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Getting Started with Usenet

I’ve mentioned Usenet on this blog a couple of times before, but I’ve never given a good explanation on why it’s more beneficial to use over other download methods. Now is the time to change that. Why Use Usenet? If you’ve never heard of Usenet before or are still unsure of what Usenet is, I [...]

Mac Software Find: Automatic

This week I would like to share with you an application which has made a huge improvement in my Usenet workflow. The application I’m talking about is Automatic, an automatic RSS downloader for any feed that makes use of enclosures or links to downloadable files. What is an automatic RSS downloader? You may have heard [...]

How to Create a Dropbox / Monitored Folder for Usenet on Mac

Earlier this week, Panic released a new version of my favorite Usenet client for Mac, Unison. With additions such as automatic PAR and UNRAR, smart PAR downloading, a built-in browser for NZB searching, and an interface overall, Unison quickly became the best Usenet client on Mac. Unfortunately, I feel Unison skipped over one great feature [...]

New Year’s Resolution: Project52

This year’s New Year’s Resolution is a rather interesting one. I have joined Project52, a group of bloggers who want to start blogging again. The idea is simple, blog at least once a week for a whole year. Should be simple right? We will see. I have a whole list of topics to blog about; [...]

Christmas Gifts Received 2009

As another Christmas zooms by, I thought I would take a moment and blog about the tech gifts I received. Logitech Performance Mouse MX I seem to go through a mouse nearly every 6-12 months. Usually the scroll wheel dies or a side button breaks, making the mouse a pain to use. This is exactly [...]

Navigon GPS for iPhone Review

As I tweeted recently, within the last month I have finally joined the iPhone revolution, picking up an iPhone 3GS. Having previously used an iPod touch as a gateway drug, I purchased an iPhone looking forward to numerous features the iPhone offers over the iPod touch, such as GPS. I couldn’t have picked a better [...]

iPhone Push Applications for Twitter

Since the launch of the iPhone 3.0′s push notifications, I’ve been looking forward to two use cases: instant messaging and Twitter notifications (DMs and mentions). While Beejive seemed to quickly nail down the instant messaging front, Twitter push notifications have been slow to follow. Despite the technical issues involved in a Twitter push client (low [...]

2009 Summer Movies: June Edition

Well, another month, another set of movies. We’re two months into the summer movie season and most of the blockbuster releases are already behind us. That doesn’t mean there still aren’t some great upcoming movies. Read on to find out my opinion of The Hangover, Year One, and Transformers 2. To read about what movie [...]

Apple’s WWDC 2009 Keynote

Today was Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, and like always, Apple gave developers and Apple fanatics alike some new treats. If you haven’t caught the keynote yet, Apple has posted a video on their website. There has been an abundance of conference coverage today, so I’m going assume you caught up. My Thoughts The clear [...]

2009 Summer Movies: May Edition

It’s that time of year again, summer movie time! While the season is technically still spring, that doesn’t stop the major studios from pumping out their biggest releases. Current Releases: May Edition Although I’m not a huge movie buff, I still enjoy catching the big releases. Since I’ll be seeing most of the popular movies [...]