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John McCain and AT&T Can Suck It

penkapp — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:23:50 +0000

I wrote to three Alaska representatives today regarding the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 3458). I encourage everyone to read the bill [easy read] and write to your representatives in Congress to uphold the recent guidelines established by the FCC. You can easily do this by going to savetheinternet.com and signing the petition, [...]

Microsoft’s Bing Now Comes with a Side of Fries

penkapp — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:37:24 +0000

These two videos are so similar, it’s absolutely terrifying. Posted in adverts, food and drink, microsoft

I Think You’re in My Seat

penkapp — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:53:36 +0000

My lady friend and I went on a trip down to the “lower-48.” FYI, the lower-48 is what we Alaskans call the contiguous United States. When you travel from Alaska to anywhere, you tend to ride on a few planes. Being a fan of accessibility, usability and good design I started to notice how the [...]

MacBook Pro Hack: SSD Upgrade

penkapp — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:21:21 +0000

It’s Mac-hack week here at penkapp.com! I recently slapped up a post on how to upgrade your old Mac mini’s WiFi card. Well, I felt it was time to enter into the wonderful world of SSDs. I bought the “low-end” 13″ MacBook Pro with 2 Gb RAM and a 5400 RPM, 160 Gb hard drive [...]

Hacking the Mac mini: Wireless-N Upgrade

penkapp — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:19:18 +0000

My lady friend and I use our 2007 Mac mini as an HTPC. We hook up the mini to our Samsung LCD TV via a DVI to HDMI adapter, sound comes courtesy of the minimalist Bose Companion 3 multimedia speaker system and we control the whole sha-bang via the Rowmote Pro iPhone app. We typically spend [...]

Windows 7 Day!

penkapp — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:22:47 +0000

The web is abuzz with so much Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows 7 news that I almost assumed Jesus Christ himself wrote the code. I’m not bashing it…I’ve been running the RC on my MacBook via Boot Camp for many weeks and it’s WAY better than Vista. I really don’t think XP users need [...]

Microsoft’s Perfect Storm

penkapp — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:47:34 +0000

Somehow, I got it inside my head that I had to sell my MacBook and buy a $400, 12-inch laptop…running [GASP!] Windows. My justification? I really don’t do much with my computer anymore. I have been using my iPhone more and more for day-to-day tasks, like checking the weather, the stock market, my schedule, listening [...]

Oh My Cyber-God!

penkapp — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:58:58 +0000

Jesus Cyber-Christ! Enough with the cyber-compound nouns already! It’s a ridiculous word added onto the beginning of another word just so people with IQs below 100 understand that the analyst/reporter is talking about the Internet. On the Yahoo! Tech Security cyber-page, I counted no less than 13 cyber-instances of the word “cyber.” WTCF? Please. Everyone [...]

I’m Dumb Because My Parents Spanked Me

penkapp — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:42:00 +0000

According to my Aunt, rest her soul, I was a horrible baby. She would also tell me how awful of a kid I was at every visit. My brother and I would beat the hell out of each other at every waking moment. As a result, my Mom would often jam our head into a [...]

Some Wireless Networks Say No to Neutral Web

penkapp — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:38:44 +0000

Maggie Reardon has posted an article which will certainly make mobile phone lovers want to beat AT&T, Verizon and Comcast like a “narc” at a biker rally. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wants to add two additional rules to the ongoing net neutrality push: The first would prevent Internet access providers from discriminating against particular Internet content [...]