Catchy title, isn’t it? Throws some monkey wrenches into the ol’ investment ideas, don’t it? The interesting thing to me – and I’m already a big fan of bitcoin – is that it may be not far away. Check out this article where gold has fallen from grace. One of my favourite quotes was “People own gold because they don’t…
Category: Technology
Echolink for Amateur Radio: Why is it still the best kept secret?
I’ll admit that I’ve been a weekend warrior ham man for too many years. I’m definitely not the guy to have the right to complain about anything based on my participation in the community. That said, my name is VE7CAK and I’m back. And I’m here to stay – God willing and the creek don’t rise. Special thanks to VA7OBI…
What’s this bitcoin stuff? A Layman’s Overview
bitcoin. You’ve heard about it somewhere. Maybe a local restaurant has a sign that says ‘bitcoin accepted here’, or maybe you’ve just read about a Ponzi scheme or drug and firearms deal associated with it. What is sure is that you probably don’t have the full story on it – and you should – it’s revolutionary. To start with, take…
Ain’t Nothin’ But a Baofeng, Chicken Wing
Do you like ham? You don’t have to eat ham to like it because now you can do the Baofeng UV-5R+ Plus. I’m not paid to make sense so suck it up, Buttercup. I’m talking about the most awesome ham *radio* ever. Well, it’s definitely the smallest and cheapest ham radio ever. Leave it to the Chinese to make a…
How to go around Google’s market/play: Manual installs of .apk files
This post is more for myself but if it works then I’ll leave it up for others. Goal: To be able to put any .apk file on my Android phone without having to use a google account and use their servers Problem summary: It seems as though Android doesn’t come with a .apk file installer, even though it is widely…
Enough bothering me for my cell phone number, Google!
So Google (gmail, specifically since that’s all I have left with them) used to bother me a little bit. Once in a while they would sneakily try to get me to register my mobile number in connection with my Gmail account under the cover of ‘extra security’. Hey, Wayne. Just enter your mobile number here and then you can recover…
Why Ubuntu: A Bird’s Eye View
I have been a happy member of the Ubuntu community and user of the product for years now. Today I decided to ask the internet ‘why’. I had my own reasons why but I wondered what Mr. WWW was telling people. I was surprised. I couldn’t find any short summary. It was all too product-based or too philosophy based but…
Five Reasons Why I Already Hate My Iproduct
Originally posted at www.blenzseymour.com, Sat, 07/16/2011 – 23:47 ———————————– I avoided Apple for a long time. A very long time. While everyone was running around snapping up their expensive, locked-down hardware for extreme prices, I enjoyed more open items like Ubuntu operating systems and Android mobile devices. However, we didn’t have a touch device for home, more specifically, for my…
Three Diaspora Tutorials to Get You Started Right
Originally posted at www.blenzseymour.com, Thu, 10/13/2011 I found that I was posting this too much and it was annoying copying and pasting all these links, so here is a funkly little static page that has all the funkly little linkies that you can simply short-link and tweet to your buddy and your gramma. Hope it adds value to your life…
Diaspora – Social Media that Actually Excites Me
Originally posted at www.blenzseymour.com at Sun, 10/02/2011 – 21:09 Finally. After what seems like years, I got my invite to sign up at Diaspora. The coolest thing to me is that you probably don’t even know what it is yet. Don’t worry – people like me will spread the news quick. In a few words, it’s a dumbed down version…