Category Archives: Technology

Posts about computers and technical stuff

Looking for technical writing & editing projects

Posted on 31 August 2010 by Becca

Just FYI, both I and my talented partner/spouse, Stephanie Sonnleitner, are looking for contract work at this time — technical writing, editing, indexing, proofing, page layout, or even custom Excel spreadsheet work. My LinkedIn profile is HERE.  Our company, Morn … Continue reading →

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Asteroid discoveries – 1980 to 2010

Posted on 30 August 2010 by Becca

By the way, I think the soundtrack is what really makes this video work.  The music is 'Transgenic' by the group Trifonic, from their album Emergence.  (There's another version with a Philip Glass track…but I don't think it's as evocative.)

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Seidio battery report

Posted on 6 August 2010 by Becca

I mentioned on July 20th how I'd installed a 3rd party extended battery from Seidio in my HTC Incredible smartphone, and immediately began seeing huge improvements in battery life.  (Well, I should, given it's nearly 3x the capacity and did … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the big leagues, Apple

Posted on 3 August 2010 by Becca

Right now, if you visit a web page and load a simple PDF file, you may give total control of your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad to a hacker. The security bug affects all iOS4 devices and the iPad. via … Continue reading →

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More ‘Droid goodness

Posted on 23 July 2010 by Becca

I know the Kindle's been available for Droid-equipped phones for a while now.  Barnes & Noble has finally jumped on the bandwagon with an Android app — essentially 'Nook for Android.' It installed on my HTC Incredible without a hitch, … Continue reading →

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More on the HTC Incredible

Posted on 20 July 2010 by Becca

After a couple weeks worth of use, some more observations on my new HTC Incredible smartphone: Although the 1300 mAh OEM battery is way underpowered for a phone with these capabilities, it did hold up a little better than I'd … Continue reading →

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The iPhone 4 problem

Posted on 13 July 2010 by Becca

Apple has spectacularly botched the response to complaints about the iPhone 4 antenna problem. The simple solution to the problem was to fess up that yes, there's a slight problem with the hardware design of the phone, but it only … Continue reading →

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Technowitchy goodness: the HTC Droid Incredible

Posted on 12 July 2010 by Becca

HTC Droid Incredible.  I haz one. I might post a more formal review later, but for now– Pros: Droid operating system (meaning the phone can be updated) Super fast and responsive More apps than you can shake a stick at … Continue reading →

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For what it’s worth…

Posted on 6 July 2010 by Becca

…I realized I had a ton of unprocessed comments in my 'pending' queue.  Not a common occurrence for this site.  Anyway, they were related to my custom edits on WordPress's new 3.0 Twenty-Ten template — I think I've gone over … Continue reading →

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WordPress ‘Twenty-Ten’ theme modifications

Posted on 19 June 2010 by Becca

While the new WordPress ‘Twenty-Ten’ default theme is really nice with a lot of great customization features built-in, it does lack yet in some areas.  Some of these, however, can be futzed with, and others just aren’t obvious.  I’ll recount … Continue reading →

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