My Sync 2.0 Update Failure Story
Jun 11th
The Sync 911 / VHR update for me has been a total crapshoot on my ’08 Focus SES. Being an IT guy myself trying to get the upgrade at a small local dealership has taught me a lot about the update:
The first dealer I went to – a big-city dealer, had no idea what the update was and updated me to 1.3 which I already had. When I found out they didn’t do the update after waiting all day, they told me it would be $100 to do it, and come back another day. Oh, and your car has to More >
Why the MacBook Air ISN’T Expensive
Jan 15th
The first question someone asks when they see Apple’s new MacBook Air is “how much is it?”. Upon being told it’s $1799 ($1699 education), their first reaction, however, is near disgust. For an average consumer or even techie people like you and I, the price does indeed seem high. However this is not the case – the MacBook Air is not expensive by any means for what you’re actually paying for. The average consumer is not educated in basic business practices or knowledge, and thus they don’t understand why a product like this has such a high price tag. What More >
CompUSA Falsely Advertises Mail-in Rebates
Oct 15th
A couple months ago, I was in the market for a new dual-monitor setup. Luckily, I found a good deal at CompUSA online.
I ended up purchasing two Acer X221WSD monitors on sale for $210 a piece.
Along with the low price was an included mail-in rebate. The rebate on the site clearly advertised a $30 refund towards each monitor purchased. This essentially would bring the price of each monitor down to $180.
You can clearly see the screen clipping of the rebate advertisement stating: “$30.00 Rebate on each”, followed by “receive $30 via mail on each”.
Now we have to catch the fine print. You can More >
Mac Develeoper Plans Wii / iTunes Integration
Jul 20th
Want to enjoy pictures, movies, and music on your Nintendo Wii? Wii Transfer developer Manton Reece has something in store for you then.
Wii Transfer, a Mac only application, already plays music from iTunes, and views pictures from iPhoto on your Wii. Soon, video streaming will be added to the feature list. Wii Transfer’s primary feature, however, is converting videos on your Mac to Wii format, which are then playable on the Wii from an SD card.
Wii Transfer is a very simple application: leave it running on your Mac to allow the Wii to browse your entire iTunes or iPhoto library More >
First-Ever Collegiate Campaign Videos Made
Apr 24th
A group of UNC-Charlotte students have made the first-ever collegiate campaign videos on the internet.
The campaign videos were hosted on the media site YouTube, and distributed through the social networking site, Facebook.
School presidential candidate Justin Ritchie, and Vice Presidential candidate Tim Ernst came up with the idea. They felt it would give them a strong competitive edge against their opposing candidates.
Ritchie didn’t want to do the average campaign video – he wanted something to grab the student body, and give them something to talk about. Ritchie & Ernst released four videos over the course of the campaign – each creatively More >
