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iPhone Ecstasy and iTunes Torture

AM and I got iPhone 4s last night (big shoutout to Hannah for them!). I’ve never been much of an early adopted, but the iPhone 4 seems too perfect to pass up. I don’t want to sound like a fanboy, but the iPhone is the single best handset I’ve ever used. iOS isn’t perfect and [...]

There’s an App for That

…Except there isn’t. So, I have this idea for an iPhone app. It’s not groundbreaking or even anything more than maybe ten people would want. The idea: A BrockNet app. The specifics: It would provide access to all BrockNet blog posts with ability to comment and access to writers’ Twitter/Facebook feeds. It doesn’t sound very [...]

Adventures in Computing: The Trials and Tribulations of Purchasing a New PC in Jacksonville, NC

AM and I recently purchased a new PC (actually, all I did was recommend a PC, she did all the purchasing) at our local Best Buy (Store 805, which is also available on Twitter). I’ll summarize the adventures. If you want details, follow the jump. We needed a new PC. We wanted a Dell, but [...]

Hewlett-Packard: A Final Missive to HP’s CEO, Mark Hurd

I decided, as a result of my experiences with their notebook PCs, to write HP’s CEO, Mr. Mark Hurd, a second letter. Mr. Hurd: I previously wrote you regarding the poor product quality and even worse customer support I received with my HP Pavilion DV2310US notebook PC in May of 2008. Immediately after I sent that letter, I [...]

BrockNet Alert: Bloviations will be Unavailable from 8pm to 9pm Tonight

Tonight from 8pm to 9pm Bloviations will be upgraded to WordPress 2.6. You may experience difficulty accessing the site until upgrades are complete, which should be no later than 9pm.

Will September 10th be the End of the World?

CERN will fire up the Large Hadron Collider. They’ve said previously that nothing bad will happen. I figure it’s a 50/50 crap-shoot. Technorati Tags: CERN,Large Hadron Collider,Cosmic Log,Technology,Science,World News,Glad to Know File,European Organization for Nuclear Research,Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire

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Testing the Tweets

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Glad to Know File: CERN Rules Out Doomsday

MSNBC‘s Cosmic Log reports. Europe’s CERN particle-physics lab has issued its long-awaited report on safety issues surrounding the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s biggest and most expensive atom-smasher. Some have feared that when the collider reaches full power, sometime next year, it might create microscopic black holes or other exotic phenomena that could endanger Earth. [...]

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What I'm Doing...

  • is lying in bed catching up on podcasts and is completely underwhelmed by #Earl 7 hrs ago
  • has engineered a workaround for iTunes payment. It accepts Paypal. Not entirely satisfactory, but functional. 9 hrs ago
  • Maybe my iTunes situation is an issue for @consumerist? 10 hrs ago
  • It's been nearly a week since I've been able to fully use iTunes and Apple still hasn't resolved the issues. Does Jobs not want my money? 11 hrs ago
  • is very unhappy with #iTunes / #Apple customer service right now. #Fail 13 hrs ago
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