admin on October 21st, 2008

The HP Elite Autofocus… its decent, but I don’t think it is quite as good as the Logitech Vision Pro.  I’ve also had problems getting the audio to work in MacOS and Linux.   I believe it to be a driver issue on MacOS, and a flashplayer issue on Linux.  That said, the swivel is [...]

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admin on October 12th, 2008

With the upcoming launch of www.fonomo.com, I have decided to buy a high-end webcam.  While my Macbook’s built-in iSight is pretty decent, it is far from perfect and the microphone is terrible.  Additionally, I’d like to have a webcam as part of my HTPC. I initially did very little research and jumped on a Logitech [...]

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admin on October 9th, 2008

I’m quite scared of our current financial crisis.  Not specifically because of what has already happened, but because of what I suspect will happen. Currently, we have George Bush and a Republican congress, intentionally or not, giving us what I believe is a combination of Military Keyenism an Adam Smith style laissez-faire approach to the [...]

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admin on October 9th, 2008

In reference to: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122282336428992785.html A new satellite is about to go online that will allow domestic spying, not only by federal agencies (which already have such access) but also by local authorities. There appears to be outstanding questions into what, if any, oversight will be provided to prevent abuse. The satellite will be of the [...]

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