Category Archives: Tech

New Computer!

Well, the main computer finally kicked the bucket. It had a good run (about five years!) but unfortunately, all good things in this world eventually come to an end and I was forced to replace it. I have been planning … Continue reading

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Handbrake and Grace FTW!

–Warning: Long!– Yesterday morning (Sunday) I had a nightmare scenario take place at church. We were scheduled to have a guest speaker (organization will remain nameless) speak to the congregation during the service in place of the sermon. Twenty minutes … Continue reading

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Intel Xeon E5 Chips Delayed Again?

It’s really looking that way, at least according to information coming out of Intel. I need a new computer in the worst kind of way — dying to get a new Mac Pro but Intel just doesn’t seem to want … Continue reading

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Time for a New Computer!

Raid 0.  The problem though again, is speed and efficiency and the ancient motherboard and parts.  While I used high quality parts and all, the fact is, after about four years most computers (and all hard drives) need to be … Continue reading

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Apple & Sata 3.0

When it comes to Apple products, sadly, they have been behind-the-times in terms of SATA 3.0.  All of their products still use SATA 2.0 with the exception of the brand new Macbook Pro, which has one SATA 3.0 port on … Continue reading

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Karen's Replicator — Backing Up

Karen’s Replicator.  It’s nothing fancy, and in fact, the user-interface looks like something circa-1999, but it does do one very important thing, and that it does very well.  Basically, Karen’s Replicator “replicates” data — in other words, it makes an … Continue reading

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Backing Up Your Gmail Account

Gmail user since 2005.  I use it for all my personal email, and since switching to Android, I also have been using Gmail as a general box for most all of my accounts to flow into (so the phone only … Continue reading

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Proliphix Saved Us!

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Verizon 4G Speed Tests

Phandroid.  It’s a review of the new Verizon 4G modem service — in one word…. AMAZING!  I don’t fully trust speed test sites like that (who’s to say the IP isn’t giving precendce to such websites so that results are … Continue reading

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New Host!

SO, I decided to switch, and so far, it’s running great!  I need to deal with some search engine and spam plugins still, but within a day or two everything should be up and running normally.  I’m also working on … Continue reading

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