Category Archives: Android

Okay, Google. Start the Jeep!

By | August 15, 2015

So this happened: Now let me tell you how I got all that to work. Hardware: Raspberry Pi 2 w/Case 16GB Micro SD Card TP-LINK TL-WN722N Wireless N150 High Gain USB Adapter 5db Antenna SainSMart 4 Channel Relay Module Wire Jumpers 2A Car Charger Avital 5103L Remote Start Car Alarm Software: Tasker AutoVoice and the… Read More »

Conversation with an Apple Fanboy

By | June 3, 2014

Yesterday there was some conference or something. Guy that sits next to me spent most of the morning reading Engadget and watching some presentation by that guy that’s not Steve Jobs. Him: OMG! The new versions of iOS and OSX will allow you to answer phone calls on your computer!!! Me: Oh, like Google Voice?… Read More »

My month without a cell phone.

By | November 3, 2013

My parents got the family’s first cell phone in around 1994. I got a pager in 1996 around the same time I got my driver’s license (so my parents could randomly ask me where I was). In 1998, I bought my first cell phone for me, but gave it up shortly after that mostly because… Read More »

Help me pick an HTPC replacement

By | April 7, 2013

Late last year, I built up a home theater PC to replace one that had died. It’s got a very pretty case designed to fit in with audio equipment (protip: if you’ve got young kids or large dogs, don’t hook up the power button to the motherboard. Use the reset switch instead). I put a… Read More »

I’ve been predicting this for years

By | October 31, 2012

Starting about 3 years ago, I started saying that we were very close (5 years or less) to having cell phones so powerful that they will be able to replace laptops and desktops. The scenario would be that you’d sit down at your desk and plop your phone on a cradle. That cradle would be… Read More »

AT&T 4G LTE Speeds in Nashville

By | June 24, 2012

Alternate title: Why I’m keeping my Samsung Galaxy S III I did mention I bought one, right? It came in yeterday. Should be available in stores June 28th. My first test was 19mbps! NINETEEN! I’ve had recent cable speeds slower than that! It averaged out to about 14 after several tests, but it beats the… Read More »

Why I’m returning my Sprint Evo 4G LTE

By | June 6, 2012

On the left: My two year old Nexus One on AT&T’s throttled unlimited plan. 3120kbps download speed. On the right: My brand-spanking-new HTC EVO LTE 4G. 59kbps download speed. That is ridiculous, infuriating, and completely unusable. These tests were done in my home at about 6:30pm last night. On my drive home I decided to… Read More »