Drew Burden

A nerd showers you with his opinions.

Entries for the ‘Gadgets’ Category

Apple must hate Linux

I’m a Linux user.
I had to hijack a Windows computer to upgrade my iPod touch to version 2.0 this weekend. And now I’m curious about MobileMe, but that didn’t last long. Wanna know why?

What gives, Apple? You could make a lot more money (and friends) if you just supported Linux. I mean, come on. [...]

What’s your 20?

Last Friday, I finally broke down and bought a GPS unit for my car. I had to drive to Glasgow, KY to work on a computer and used my grandparents’ GPS unit to help get me there. I loved it and was instantly hooked. I didn’t like the prospect of having to give their GPS [...]

Hacked up my iPod, again

Check it. Gotta love the jailbreak-ness of this. And yes, I put the Vista theme on there. Suck it.

My Christmas list is now empty

I ventured out from under my rock, broke down, and bought an 8 GB iPod touch yesterday. Once I’ve used it for about a week I’ll write more about it.

Traffic spike; Linux woes; LiMPtop

I like how I have blog posts with three main topics and the semicolonated (is that a word?) titles. Let’s get right to it.
The past couple of days, this very blog has had an incredible spike in traffic. After investigating I’ve found that it’s likely related to the recent release of Pidgin 2.2.0. You know… [...]

I know what I want for Christmas.

Everyone I know should totally pool their money and get me an iPod Touch.

This new camera

CIMG0020, originally uploaded by nedrubwerd.
It takes some pretty sweet shots.

New camera

This is a Casio Exilim 7.2 megapixel digital camera. I have one now. It’s a nice size but I personally like something that has some weight to it. At CT, they have an Olympus SP-500 UZ which is a nice bulky camera. It’s not too bulky but it’s bulky. Once I’m able to take a [...]

With this new phone my laziness level can go up slightly.

The mobile phone you see there is a Sony Ericsson Z525a. I now have one thanks to a friend of mine who is really cool and gives away phones she thinks don’t work. Either way, I get just about perfect reception everywhere, with the loop antenna as long as I don’t touch it. This phone, [...]