"Dingo" Dave's rants and raves

Came up with an idea for new kind of website. Not gonna say much now, until I can get it fleshed out a little. But it could be the next computer-world fad. We'll see. Got a lot of work to do on it before I can even make it public. more »

I'll start working for TSYS in Golden, CO in February. Not sure why the long wait for the startup of the contract, but I'll live with it! At least I have a job again! more »

Finished up a nice contract with GCI cable in Alaska. Wish I could've convinced them to extend the contract or hire me on permanently. But oh well, that's the job market! more »

There were just too many problems trying to get MS WIndows 7 working on this box, and since I'm in the midst of job-hunting again (my contract expired), I don't have the time to have my main computer down and not working.So I installed Fedora 14 Linux in… more »

I made the switch this weekend to Windows 7 because I have it on my laptop, and wanted to be able to sync files from one system to the other, as it's advertised for Windows 7. But it wasn't without it's problems. Time after time, (literally 7 times the… more »

Just bought myself an early Christmas present. A Dell Inspiron 17R laptop, with a 17 inch screen, and 500G hard drive.. It's fast and wow, the screen looks so crisp! I gave my old laptop to Denise, so she didn't have to use her mom's hard-wired modem..… more »

As I sit here in amazement, several large firms are compiling statistics that say that Apple will have to spend nearly $1 billion in a recall of all the IPhone 4's already sold. Now I ask, WHY would they do that? The easiest solution is to give each IP… more »

After having the IPhone 4 for a couple weeks, and having bought a case for it from Incipio, everything's settled down, and I've learned the tips n tricks to using it more efficiently. The double-click on the home button (the only button on the face) le… more »

I received my Incipio IPhone 4 case, the DermaShot rubber case, and I've got to say, with the little time they were in development, they definitely got it right. The case fits nicely, the holes for the earphones and cameras are all clear and not blocking… more »

I keep reading in various news articles about the infamous death grip when holding an IPhone 4. I can get it to do it on my IPhone, but only with some forethought. But this brings us to the fixes. There's always the scotch tape deal, but I don't think… more »

One of the first people to get it, it's definitely another great product from Apple... It's heftier in the hand than my previous 3G. it's heavier, but it's also thinner, so it's gonna take a bit of getting used to. Where my previous 3G was rounded on t… more »

The past couple days I've been tracking the package from Lantau Island Hong Kong, to Anchorage, to Indianapolis, and finally to Denver! I should have it in hand tomorrow sometime! I'll post more information once I get it up and running. At least now… more »