Most hotels have some sort of web-based authentication in order to use their wireless networks. Some devices (Xboxes) are unable to handle those. The systems behind these wireless networks are based on device MAC addresses, which are basically unique identifiers of your hardware. Once you’ve authenticated with an identifier, it is “trusted” for a set […]

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I’ve tried them before, but always seem to run out of interest/steam after a few episodes. With most, there’s simply too much content and I feel I need to start with episode one, which sometimes immediately puts me several hundred sometimes hour long episodes behind just to get current. That’s a bear that I don’t […]

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Today, I buck trends. Everyone who seems to have their hands on an iPad mini loves it. I don’t, and it all boils down to one thing, the screen. In 2010, Apple came out with what they call the Retina display. The gist of it is a display that has such a high-resolution that the […]

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It is here, and I happen to have one in my hands. Apple freaks the world over have been “stuck” with the same basic phone since the iPhone 4 was released in June of 2010. There was the iPhone 4S released last year, but it was more of a minor revision than anything else. Getting One […]

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The day is upon us. No, not iPhone 5 day (that’s tomorrow). iOS 6 is here. If you have a compatible device, the upgrade steps are fairly simple; Settings → General → Software Update and do the obvious. The upgrade on each of my devices took 15-20 minutes. Major changes that I care about (less […]

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Backstory Ever since the Nexus 7 released, I’ve been bugging my boss to get me one. We’re working on an Android port of mobilEcho so I figured it was a pretty safe bet I’d get my hands on one as opposed to one of the absolutely abysmal older Android phones we have sitting around the office. […]

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