Loading a Video on iOS w/o iTunes

Hard to believe this was as hard as it was. Just needed to move a video to my iPad for family viewing... should be simple, no? Only problem is that the last computer we have here with iTunes on it died several months back. Zero desire to get Windows or iTunes running again, unfortunately.

Export Notes from Ipod Touch or Iphone / Ipad

Here's how I exported the notes from the Notes app on my Ipod Touch.  Unfortunately this time you'll have to be a pro to follow along.

Hacking the Commodore 64 in Realtime

Just came across this fun geeky video of hacking the Commodore 64 in realtime.  I have a soft-spot for these old computers since I played with them as a kid.  Did you know they are still useful to students, even in this day and age?

Save Time and Space With Firefox Keyword Shortcuts

Did you know there's a great way to save time when searching the internet or calling up bookmarks every day?  Because we geeks search so often, the minutes sure add up.

In case you might be thinking, no, not the cumbersome and bulky toolbars companies are pushing these days.  Nor do I recommend using the search bar shown by default on the major browsers.  All any of them really accomplish is to waste valuable screen real-estate, space that could be much better allocated to whatever new fetish you're into this week.

Unlock Your Data with Open Software

So you're a rich and famous computer geek, or aiming to be one in the future.  Or, perhaps a broke high school/college student with dreams of conquest.

In any case, there's one potentially destructive addiction you may have acquired that needs to be broken sooner or later, and that is the use of closed, proprietary software.  The sooner we start moving ourselves away from it, the sooner we start protecting our hard work and experiencing the same freedoms that we enjoy in other areas of our lives.