Save $360 by turning your iPhone into a Kindle? Less than a month after the debut of its much-anticipated Amazon Kindle2 e-book reader, Amazon opened its formidable e-book library to a much larger potential audience: Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users. [CR]
Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Sh*t That Doesn't F*cking Work
By February 11, 2009
Comcast Skips 3 Appointments, Hangs Up On You 6 Times, Makes You Want To Cry
By April 21, 2008
Reader Stephanie wants to cry because of Comcast:
I HATE dealing with tech support. This time, I bit the bullet because my internet connection wasn’t working.
Dell: Windows Vista Is Third-Party Software
By March 28, 2007
03/27/2007 01:18:23PM Agent: “Did you purchase your copy of windows from Dell?”
Dell Upgrades Computer By Installing Vastly Inferior Processor
By February 22, 2007
Over at TGForumz, rdguerrero writes that Dell replaced his computer’s x6800 processor with an extreme edition 955. That sounds about 7.12 times worse.
My dell computer has been giving trouble form the day i got it. finally they replaced the motherboard and processor however instead of replacing my x6800 they gave me a pentium extreme edition 955. the guy from Dell says this is an upgrade i think he id trying to pass off something on me which chip is better.
His hunch is right. One comparison declares, “Even the X6800 Core 2 Extreme which is clocked at just 2.93GHz is able to kill the 955 Extreme Edition processor pretty much all of the time.” Rdguerrero, taking the sage of advice of forum members calling bs, had a nice little chat with Dell.
The service rep has informed me that he has started the Exchange process and i will be informed by e-mail of updates, but should take approximately 19 labor days for the system to arrive.
19 days? Oh, Dell. Is there anything you can’t bumble? — CAREY GREENBERG-BERGER
Confused Consumers: Why Isn’t My HDTV Picture Clear?
By January 2, 2007
Consumer electronics retailers are doing a crappy job of explaining HDTV, so much so that people sometimes return the sets as defective.
Google Tips Irk Firefox Guy
By December 29, 2006
According to their own web search, Picasa is not the best service for photo sharing. What do you think? After being so loved for so long, has Google finally managed to mess up with “tips”? Does it bother you that they’re shilling their crap? Or is this ok? —MEGHANN MARCO
Cage Match: DVD Beats VCR!
By December 26, 2006
For the first time, more Americans have a DVD player than have a VCR says Nielsen Media Research. People aren’t throwing out the VCR: They’ve lost only 1/10th of their popularity, while DVD players are 6 times more popular than they were 6 years ago.
Vista, Vista, Vista: Should You Upgrade?
By December 12, 2006
Lifehacker has a Q&A with Microsoft that’s pretty interesting, as the questions were taken from Lifehacker readers. Of critical importance: Should you upgrade?
All Laptops Break. Period.
By October 27, 2006
This Consumer Reports chart ranks how quickly different laptops need repair.
Further Musings On The Firing of Sleepy Comcast Tech
By June 26, 2006
Brian’s Comcast Tech, fired. We already reported that, we know. But does anyone besides us feel bad for that poor sleepy tech?
Snag Sweet Tech Deals
By February 13, 2006
Scoring consumer tech bargains has gotten harder but are still there for the savy, reports The New York Times.
