Thomas Upton

Category Archives: Hardware

Dell Latitude D800 Pointing Stick Issues

February 2, 2009 at 00.48

I recently installed Ubuntu 8.10 on my old Dell Latitude D800. I had not used that machine in a couple of years, and I had forgotten about a few hardware issues that it had. One of the most annoying issues was the “drifting” pointing stick. According to a number of posts I found when searching … (Continue reading →)

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Peel OS X Music Blog Player & Reader

April 9, 2007 at 01.10

Peel for OS X is a beta music blog client that aggregates mp3 files from user-specified music blogs, and allows you to view the music blog right there in the app. While it is great software, using it for one day has made me realize that a lot of potentially deal-breaking features are missing from … (Continue reading →)

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Apple iPhone

January 11, 2007 at 20.24

As everyone knows, Apple announced its foray into the magical, convoluted world of mobile communications devices on Tuesday during the MacWorld Expo Keynote speech. Jason Kottke has a great round-up of iPhone observations, including commentary on the lack of tacticle feedback the iPhone will provide. It’s a great point, in my opinion, and something that … (Continue reading →)

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New MacBook

January 11, 2007 at 19.46

I got a new MacBook last week, and it is FAST. From start-up, to login, to opening apps, to using apps, it is blindingly, blisteringly fast. I’m very excited about my new purchase. It’s a black, 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook with 2 GB RAM and 120 GB HDD. Here is a Flickr … (Continue reading →)

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Mighty Mouse

August 2, 2005 at 09.51

This is awesome. Apple, please make a Bluetooth version.

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