Category Archives: Android

New Smartphones

By | April 24, 2012

So… I’ve been using a Samsung Captivate for a couple years now.  It’s the only Android phone that I’ve used to this point (my previous 2 phones were Windows Mobile), and I’ve been pretty happy with it.  Especially once I dropped CyonogenMod 7 on it so I could actually use a bluetooth headset properly with… Read More »

Deal Alert: Verizon Galaxy Nexus for $99

By | January 26, 2012

If I weren’t waiting on the Sprint version, I’d totally jump on this: Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G Android Phone (Verizon Wireless) It’s new customers only, so if you’ve been waiting for a flagship phone to go on sale, this is it. Dual core 1.2ghz processor, 1080p camera, and a 4.65 inch screen. Totally hot.

Well crap

By | November 29, 2011

My 5 year old SIM card just died, and the AT&T stores closed like an hour ago. So me and my grandfathered unlimited data plan are going to try to get a new one tomorrow.

Finding 100% gasoline

By | October 27, 2011

As you know, my wife and I drive older cars. About a year ago, I had to have several hundred dollars of work done on mine to fix a seriously bad misfire problem. Rough idle is one thing, running rough at 70mph is an entirely different matter. As it turned out, the ethanol blends I’d… Read More »

Tragedy!

By | September 23, 2011

Last night my Nexus One fell out of my pocket and onto the cement. It fell in such a way that the protective neoprene sleeve came off the phone and it slide about two feet across the concrete face down. The impact cracked the glass in the top left corner, but the screen is okay.… Read More »

Thinking of getting a new Android device?

By | September 20, 2011

Wait. Just a little bit. That’s the advice I recently gave my brother-in-law and his wife. Both of them are rocking OG Droids and are looking to upgrade. They said that one of them could upgrade today, and the other could upgrade in January. All indications are that the next version of Android–called Ice Cream… Read More »

Revue Review

By | September 13, 2011

A few weeks ago I bought a Logitech Revue when the price dropped from $299 to $99. Here are my thoughts on it after two weeks: Meh. We don’t really watch a lot of live television, so a box that is most useful when you’re watching live TV doesn’t have a lot of value to… Read More »