Tech News Vermont

Testing from the iPad

jskoda — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:44:27 +0000

It didn’t take long to see that I was wrong about the iPad. In January when it was first announced I was disappointed. Having used a Newton MessagePad for a number of years I was hoping to finally get a device that was modern but still fulfilled the space left by my retired [...]

Testing macjournal for iPhone

jskoda — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:43:53 +0000

So this post was written entirely on my phone and then sent to my blog. Now this journal is sync’ed up with my desktop macjournal journal which is connected to the sane blog. So what happens? Let’s see.

iPad in the store, but no discounts

jskoda — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:31:19 +0000

Today is the day for pre-ordering the iPad, Apple’s magical and revolutionary product, but no discounts seem to apply. This touch based tablet computer appears to be running the iPod Touch/iPhone operating system, and as announced by Apple at the product introduction, looks to fill the gap between smart phone and laptop computers that is [...]

3G on in Northfield

jskoda — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:09:29 +0000

I just reset my iPhone because it was being very slow and not allowing me to connect to the Internet via Edge. After the reboot…. 3G! In Northfield!

3G seen in Burlington and White River Jct

jskoda — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:27:36 +0000

I’ve see the 3G indicator on my iPhone in Burlington, Williston, and in White River Jct. Still no love for Washington County yet, but it seems AT&T is rolling 3G out in Vermont.

Rumors of 3G service in Burlington

jskoda — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:54:53 +0000

There was a posting on the Burlington Free Press web site that suggested that iPhone in Chittenden county have started registering 3G signal. AT&T’s press release said that plans for a first quarter 2010 roll out of 3G service were in the works for Northfield and Montpelier. I haven’t see 3G [...]

Momentary lapse of service

jskoda — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:12:51 +0000

Technewsvt.com underwent a few changes over the past few days to enhance security for our authors and to update some of the code on the site. If you saw strange messages or unexpected pages, that’s why.

Episode 10, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

jskoda — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:17:33 +0000

Not really a full on episode, really just a function check for some new equipment and to see if everything still is setup for the podcast. Real episodes will be on tap next year.

Holiday Update

jskoda — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:27:32 +0000

I’ve updated the theme of the web site for the holidays. Happy Holidays everyone!

Silly marketing mistakes: Racehorse and Scud Missiles?!

jskoda — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:08:03 +0000

The new Droid ad infers that other touch phones are beauty queens while the Droid is ugly but functional. The metaphor the commercial uses is a racehorse duct taped to SCUD missile. I’m not a marketing whiz by any stretch of the imagination but I think Verizon and Droid need to seriously consider connecting their [...]