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Listen to your hard drive’s S.M.A.R.T. status – part 2

9September2008GeekTieGuy4 CommentsSoftware, Tech Toys

In which I learn that even though the SMART status and drive self-tests report “No problems found”, you can’t trust them all the time. To make a long story short: Even though I’ve mentioned in the past that it’s a good idea to monitor your hard drive’s SMART status to detect potentially impending doom, sometimes

Walt Mossberg heaps praises on the HP TouchSmart PC – or maybe not…

1July2008GeekTieGuy1 CommentOpinion, Work in general

Here’s the summarizing headline/link: The TouchSmart Has Improvedâ€“But Not Enough I’m surprised at how relatively positive the article is. Thanks Mr. Mossberg!

The cat’s finally out of the bag – The new HP TouchSmart IQ500 has been announced

10June2008GeekTieGuy18 CommentsSoftware, Tech Toys, Work in general

The big day is here and gone. The new TouchSmart PC has been announced to great fanfare on the web, and I’m sure there’s more to come. The blogs are full of praise and criticism already, of course. Since I was closely involved with the creation, I’m happy about all the praise and hope that

Only a few more days now to the Big Unveiling

7June2008GeekTieGuy1 CommentTech Toys, Work in general

Next week Monday through Wednesday there’s an invitation-only event in Berlin, Germany where some of the stuff I’ve been working on (since the HP TouchSmart) will be shown to the public for the first time. I hear it’s going to have top billing on Tuesday. I’ve noticed that a few bloggers have been invited to