So, it’s been a little longer than I had thought, but here’s the completion of my review of the Lark. In short, I think it’s a great alarm clock, but I’m not so sure about it’s ability to help improve your sleep.
Archive for category Software
Set Lark on Sleep! Day 31
Jul 17
Lark Up! – Day 1
Jun 11
What Is It?
Lark is a sleep monitor / alarm clock device hardware device and iPhone app combination. The hardware is a small bluetooth pod that you wear on a wristband while you sleep and a combination phone dock / Lark pod charging station. They also include a dock which holds your iPhone and has charging ports for both the the Lark and a USB port. While there is only an iPhone app at the moment, the USB port could be used to charge any smart phone.
Hi Lo vs Whole Foods: Fight!
Jan 22
So, there’s been a huge discussion going on online about the Hi Lo, a latin american-focused grocery store in Jamaica Plain, MA, closing and being replaced by a Whole Foods. Hi Lo has been in business for about 50 years and has decided to close. They’re not being forced out but are closing by choice. They’ve decided to lease their store to Whole Foods.
MS Office Ribbon Hero Game
Jun 15
Microsoft has released another add-in to help people use MS Office with the ribbon: Ribbon Hero. Once installed, it presents you with certain challenges to try to attain and scores you for your efficiency. I wonder how it interacts w/ the search plugin…
Having an ergonomic workstation is extremely important. I’ve been fighting several different kinds of RSI for years. Here are some items to keep in mind when putting together your workstation. Read the rest of this entry »
The basics of SageTV
Apr 26
If you want to use a computer you own as a DVR, there are a few things that you’ll need and a few things that you have to decide or think about. While setting up a SageTV system is complicated, it’s mostly due to the complexities of computer hardware and networking. SageTV itself is fairly easy. I describe what SageTV is and how it works, some questions to consider when planning your installation, required software and hardware, and detail out various configuration options. If you’re not very familiar with DVRs and the current crop of options, take a look at my previous article.
DVR history and your options
Apr 25
Digital Video Recorders (DVR) are also called Personal Video Recorders (PVR) and the two names can be used interchangeably. I currently use SageTV Media Center which I have installed on a server computer in my basement. They are effectively digital VCRs, but can have many other features, like:
- multi-room access
- music, photo, and video playback
- access to online content like Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, or Youtube
- many hours of video recording
- the ability to record more than one show at a time.
They’re great, and I suggest you get one.
App Store Size Comparisons
Nov 24
Here’s a link to an interesting listing of app store sizes.
Palm still has fewer than 400 apps available.
Teamviewer
May 19
Ever need to view someone’s screen across the internet? Perhaps you work with someone that’s remote to you?
If so, you should check out Teamviewer, which is free to use for personal purposes, but if you want to use it for work, there is a fee. Unlike traditional VNC: Read the rest of this entry »
I don’t know about you, but I absolutely hate the Office 2007 ribbon interface. I’ve been a heavy MS Office user (primarily Word and Excel) for the past 10 years. I’d have the toolbars super customized to have the items that I need on a daily basis available. It was pretty sweet. Well, for software that you have to use for work.