Category: General

Reading bar codes on the Treo

This isn't like the scanners in the grocery store where you just do a quick swipe... This is snapping a picture of a bar code with the Treo camera at just the right distance with good lighting and without moving too much... so...

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Upgrade Locked Cingular GSM Treo 650 to an Unlocked GSM version

I have an unlocked model from PalmOne so I can't test this. Upgrade Locked Cingular GSM Treo 650 to an Unlocked GSM version...

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Thoughts on Treo 650 GSM unlocked software 1.13-ROW (firmware 1.28)

So far it seems to be a mixed bag for me. The install instructions looked easy enough but it was a huge pain in the butt for me. While Hotsyncing, my Treo and my PC kept losing the connection and so everything wasn't getting...

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Found remedy for problem with Retrospect Express HD

The Dantz Retrospect Express HD software that came with my Maxtor OneTouch 300 GB external backup drive suddenly starting giving me these errors lately: Retrospect has encountered a serious error: Assertion failure at...

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First day with Tiger Team

I will now be working on a wider variety of projects and getting to know people all across the company. I'm excited about it!

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Firefox users, check out my XULog

Can you Firefox users give this a whirl? http://marc.abramowitz.info/xul.php Sort of an interesting way to navigate blogs, although probably not too useful to uber-geeks who only read my site through an RSS reader. The box at the...

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Laptop update

My Toshiba A45-S250, after having its system fan and system board replaced, is mostly working. No BSoDs yet, knock wood. I had to take the battery out to get it to power on, otherwise it would just sit there with the AC power LED...