http://www.blog.danamccall.com You never know what you'll get Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:44:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Apple presented a new Apple TV at yesterday’s event. While watching the event, I was most impressed by the device's small size. However last night I was thinking, what is the point of something being small? Up to a point, it really only affects portability. Since this is a ... http://www.blog.danamccall.com/?p=317 So, I'm sitting on the beach this afternoon looking through new releases at Rhapsody using their app. One CD of interest is the new one by The National. As one peruses the Rhapsody desktop client, he or she will notice that this CD only has a few streamable tracks. I ... http://www.blog.danamccall.com/?p=314 There once was a time when the cutting edge of technology for consumers existed with the automobile industry, but those days are long gone. Without a doubt the fastest-changing industry right now is the mobile electronics market. Palm’s Treo brought the “smartphone” to millions of consumers hands about 8 ... http://www.blog.danamccall.com/?p=313 Last year we bought a Panasonic HDC-SD9 high-def camcorder and have been extremely impressed with the camera in general. The picture quality, size, stability, and SD Card form factor have perfectly suited our needs. The major weakness is management of the video files. Panasonic includes some software with the ... http://www.blog.danamccall.com/?p=310 Fujitsu has finally released an updated driver for their phenomenal ScanSnap S510 sheet fed scanner. The update comes 76 days after the release of Windows 7, and 246 days after Windows 7 release candidate was officially released. In order to obtain the driver, U.S. customers must call (800) ... http://www.blog.danamccall.com/?p=303 Oh, the joy of the holidays, a special time of year where we take tons of photos and actually have some downtime afterward to get organized. With that in mind I thought it might help someone to offer my system for handling my digital photos. We have over 15,000 digital ... http://www.blog.danamccall.com/?p=266 Over the past year I have had some old machines in the office that were having extreme difficulty with lack of speed and driver instability in Windows XP. With all of the "problems" with Vista, I delayed purchasing new equipment and upgrading my version of Dentrix for a couple of ... http://www.blog.danamccall.com/?p=255 In less than 50 days it will be the 10-year anniversary of the "new millennium". To celebrate, I’m counting down the best 200 songs of the decade, 4-a-day, and putting them in a page. Follow the list by clicking on the “…Countdown” link in the title bar above. Comment, like, ... http://www.blog.danamccall.com/?p=252 Back when Vista SP1 came out, I had trouble getting the Realtek sound on my Intel DG33BU motherboard to work. My speaker in the tray had a red “X” through it, but the drivers didn’t seem to have any problems. When I tried to automatically upgrade the sound driver, it ... http://www.blog.danamccall.com/?p=248 View Full Album Imagine living in this house! It is 17,000 square feet and features 13 zones of audio, 5 of which have full surround sound arrangements. The system uses Windows Media Center as its core, with Crestron distribution hardware. http://www.blog.danamccall.com/?p=247