If you’re like me, you run a MacMini as an HTCP running Boxee, and your main media all resides on a Windows 7 machine. This never used to be an issue at all, until shortly after Windows 7 launched, microsoft pushed a botched update to users, but we’ll get to that in a moment. At [...]
Not much to say about this one, expect that we’ve now launched a proxy server. It’s not the biggest, or the best proxy server available, but it should be one that’s readily accessible and fast (as it’s hosted by Google’s App Engine). It’s available at http://techjawaproxy.appspot.com/ and we’ve placed a link to it in our [...]
During this past summer I was searching for a new storage solution to replace my Dell PowerEdge 1800 server. I had this system loaded up with 6x Western Digital 1TB hard drives in 2x RAID 5 arrays which gave me about 3.6 TB of usable storage between the 2 arrays. I used to backup the [...]
Gunnar Optiks claims to have developed technology that reduces fatigue on the eyes during long hours in front of a computer screen, gaming, ect. I must say, they do not disappoint. The pair I recently purchased are the MLG Phantom’s. They use what Gunnar calls i-AMP technology which reduces glare, makes the important colors pop, [...]
A few of you may know that I am pursuing a career in Secondary Education-History. As I have been assigned multiple field placements (Harper Woods High, Madison High and Algonquin Middle School) I have noticed that if students aren’t engaged in the lesson, they are prone to falling asleep (how many of us actually kept [...]




