If you’re a notebook user, chances are you’ve encountered an issue with getting your computer to go to sleep peacefully. Something is either keeping it from drifting off to the land of 0’s and 1’s, or it can’t stay asleep, the hard drive just keeps tossing and turning and you open your bag to find [...]
Author Archive for Kristan M. Kenney
Avoid notebook sleep issues with a few easy steps
Published by April 11th, 2008 in Hardware, Linux, Macintosh, Windows 3 CommentsNobody cares what platform you use. Period.
Published by February 28th, 2008 in Hardware, Software 18 CommentsOne of the most common things you’ll see on any technology based internet forum (I could name many, but why bother, I’m sure you all have your dungeons, caves, hiding spots, and water coolers that you hang out at), is a mammoth an ugly behemoth-sized cult that’s following reality distortion field religion behind every platform on [...]
Looks like some people have new computer fever…
Published by February 28th, 2008 in Hardware 2 CommentsI’ve been doing some thinking as of late, there has been a lot on my mind and I figured I’d toss this out there.
Have you ever heard the voice nagging in the back of your head–you know, the one that’s always saying “you need a new computer…”–in some sort of off-tone zombie voice that resembles [...]
How-To: Revert the Mac OS X 10.5 Opaque Menu Bar Hack
Published by February 12th, 2008 in Guides, Macintosh, Software 0 CommentsIf you’ve been using Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 or 10.5.1 and had previously used the Terminal to make your menu bar opaque, you’re going to notice that something is slightly out-of-order when you upgrade to 10.5.2. Basically, what happens, is the old menu bar opacity hack still works in 10.5.2, but it looks slightly [...]
Why Tech Communities are Falling Through
Published by January 19th, 2008 in Alternatives, Blogosphere, Linux, Macintosh, Operating Systems, Windows 14 CommentsNote: This is a personal opinion piece. Feel free to take this with several grains of salt. Hell, take the whole cube while you’re at it.
I’ve been doing some thinking, and after having numerous conversations with some individuals who will remain un-named, I’ve come to the conclusion that some people are too wrapped-up around the [...]
15 Years to Pick an OS
Published by January 18th, 2008 in Macintosh, NeoSmart Technologies, Operating Systems 12 CommentsFor the last 15 years, I have been a Windows user and developer. I’ve owned several different computers, all running one version of Windows or another, and sometimes I’d even do a little bit of dabbling in Linux, but for the most part I’ve always felt that Windows could be better. The user interface [...]
Things to Think About When Switching to a Mac
Published by January 18th, 2008 in Macintosh, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7 CommentsIf you are a die-hard Windows user and are considering jumping over to the other side of the fence (don’t worry, many of us have had this feeling at one point or another), you may be wondering, “are there any good reasons for me to switch?” or “what software can I use on the Mac [...]
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