Lawrence "The Dreamer" Chen's Blog

When I first got my iPod Nano 5th Gen I had gone with the plan to leave it naked, that way it I could maybe use it with some of the accessories that I have accumulate over the years that don't work with non-naked iPod devices.Wish those companies wou… more »

So, I have been falling behind on podcasts for some time...Originally, I was using TiVo Desktop Plus to convert from iTunes and push out to my TiVo HD. But, it wasn't working too reliably....so it was one of the reasons I pulled the trigger on getti… more »

That is 4 daily puzzles using the Magmic Sudoku app on my Blackberry. That's because I got my iPhone 3G today.I had been playing it on and off for over 2 years...more on than off. I reached a ranking of #49.But, Magmic doesn't have a Sudoku app… more »

Because I've been doing too much stuff with my TiVo HD DVR at the moment, I've decided to put off the purchase the Archos 605 WiFi. Instead I'm likely to purchase the MyDVR Expander for the TiVo. There are rumors of the Archos 606 coming out later th… more »

Apple is rebooting my Windows computer almost as much as Microsoft is now. Today's reboot was brought to me by Apple...and my computer wouldn't come up after it. :## Seems strange that the CPU fan died during this cycle...but eventually that's wha… more »

....the insanity of buy tech accessories for stuff I don't own or isn't for personal reason reasons. :crazy: The motivator this time? I got a Motorola KRZR K1m for work. Using the EC-500, calls to my deskphone will optionally also ring through to… more »

Decided it was time to finally at least install TurboTax, so I could maybe start contemplating doing my taxes. Except I couldn't get it to install. setup.exe wouldn't run, application error....ntdll.dll. As much as I hate it, I rebooted a few times… more »

Somebody finally created one. Now I can look at buying an iPod dock.... more »

For quite some time I've been using noise canceling headphones on my iPod, and I find it hard to enjoy my tunes without them. Except, that I've been wearing the on ear type...and my ears get pretty sore after a day of listening to tunes.... :..( I've… more »

Much to my surprise, I found a letter in regards to this in my mailbox today. The answer is that I have a $50 Store Credit. It is good until October 7th, 2007. Hopefully, I'll find the opportunity to use it before it expires. more »

After recovering the /boot and /(root) filesytems on lhaven, I discovered that the data filesystem on the same disk was also damaged. The difference being it could at least recognize it as a filesystem, so I let fsck to do its damage. Lots of stuff g… more »

I wrote over on AudioScrobbler, how I had ordered a pile of CDs recently. Well, the first 8 CDs from that order arrived today. And, I was setting out to open the CDs and rip them into iTunes....when I remembered that I had bought a bunch of CD Stripp… more »