Category Archives: gadgets

On Resurrections

Posted on November 16, 2018 by baudattitude

I’ve spent the last thirty years or so working in what I’ll vaguely define as the “tech industry”, which has included jobs doing everything from grunt-level helpdesk work to being a build engineer and some light development work.  It’s not … Continue reading →

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This is all Ian Fleming’s fault.

Posted on November 11, 2018 by baudattitude

I was not a particularly good student in my High School days.  To be quite honest, I developed a bad habit of not actually attending classes.  Our school district had an automated system which would call the houses of truant … Continue reading →

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On Surface Gaming

Posted on January 19, 2017 by baudattitude

So, I mentioned that I was playing Ys: The Oath in Felghana on a Surface 3 in my last entry, and I thought I’d talk about that because it’s one of the more interesting pieces of hardware I’ve owned in … Continue reading →

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A Really Pathetic Epiphany

Posted on May 13, 2015 by baudattitude

I’m a watch guy. Well, I’m not a scary watch guy who reads Watches Monthly and hangs out on watch forums and writes angry letters to the editor re: kids today and their cell phones and their rap music and … Continue reading →

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Speak & Spell Not Included

Posted on May 7, 2015 by baudattitude

If I had to pick an unexpected benefit of visiting China rather than Japan, I’d have to say that it was a fairly inexpensive trip.  When I visit Japan, I tend to do a LOT of shopping.  I mostly stick … Continue reading →

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A Short Drobo Rant

Posted on February 23, 2015 by baudattitude

I’ve mentioned a few times here that I’ve spent roughly the last five years ripping all of our DVDs and other media to the server here at Casa Baud Attitude.  It all gets stored on a Drobo and backed up … Continue reading →

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ALL the tiles

Posted on September 4, 2014 by baudattitude

Even though I dropped AT&T like a hot rock a few months ago, I still have a phone with AT&T baseband and am thus beholden to their rather pokey release schedule. So, while the rest of the world has been … Continue reading →

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It’s The Little Things

Posted on June 24, 2014 by baudattitude

To continue the theme I’ve had going lately, where I neglect modern consoles and massive Steam backlogs in favor of playing decade-old Xbox games, I’ve started Metal Arms: A Glitch In The System. I’m not going to talk about that … Continue reading →

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Cheap Gadgets are Best Gadgets

Posted on July 26, 2013 by baudattitude

I have a huge soft spot for unlikely gadgets that fill a very specific need, so I’m a big fan of stuff from Quirky. OK, well, I’m a big fan in the sense of really liking most of the stuff … Continue reading →

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Strange New Worlds

Posted on March 8, 2013 by baudattitude

As a geek with a heck of an investment in the Apple “Ecosystem”, it was a rather odd feeling to walk into the AT&T store this week, flush with the excitement of finally being free of my most recent two-year … Continue reading →

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