George's Technology Blog

Case Insensitive 301 Redirect

George — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:45:06 +0000

Making this really short, I found a post on Perishable Press. Its a boon to webmasters everywhere. Let’s say you have a long URL you want to shorten like: example.com/fruits/bananas-are-your-best-friend.php So, you make a shorter URL to redirect for your advertising campaign: http://example.com/BananaBestFriend Maybe your campaign will be going in such a manner as people

How Much Does an Xbox One and Playstation 4 Cost?

George — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:07:51 +0000

How much will an Xbox One and a Playstation 4 Cost? Well… First the Xbox One I’ve also been wondering what the price point is going to be for these Next-Gen consoles and lo and behold I got an email tonight from GameStop Power Up Rewards with a link to Gamstop’s Xbox One Pre-Order page.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Simple User Review

George — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:15:23 +0000

This is my one of my Android phone user reviews, on the Samsung Galaxy S3. I bought my Galaxy SIII about 6 months ago, so this isn’t one of my “first impressions” reviews, I’ve been using this phone daily for a while. I would give the S3 an 8.5 out of 10 rating. It was

Losing Humanity: The Case Against Killer Robots

George — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:18:20 +0000

I saw the article “Human rights experts, activists push for ban on ‘killer robots’” on Bing News/Windows 8 news app today and although its a good subject to consider, its sort of a moot point so far as I am concerned. Why? First off, the US still considers itself, IMO, as a major policing force

Getting Started with Windows 8

George — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:54:41 +0000

Are you wondering how to get started with Windows 8? Are you looking for a Windows 8 Tour? Windows tours have been part of new Windows versions for some time now, but Windows 8 has not only taken a major detour in the way that you interact with Windows, but they’ve evidently fired the “Getting

The Felix Baumgartner Has Landed!

George — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:35:04 +0000

This page has video of Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking, supersonic jump. More later, for now check out the video of his jump and landing in NewMexico!

Simple Review of ZTE Engage Android Phone

George — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 06:49:35 +0000

Here is a slightly biased, but simple and honest review of the ZTE Engage made during the first week of ownership. Beofre this phone I had a Huawei Mercury that I was very happy with, but I dropped it and cracked the screen. This first week with the Engage Android phone has me leaning toward

Windows 8, Android or Xbox on your PC?

George — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 23:58:48 +0000

Are you just dying to check out Windows 8? What do you think about your PC using an Xbox-like Interface? Or maybe you’d say Xbox’s Interface is Android tablet-like? Either way you can’t get around the fact that Windows 8 has the look of the Xbox 360′s latest interface. The upside is that it lends

Boeing Innovations, “Must Watch” Videos

George — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 02:20:07 +0000

I’m not really going to say much here, just drop some links for Boeing Videos to watch, these are really cool. I keep forgetting drones (also called UAVs, unmanned aerial vehicles) are a reality. Texas made news last year when one of its Police Departments unveiled plans use UAVs to fight crime. Then I saw

Using Your Huawei Mercury as a Wi-Fi Hotspot

George — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 05:45:57 +0000

NOTE: You will probably incur additional monthly charge by using your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot or for USB tethering. See MyCricket.com or ask your local retailer for details. Back in January 2012 PCMag.com posted a review on the Huawei Mercury saying: There’s no Wi-Fi hotspot mode… That may have been true at the time,