Category Archives: technology

Postal extinction

By Dave | Published: February 11, 2010

Remember when phone booths used to be pretty prevalent? I wonder how long it will be before electronic communication renders these guys obsolete?

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Awhile ago, AT&T released an app for the iPhone called Mark the Spot, which allows users to send a message to AT&T pinpointing their location, the problem (dropped call, no data coverage, etc), along with various diagnostic information. I use it often. One thing I’ve noticed lately though is that whenever I open the program [...]

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Photo in Geeksugar

By Dave | Published: February 8, 2010

A photo of mine appeared in an article about Veronica Belmont and Ryan Block in Geeksugar, for their series of “Geeks We Love” articles! Nikon D300, Nikkor 24mm f/2.8, and an SB-600 flash w/ LumiQuest 80-20 diffuser.

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Everything’s amazing, nobody’s happy

By Dave | Published: February 2, 2010

An old clip from the Late Show with Conan. Louis C.K. explains how our life is amazing, but no one is happy. Hilarious!

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Apple’s latest creation!

By Dave | Published: January 26, 2010

Tomorrow is a big day! It’s Apple’s latest keynote / Stevenote and rumor has it that they’ll finally be debuting their revolutionary new tablet. Either that, or a new paint ball gun. We haven’t seen this much hype prior to an Apple keynote since Macworld 2007, when Apple announced the iPhone. It’ll be exciting to [...]

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Canon PowerShot S90 Review

By Dave | Published: January 9, 2010

The Canon PowerShot S90 is by far the most versatile and impressive point and shoot digital camera that I’ve ever used. From manual controls, to impressive image and build quality, this consumer camera has all the bases covered. It’s not without a few minor issues, but it definitely offers many features that are not yet [...]

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A gallery of failed calls

By Dave | Published: January 4, 2010

This series of screenshots is only from the past month! This happens all the time though. AT&T is horrible.

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Frequent dropped calls

By Dave | Published: November 30, 2009

Sadly, this happens to me way too often in San Francisco when I use my iPhone 3GS on AT&T.

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Loving my Canon S90

By Dave | Published: November 30, 2009

I’ve had my Canon PowerShot S90 for just under two months now, and the camera still continues to impress me. I take it with me everywhere I go and it manages to nail nearly every shot! What better place to take the new camera than the California Academy of Sciences? Photographic examples to follow.

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An awkward voicemail

By Dave | Published: November 5, 2009

Oh man! Earlier today, I received a phone call from a blocked number. I didn’t have time to answer the phone, so I let it go to voicemail. Boy, was I in for a surprise when I listened to it later! Wow. Just, wow. (For privacy sake, I’ve stripped out the name of the doctor, [...]

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