Tech With Xecab

Ever since I first puchased both of my iPod Nano 4G units, the players have experienced a problem where the video playlist option continues to show up on the home screen. This will happen once in a while and almost every time the battery gets completely drained. This has to be software related, so a [...]

I just can not decide on whether or not to get a Blackberry Storm. It looks like a nice phone, but the keyboard is where I have my real concern. The virtual keyboard just is not the same as having the real thing. After hearing from many other people about the keyboard, they also said [...]

I thought this was really clever. Tags: Cellphone, Security

What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895… –Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, Kansas, USA. It was taken [...]

Since I have this site up and am not trying to make any money on it, I am giving away advertising. If you have a product or service that I am interested in and approve of, I will place an advertisement up for free. I wouldn’t mind a link in return for the service. If [...]

Last fall it was decided that my wife and I would get a couple of new laptops. After a very short amount of consideration we decided to purchase two Dell XPS m1530 laptops, fully loaded. It seemed like a nice laptop and had a very reasonable price tag for what you get. I ordered both systems [...]

Internet Sales Taxes–Your costs go up. Your buyers’ costs go up. You are required to comply with the same tax laws as the nation’s largest retailers. This scenario could soon become reality. The sales tax laws governing today’s Internet and catalog retailers are simple: If you sell something to a person living in your state, [...]

I have been modifying the WordPress theme The Bluesensation 1.1 to address some problems with the code of the original. I love the theme and it works great, but there were some code problems and other things I just didn’t like. I will post a download of the theme including all corrections I have made [...]

I got this in an email. Thought it was funny so here it is. Idiot Sighting: We had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a “large” enough motor on the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that [...]

The way we use email is changing rapidly. We have come to the point where the email program with the exception of Microsoft Outlook is dead. Outlook is an exception only in that it has a slightly longer amount of life due to it’s PIM function and that businesses are so dependent. Over the years [...]

I have a Star Wars watch from Buger King that I got a few years ago. I will be giving it away. I will pay all shipping costs within the United States. In order to receive this item, you must be the 21st person to email me from my contact page. Only submit once per [...]

Do you listen to podcasts? If not, you should. A podcast is basically an audio file that is linked to using an RSS feed. The most popular way of subscribing to them is using iTunes and they are almost always free of charge. Just go to the podcast section of the iTunes store, find the [...]

All of my Biltmore Pictures on Flickr Tags: Biltmore, Canon, HDR, Photography

In God we trust, all others we polygraph. Tags: Quote

To All My Valued Employees, There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of this company, and more specifically, your job. As you know, the economy has changed for the worse and presents many challenges. However, the good news is this: The economy doesn’t pose a threat to your job. What does [...]