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Windows 8

If you read any of the technical reviews on Microsoft’s new operating system you will quickly come to the conclusion that Windows 8 is a failure.  Despite the disappointing sales in general in the PC industry, is the OS as … Continue reading

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Why I Hate Best Buy!

I need to give a shout out to two companies I have dealt with recently. Garmin; My wife bought me a Garmin Forerunner 610 GPS watch back for Christmas. In March of this year the band broke. I called them … Continue reading

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Long Time no Posts!

It’s been a while since I have published my thoughts on technology here in this space but I intend to change that. The reason for my absence has been 3 fold. 1.) The job at Oracle has really caused me to be … Continue reading

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ADF and Oracle My New World

I have made a move into the ADF world as I have returned back to Oracle to continue on my career path. The next series of articles will deal with ADF ramp up and my impressions of the technology as … Continue reading

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Upgraded to Android 2.2(Froyo) for the Fascinate

After months of waiting, we have finally upgraded our Fascinate to Android 2.2.  The actual act of upgrading was relatively painless, however the upgrade install and the results were typical Verizon foolishness.  All you need to do is head to Menu > Settings > About Phone > System … Continue reading

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Additional Rooting Information You Will Need

When you want to go back into root and change something remember these commands. adb shell su mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/system /system exit This is very helpful when you are trying to update to Froyo.

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