Virtualization, EUC, and Computing in General
There were some severe storms in Maryland and the surrounding areas on Friday, June 29th. At about 11:00 PM EST, we lost power and it was not restored until this morning (Monday 7/2/12) at around 2:00AM. The likely cause of this outage was a tree that went down on the power lines that supply our community: We were fortunate to have power restored – there are still thousands without it. We’ll probably be investing in … Read more…
Here I’ll try to keep a running log of things I’ve found to be new or different on the official AT&T ICS update to the Galaxy S2. Let’s get started: Lock screen looks a bit different General font used is different, better looking >Pattern unlock – pattern can be hidden Hold power button: now offers going to airplane mode Hold power button: when changing to sound on or off, there is a warning window you … Read more…
Ice Cream Sandwich has been out for quite some time – and I’m sure that it’s already been running, in one form or another, on the Galaxy S2 (custom ROMs, etc). Not me – I never got around to rooting or installing custom ROMs, or jailbreaking, or any of that on any of my phones. So that said, I’ve been relying on AT&T for all software updates, and lets just say that both of our … Read more…
Thanks a lot, Verizon. Now I REALLY need to upgrade my network hardware. The new speed tiers from Verizon FiOS are pretty much amazing: I currently have the 35/35 tier, which I don’t see here…I’m wondering if it will be bumped to the 50/25 tier? I’ve seen downloads at 5MBps (40Mbps) already, so maybe I’ll start seeing downloads hi 6.25MBps? Sweet. Granted, I have been planning on upgrading the wireless access point for some time … Read more…
In an effort to replace lost functionality, I recently upgraded the AV Receiver to a network capable Denon AVR-2112CI. The full documentation is here, so I’ll spare those details. Going from a receiver with no HDMI inputs to one with several was a major bonus. Plus it is network-capable, which makes it that much better. After 2 firmware updates, everything is working great. The Pandora Radio app, internet radio, and DLNA music are great – … Read more…