Linux has rsync, Windows has….. robocopy?

 I love me some rsync, toss in some ssh and there’s nothing I can’t do. So imagine my frustration when I had to use my Windows 7 laptop to download a bunch of large files from a slow network share, across a VPN tunnel. After about the 4th try I was ready to snap. This […]

Requirements for my next cell phone

These are my requirements for my next cell phone: Gorilla Glass AmoLED display Custom ROMs available and the ability to flash the phone to remove the Carrier Bundled apps (Bloatware) that I don’t need or want. Take note of this Verizon: I do not want BING as my default search when Google is superior. I […]

Fine tuning the Motorola Droid

  4G is all the rage right now, but I’m not eligible for a device upgrade until 2012. This means that I have to take some measures to extend the usefulness of my Motorola Droid. My Droid has been getting significantly slower, and sometimes seems to hiccup itself into a rebooting. I will be addressing […]