The Tech Yuppie

An open letter to David Pogue

John Fox — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:19:48 +0000

David, I’d like to begin this letter by saying that I didn’t write my post yesterday to slip in some snarky, backhanded attempt to “get you”. You have been a phenomenal inspiration to budding tech journalists for years, myself included. It is not my intention to detract from your past work, merely to point out the inconsistencies [...]

What’s missing from modern tech journalism?

John Fox — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:11:52 +0000

The short answer: ethics. It seems like everywhere I turn lately, so-called journalists in the mainstream media (MSM) are sacrificing their professional integrity for the sake of gaining (or just keeping) their readership in the age of electronic media. Why? I don’t really know, but I’m writing this article, mostly to rant, but party to hypothesize about why [...]

Twitter’s Terms of Service Allows Ads? Oh My!

John Fox — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:09:47 +0000

According to the Twitter Terms of Service, just updated this week: “The Services may include advertisements, which may be targeted to the Content or information on the Services, queries made through the Services, or other information. The types and extent of advertising by Twitter on the Services are subject to change. In consideration for Twitter granting [...]

IE 6? Really?

John Fox — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:48:51 +0000

Considering they've fired all the hard-working Americans that use to be in our I.T. department and outsourced their jobs to Panama (no joke, I've called our helpdesk in the past week), I don't anticipate things changing any time soon.

Looking for a few good writers

John Fox — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:01:46 +0000

Do you love to build your own PC’s? Do you love to rock your Xbox 360 or Playstation 3? Are you a freak about security on your network? Then we’re looking to meet you!

What not to do with wireless security

John Fox — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:27:25 +0000

It use to be a huge problem – wireless security. Drive up and down any street in the US and you would see all kinds of wireless networks unsecured. This was largely in part due to the failure of router manufacturers to enable basic security by default. The sad part is that after all of the education security experts have done in this area – it still happens.

Optimized cables for any tech solution

John Fox — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:44:05 +0000

The issue that obviously arises when you start putting together a home theater system is that the quality of the image or sound is only as good as both the equipment and the connections. Most of the components in a home theater system are very picked over - people usually know what they want: a certain number of inputs, outputs and inter-connectivity options for iPods and other accessories. Where most people forget to pay special attention is the cables.

Problems and delays

John Fox — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:12:00 +0000

If you enjoy reading my blog, I want you to know that I have not fallen off the face of the earth. My laptop has simply been sent out for repair and is scheduled to be returned to me today. Since my home studio is set up for recording and not writing, I do most of [...]

Tech Column in the Community News

John Fox — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:16:11 +0000

I received confirmation late yesterday that the West Indianapolis and West Side Community News will be running my tech news articles in their paper under a yet-to-be-named dedicated column.

Product Review: iPhone 3.0 Software Upgrade

John Fox — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:30:18 +0000

When I heard about all that new features and enhancements Apple was going to make to their iPhone platform, I jumped for joy over the possibilities. Innovations such as push notifications and Spotlight search can make even smart use of all the technology they've crammed into this small form factor.