<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>JoeUser Forums » RSS Feed » Gadgets &amp; Electronics Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/JoeUser/forum/14</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In Gadgets &amp; Electronics</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 2:46:38 PM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 2:46:38 PM -0400</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>kwilas@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>admiralWillyWilber</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/472290</comments><description><![CDATA[As far as people calling artificial intelligence doesn&#39;t make sense to me because you are making it right.  My question is what is the difference between engineering personified, and artificial intelligence.  My question is should we be calling it artificial intelligence, or should we call artificial sentience, artificial concienceness.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/472290</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/472290</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 1:57:07 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2015-10-12T01:57:07-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Engineering personified</title></item><item><author>Steve Pitts</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/460571</comments><description><![CDATA[   T   he parcel having survived the experience of being left out in the rain by the UPS delivery driver I took possesion of the Thecus W5000 just over a week ago. The packaging&nbsp; looks like it was put together by the Microsoft marketing department, although inside the only flags are a similarly badged, and virtually useless, installation guide and the words Windows Storage Server, with 2012 R2 Essentials in smaller lettering, on the front panel of the device.  The installation guide walks...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/460571</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/460571</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2015 5:21:10 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2015-01-17T17:21:10-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Microsoft sceptic and the Windows Storage Server NAS - First Impressions</title></item><item><author>Steve Pitts</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/460413</comments><description><![CDATA[I suspect that some of my colleagues, who are used to me cursing and blinding at Microsoft and its creations on a regular basis during my work day, would be surprised to discover the fact, but I&#39;m just about to take possession of a  Thecus W5000  NAS and since there is little information out there yet for the Thecus W range I thought I&#39;d finally find a use for this blog and record my experiences with the device for any interested parties to read.  My existing NAS - a D-Link DNS323 with...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/460413</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/460413</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2015 4:25:34 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2015-01-08T16:25:34-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Microsoft sceptic and the Windows Storage Server NAS - Introduction</title></item><item><author>MasonM</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/440573</comments><description><![CDATA[Today I finally got around to getting a Windows phone. It&#39;ll take me a few days to get it set up the way I want and to get used to using it, but so far I am really digging it. It really is a very good phone OS.  Between the three choices available through VZW, I went with the Nokia Lumia 822. I really do like this phone. I&#39;ve spent the past couple of hours downloading the apps I need. The only app I really need that isn&#39;t (yet) available for WP8 is one I use for work to scan my pap...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/440573</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/440573</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 8:35:19 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-03-05T08:35:19-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Happy Owner Of A Windows Phone</title></item><item><author>MasonM</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/438569</comments><description><![CDATA[Today I discovered another great advantage to the Surface tablet over my iPad and Android tablets. I am able to print directly from the tablet to my printer either with USB cable or wireless network. I just had to plug the printer into the USB port of the Surface once and it downloaded the correct drivers.  It will be really nice to not have to drag out my laptop every time they email me load permits or other paperwork. I can print them straight from the tablet. I am liking the Surface more an...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/438569</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/438569</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 6:25:29 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-01-05T18:25:29-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Discovered Another Advantage Of The Surface</title></item><item><author>MasonM</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/438523</comments><description><![CDATA[I now have a 64GB Surface Tablet. Yeah, I know, everyone knows that I am primarily a Linux user, but guess what? There aren&#39;t any true Linux tablets out there.  I have an iPad (1st gen), had a 10" Android tablet until I broke it, a Nexus 7 Android tablet, and an Android phone (Galaxy S3), and I like them all well enough, but until now a tablet was, to me, just a really big phone that doesn&#39;t make phone calls as opposed to smaller, portable touch screen computers.  The Surface has cha...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/438523</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/438523</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 8:23:22 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-12-22T20:23:22-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Windows Surface Tablet</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/431572</comments><description><![CDATA[ http://www.nest.com/living-with-nest/     Anyone out there get a Nest?    I was thinking of getting one for our cottage up north. It’s a “smart” thermostat that will hook up to the Internet and let you monitor and change the temperature from remote (along with a zillion other features).    But I wanted to find out if anyone has this and whether they liked it or not.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/431572</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/431572</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 9:03:43 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-09-15T09:03:43-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Nest: Impressions?