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So who’s the moron…

Brian Minor — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:07:29 +0000

So who’s the moron that updated his wordpress theme after spending hours modifying it?…… Me!

Yep ~~back to the old dated theme~~ until I can find some time to change it all over again or until I finally just break down and buy the Standard Theme from 8bit.io

Updated: For now I am going to use the Starter Theme provided by tentblogger.com

Don’t put all your trust in the Mac App Store

Brian Minor — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:47:23 +0000

You gotta love the Mac App Store, it make purchasing and keeping your software updated a breeze, but what happens when a developer doesn’t keep up his license or decides to remove an app?

I purchased an app on the Mac App store a couple months ago and then went to install it on one of my other systems, but the app was no where to be found by searching so I went to my purchased list, and still found nothing. The app was completely gone.

Luckily, the app only cost me 3 bucks and the developer re-added it under a different name for free, so it wasn’t a huge lost, but if this would have been a 30-300 dollar app and I had no other copy I would have been really upset.

So be sure to backup your apps. That way if this does ever happen you have some where to fall back on other then the Mac App Store.

Replacing Time Warner Cable with Hulu and Netflix

Brian Minor — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:51:58 +0000

So over the past couple years I have been paying around 110-125 a month for my cable services (TV and Internet). But today that has all changed. I called them up and was looking at dropping just the digital and DVR feature to try and see how much that would save me and that was a whopping 5 dollars even though my bill shows me paying 10 for the hardware rental alone…. Gotta love their bundling rip offs to get you to pay more.

So… that info didn’t make me happy to hear, so instead I decided to down grade both my TV and Internet.I changed back to the standard RoadRunner and Basic TV (total of 24 channels woot woot).

This new package has brought my bill down to 50 dollars a month saving me 75 bucks a month! 75 bucks a month!!! So with that 75 extra in my cash each month I am going to be adding Hulu Plus to my month bill it’s only 7.99/mo and that with my already Netflix access I’m almost good to go.

I already have the Apple TV (2nd gen), which gives me a great Netflix experience along with access to my already decent size media library and worst case iTunes Rental access. Now, I just have to find the best method to access Hulu Plus. My first thoughts are a Roku box, but I am also very tempted to get a PS3 so I’d have a blue-ray player too, but after a few months of the $75 dollars savings. I will be able to justify either of these options and until then I have my laptop with a display port to HDMI output for the TV.

So today I say goodbye to my crazily overpriced TWC bill and it feels really really good.

The day I say goodbye to AT&T is approaching quickly.

Brian Minor — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:22:12 +0000

After spending the last 3+ years with an amazing iPhones and a horrible service I am finally switching back to Verizon. I have suffered with AT&T and had way too many important missed and dropped calls to continue dealing with the headaches.

So am I switching to android? No in this lifetime…

My hope/dream is that Steve Job is so annoyed with all the Android numbers that he will actually release the iPhone for Verizon in January, instead of holding off till the normal June/July release schedule. However, if not my goal is to buy a feature (“dumb”) phone and a MiFi card and continue using my current iPhone 4 for all the great things it does well, without the horrible AT&T coverage issues.

iPad: Why the slow Movie downloads?

Brian Minor — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:00:04 +0000

Download movies via the iPhone was always a long and annoying wait. Well, it looks as if the iPad isn’t any different. Even though the image says 193mins it really probably took a little over 2 hours total, where my desktop on the same network could have done it in less than one.

I am not really sure why it take the iPhone and iPad so long to download movies via the iTunes store, but I must say it is kinda annoying and I would definitely recommend downloading via a computer and syncing the files if you have the option.

If anyone has any knowledge to why this is I would love to know.

AT&T says No More Unlimited Data For You!

Brian Minor — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:00:04 +0000

After starting out strong with a $30 dollar truly unlimited data plan for the iPad, AT&T has to go a ruin it by only offering 2GB plans for 25 dollars from now on. I don’t know about you, but I can pretty easily use 1.5GBs on my iPhone a month, So I am sure I would kill this plan with a 3G iPad.

I know the average user isn’t me so maybe it is not that big of a deal, but this device could really become a desktop(laptop) replacement for some of the everyday computer users.

Guess only time will tell on what will happen next hopefully it is a sign to come hat Apple will finally drop the AT&T exclusivity and open up to more carriers, even if it is just T-Mobile to start with.