Category Archives: Tech

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 »

WANT!

By | May 9, 2012

A 3D printer for $399? YES PLEASE. It doesn’t include “electronics,” which will add another $150-$300 depending on your sourcing. I am kinda sad that my attempt at building a CNC router stalled out in January. It sits there on my workbench taunting me, with it’s x and y axes completed but no drivetrain and… Read More »

Repeat after me…

By | May 7, 2012

“I can’t access the system” is NOT the same as “I can access the system, but it takes longer than I’d like.” Huge difference there. HUGE.