Analog Relic

Posted by theRELIC on Jan 4, 2012

2011 awesome apps.

Flipboard for iPad and iPhone CraigsEZPro for iPad EverNote for iPhone, iPad, OS X, Windows Box for iPhone and iPad iHome+Sleep for iPad HULU Plus iPhone and...

Posted by theRELIC on Sep 13, 2011

Avast! Free Antivirus this as been my free antivirus of choice for the past few versions. Pros: It does not use a lot of memory. It scans files quickly and efficiently. It also has a few more scanning options than other current software. Cons: It can be a little complicated for some users. Requires registration. Microsoft Security Essentials is a really effective antivirus as well. I have used...

Posted by theRELIC on Jul 14, 2011

Netflix is raising prices!

Netflix is raising their prices. What does this mean to you? There will now be several options depending on if you want dvd’s or streaming. Unlimited streaming starting at $7.99 and Unlimited dvd’s one at a time $7.99. When I first heard this I thought this was a pretty bad change. After thinking about this change. I have decided that this is not that bad of a thing. Look at it like this....

Posted by theRELIC on Jun 27, 2011

Revolution in Camera technology coming.

There is some new camera tech coming out later this year from lytro. Lytro is using light field technology. Light field captures all the light in the given scene. What does all the mean? One of the many things this will help with is focus. You will be able to change the focus of a picture after it is taken so there will be no need to focus before hand. You will also be able to create 3d images and even...

Posted by theRELIC on Jun 16, 2011

Canned response about Protect IP.

The following is the response I received from the Senator about Protect IP. Email Response: Thank you for contacting me to express your opposition to S.968, the “Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property (PROTECT IP) Act.” It is good to hear from you. As you know, S.968 was introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on May 12, 2011. This...

Posted by theRELIC on Jun 16, 2011

Is Cable TV to Expensive?

If you have read any of my other post related to this topic you know I canceled my cable tv almost 2 years ago. So this is something that I have evaluated for myself. What do you think? Is cable tv to expensive? Pay tv has for years had ever rising prices. Recently at the Cable Show several major cable providers made statement about price. They are worried they are pricing there services out of the range...

Posted by theRELIC on Jun 14, 2011

Apple selling Unlocked iPhone 4!

This article over at mashable is saying, Apple Starts Selling Unlocked iPhone 4 in the U.S. This is a most expensive option. The 16gb model being $649 and the 32gb model being $749. The GSM model is the only unlocked model at the moment. You will not longer need to jailbreak and unlock to use your GSM phone in other countries. That is if this is...

Posted by theRELIC on Jun 13, 2011

Cut the cord!

What do you pay for your TV service? Most likely you think it is to much no matter how much it is. I was not at the high end of the spectrum but I was paying $100 a month for cable. Almost 2 years ago I cut the cord. I keep my cable internet and dropped my cable tv service. There was several months of adjustment, but I would never go back to traditional tv service. I have become so a custom to online...