motorola Atrix (all of these [...]
Jan 31st, 2011
How and why I moved my blog to Amazon EC2 from WordPress.com
On October 30th, 2007, I launched my blog, GregsRamblings.com. At the time, I needed something quick and simple so I went with WordPress.com, a very popular WordPress hosting site. You can have a blog up and running in less than five minutes. Although WordPress.com has served me well, I’ve had a few frustrations along the [...]
Sep 22nd, 2010
My dive into the world of Amazon EC2 and the new crazy cheap Micro instance
I heard about Amazon EC2 when it launched in 2006 but had never really checked it out until about four weeks ago when I was looking for at my options for hosting some demos that require more control over the machine than what a typical hosting company provides. One of my fellow evangelists, James Ward, [...]
Oct 15th, 2009
My pet project – ChessJam – live online chess with a fun attitude
For the past eight months, I’ve been working with two friends, Todd Williams and Sean Carey, on a little side project called ChessJam. This project started in February, 2009 when Sean and I decided to play a game of online chess with each other to finally resolve who was the better player. We explored several [...]
May 22nd, 2009
Box of Sox – a cool new iPhone app by our friends
A few of the guys that helped us build Tour de Flex and several other projects have entered the world of iPhone applications and have just released a cool, addictive game called “Box of Sox”. It’s fantastic for kids and adults. Check it out on iTunes here or at their home page http://www.reallymedia.com/ They are [...]
Dec 7th, 2007
A 500GB hard drive for $1,000,000 !
I’ve always been fascinated by how fast technology moves. It’s so easy to get wrapped up in the latest gadgets we often forget just how fast it is actually moving! A few days ago, I purchased a 500 Gigabyte drive for $160 at Best Buy. As I was standing in line to pay, my mind [...]
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