Interwebs of Joe
Before I picked up this Lumia 920 I read that the hardware was Bluetooth 4.0 LE compatible. Then in the last couple days I’ve been putting together that the software (Windows Phone 8) only supports BT 3.1! WTF MS? Every … Continued
I didn’t plan to keep posting about this, but I’ve had some pretty good feedback on Twitter and here about this so I figure why not. Today will be brief, just wanted to post some observations: Battery life – I … Continued
After working with the Windows Phone a bit, and seeing how I use Windows PCs, Windows Tablets, and Outlook for work, I chose to dump Gmail. Since the mid 2000’s I’ve used Gmail, its worked good, but for how limited … Continued
So far now about 48hrs into my new Windows 8 Phone, I have been pleased, disappointed, and hopeful. But then just now I was surprised! First the surprise. I ride a motorcycle, and my helmet has a Bluetooth com system … Continued
So now that I’ve spent the better part of the morning/afternoon messing with my new Lumia 920 I am starting to get familiar with some of the quirks, and differences between it and my 4 years with an iPhone. Pros: … Continued
Sitting in a coffee shop in Minneapolis reading about the differences between VXLAN and NV-GRE. Very interesting how capable the Microsoft NV-GRE is compared to VXLAN. Seems MS did network virtualization better out of the gate than Nicira (company that … Continued
Imagine Dragons @ Red Rocks. Great concert! The opening acts were pretty weak, but the main event was worth it! I haven’t seen a band so thankful to play at Red Rocks before. Every second between songs the lead singer … Continued
Time for a “small” upgrade. The small box on the right is what I used to back up everything we have (then stored off-site). It holds 4x 2TB disk and has a built in hardware RAID controller (USB 2.0/eSATA connectivity). … Continued
