Archive for February, 2007

TuneCenter

February 27, 2007

I recently picked up Grffin’s new TuneCenter. I’ve been a big fan of Griffin products all along. They seem to make things that I never thought I needed until I saw them (e.g. PowerMate, RadioShark, SmartDeck). They also seem to make products that almost achieve everything I need them to but yet have a few [...]

Easily Encrypt Files in Windows

February 6, 2007

I was meaning to talk about this at some point, but in the “can’t someone else do it?” spirit, someone has done the work for me. Encrypting files in Windows could not be simpler and I must admit, it’s even easier than in OSX or Linux. Since Windows 2000, Windows has included EFS (Encrypting File [...]

SuperBowl Ads Frighten People

February 6, 2007

Marketing research is a hobby of mine (I know, I’m weird) so I was enthralled by this article which shows that the SuperBowl ads this year were not only boring, ineffective and just plain sucked, but in some cases scared people.

My favorite quotes are the following

    ”A controversial ad for Nationwide Insurance featuring Britney Spears’ estranged [...]