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    Will Apple Refresh The Apple TV At WWDC?

    There has been a lot of buzz over rumors that Apple will announce a new Apple TV at WWDC on June 7th. Engadget has posted that It has heard news from "a source very close to Apple" that an Apple TV update is coming. In this post I will be going over some of the featurtes of the rumored Apple TV as well as giving my opinion. Some of the features of the rumored Apple TV update are: Smaller, iPhone like...
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    Top 5 Safari Extensions

    Along with Safari 5 came a nice little feature, extensions. Extensions allows developers to make little modifications/additions to Safari and then let people download them like they would an application. Today, I am going to be telling you my top five favorite Safari Extensions. You may need some help enabling Safari Extensions. Click here. Also, make sure you've installed the new Safari 5 before trying to turn...
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    Review: Belkin N+ Wireless Router

    How do you connect to the internet? WiFi? Ethernet? Yesterday I picked up a new wireless router for my home. I got a Belkin N+ Wireless Router for about $75.00 from Amazon.com. Today I will be giving you an in-depth review of the router. The Belkin N+ Wireless Router is a great router. It supports 802.11n, USB network storage, gigabit ethernet, and up to a 1200 feet range. One feature that I thought was nifty...
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    Apple Gives Free Bumper Cases to iPhone 4 Owners

    Today at Apple's iPhone 4 press conference to address the iPhone 4 antenna problem, Steve Jobs announced that Apple will be giving away free Bumper cases and will be refunding those who have already purchased the $30 case. Steve announced that because they simply can't make enough Bumpers, iPhone 4 owners will be given the choice between a select amount of cases to receive free of charge. Personally, this is...
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    Review: iPhone 4

    The iPhone 4 has to be one of the most popular products of the year, up there with the iPad. Today I'm going to both tell you about my buying experience and give you an un-biased review. I woke up at about 5 a.m. the day of the iPhone 4's launch and walked over to my neighborhood Apple Store. As I had already pre-ordered the phone, I didn't expect there to be that long of a line. But boy, was I wrong. By 6:45 ...
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    Review: ScreenGrab for Mac

    Do you like to take screenshots? What do you do with the screenshot after you take it? Do they  just sit there on your desktop feeling all lonely and unused? Why don't you share them! That's where ScreenGrab for Mac comes in. ScreenGrab has something a little different from the built-in screenshot taking keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X.What makes ScreenGrab different is that it gives you the option to have your ...
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    iPhone 4: My Opinion

    Extra extra, read all about it! The new iPhone is finally here! No, it's not called the iPhone 4G nor is it called iPhone HD. It's simply called.. iPhone 4. In this post I am going to be telling you what I think about the new iPhone and why I'm thinking about buying it. This is big. Guys, when the first iPhone came out it was lacking so many features including 3G wireless networking, Multitasking, Cut, Copy, and...
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AppleTV

Will Apple Refresh The Apple TV At WWDC?

May 30th

Posted by Colby Aley in Apple

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There has been a lot of buzz over rumors that Apple will announce a new Apple TV at WWDC on June 7th. Engadget has posted that It has heard news from “a source very close to Apple” that an Apple TV update is coming. In this post I will be going over some of the featurtes of the rumored Apple TV as well as giving my opinion.

Some of the features of the rumored Apple TV update are:

  • Smaller, iPhone like design.
  • 1080p video.
  • Cloud storage.
  • Lower price point; $99.
  • Runs on iPhone OS 4.
  • Runs on Apple’s A4 CPU.

I find some of these new features really interesting. More >

Apple, Apple TV, Rumors, WWDC
Screen shot 2010-05-15 at 12.02.06 PM

Review: ScreenGrab for Mac

May 19th

Posted by Colby Aley in Apple

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Do you like to take screenshots? What do you do with the screenshot after you take it? Do they  just sit there on your desktop feeling all lonely and unused? Why don’t you share them!

That’s where ScreenGrab for Mac comes in. ScreenGrab has something a little different from the built-in screenshot taking keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X.What makes ScreenGrab different is that it gives you the option to have your screenshots automatically named and uploaded to your website via FTP.

ScreenGrab has other nice features including automatically shortening the url of the image, open in web browser after upload, delete local More >

Mac, Mac Apps, OS X

CPAleyTech.com IRC Channel Now Open!

May 10th

Posted by Colby Aley in Uncategorized

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Calling all chatters! The official IRC channel of CPAley’s Tech Blog is now up. If you don’t know what IRC is, it stands for Internet Relay Chat. Look it up on Wikipedia.

There are two ways to connect to our new IRC channel:

With a IRC client: connect to: irc.thenerdtv.com. Port: 6667. Channel: #Colby

Without an IRC client: point your web browser to http://cpaleytech.com/chat

Have fun!

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Belkin Router

Review: Belkin N+ Wireless Router

May 8th

Posted by Colby Aley in Opinions

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How do you connect to the internet? WiFi? Ethernet? Yesterday I picked up a new wireless router for my home. I got a Belkin N+ Wireless Router for about $75.00 from Amazon.com. Today I will be giving you an in-depth review of the router.

The Belkin N+ Wireless Router is a great router. It supports 802.11n, USB network storage, gigabit ethernet, and up to a 1200 feet range. One feature that I thought was nifty was the light that shows you how much data you are downloading at any given time. As for the USB storage, there’s still a lot missing. First More >

Belkin, Networking, Review, Router, WiFi
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Review: Xbox LIVE Vision

Apr 21st

Posted by Colby Aley in Gaming

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Have you ever wanted to video chat on the Xbox 360? This is where the Xbox LIVE Vision comes in. The XBL Vision works as both a camera for video chatting on the Xbox 360 and also as a webcam. Today I will be reviewing the camera both as a webcam an as a video chatting device for the 360.

360 Video Chat:

This is pretty lame. I don’t know why but for some reason, it’s hard to video chat when nobody has a camera. It might be because I don’t have 3,000 friends on XBL. Does Microsoft need to utilize the More >

Gaming, Microsoft, Review, Webcams, Xbox, Xbox 360
StreamDesk

StreamDesk: Watch Live Streams Right From Your Desktop!

Apr 13th

Posted by Colby Aley in Reviews

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Do you watch live streams? They seem to be the new big thing online. With services live Ustream and Justin.tv, anyone can broadcast a live show directly from their desk. But how do we watch their streams? Yes, we can watch them on the streaming service’s website and sometimes on the streamer’s website. But what if you want to watch it on your desktop without opening up your web browser? That’s where StreamDesk comes in.

StreamDesk is a dead-simple application for both the Mac and PC which allows you to watch live streams from all the popular streaming services right on More >

Live Streaming, Review, Social Media, Ustream
iPhone OS 4

iPhone OS 4: My Opinion

Apr 9th

Posted by Colby Aley in Apple

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Yesterday Apple announced iPhone OS 4 at their headquarters in Cupertino Calif. This new OS update includes many great features including multitasking, enhanced mail, customizable home screen wallpaper, etc.. In this post I will be expressing my thoughts and opinions on OS 4.

Multitasking

This is big. Yes, I know, Apple isn’t the first to announce multitasking but this just could kill android and maybe even WebOS. Both theese operating systems are heavilly based on multitasking. Palm and Google are going to have to mix it up a bit before everyone moves over to iPhone when OS 4 comes.

Enhanced Mail

The way that More >

Apple, iPhone, OS
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