</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/430910</comments><description><![CDATA[I was just on Amazon.com’s page, excited about the new Kindles supposedly about to be announced and they’re still highlighting the ones that I suspect are about to become obsolete.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/430910</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/430910</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 11:29:34 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-09-09T12:29:34</pubDateParsed><title>So if there&amp;rsquo;s a new Kindle about to come out, why is Amazon promoting the old one?</title></item><item><author>MasonM</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/428123</comments><description><![CDATA[Today I visited a Brookstone store to pick up a wifi enabled "smart scale" and while I was there I ran across a very cool device called a Boogie Board. It is a paperless note pad and is exactly what I have been looking for to replace the multitude of dead tree note pads I go through every year.  I often need to jot down load information, phone numbers, pick up numbers, directions, etc. These are notes I don&#39;t need long term and it&#39;s such a waste to use a paper note pad, but at the same...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/428123</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/428123</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 9:31:57 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-07-29T21:31:57-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>This Is Just Too Cool</title></item><item><author>anthonyguidetti</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/419657</comments><description><![CDATA[   I&rsquo;ve done something I never thought I would ever do. When I had my iPhone 3G, not once did I ever scratch it from the time I got it in December 2009 to September 2011. It did have a case on it for a month or two, but even after I took that off, I never dropped my phone. It was nice and clean. I try to keep the things I own almost new looking. Then when my contract was up for my iPhone, I decided to try Windows Phone and got the Samsung Focus. I got that specific phone because on Amazo...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/419657</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/419657</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 2:17:58 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-03-08T02:17:58-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>My Cracked Samsung Focus</title></item><item><author>MasonM</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/419491</comments><description><![CDATA[Today I picked up the keyboard dock for my Asus Transformer tablet. I really like this. A tablet that can also be used as a netbook. Fantastic!  &nbsp;     ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/419491</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/419491</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 7:23:53 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-03-05T07:23:53-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Keyboard Dock</title></item><item><author>MasonM</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/418565</comments><description><![CDATA[Last night I upgraded my Asus Transformer Android tablet to the latest Android release, Ice Cream Sandwich. It runs a bit snappier than it did before, and has a really nice new look. I&#39;ve been playing around with it and found a new camera feature, panoramic photos. It works pretty well.     ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/418565</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/418565</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 5:01:13 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-02-26T17:01:13-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>One Cool New Ice Cream Sandwich Feature</title></item><item><author>Woodson</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/414360</comments><description><![CDATA[ Macintosh machines are believed to be fine devices where the matter of virus and spyware is concerned. The robustness of Mac OS had previously convinced individuals that the requirement of anti-virus application and security against viruses were superfluous with respect to their computer system. This is actually the primary reason why the group of followers for these units keeps growing everyday.  It might be the super fast growth in the size of the market or contradictory use of Macintosh co...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/414360</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/414360</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 7:13:20 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-12-16T19:13:20-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Secure The Mac PC</title></item><item><author>Bahu Virupaksha</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/410811</comments><description><![CDATA[A historian is sometimes forced to read books published several decades, in some case even centuries back, in order to tease out information that is relevant. Antony Grafton, in his  The Footnote: A Curious History   has drawn attention to this rather interesting aspect of historical research. Unlike other strands of knowledge in which one can see a cumulative increase in human understanding, in historical research there is search for new quetions about the past and new ways of understanding and...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/410811</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/410811</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 2:52:43 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-08-01T14:52:43-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Can someone help me covert TIFF files to pdf</title></item><item><author>CharlesCS</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/409454</comments><description><![CDATA[How many commercials does it take to get Best Buy mad enough to send a “ Cease and Desist ” letter to Newegg.com? According to Newegg and Maximum PC, just one. It seems that Best Buy felt “concerned” and “offended” when they found out that Newegg’s new advertising campaign seemed to be taking shots at the Big Electronics chain.     One of complaints Best Buy had on their “Cease and Desist” letter to Newegg was about a logo Newegg is currently using on their Geek  On advertising where apparentl...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/409454</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/409454</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:04:54 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-06-13T12:04:54</pubDateParsed><title>Best Buy get&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;Newegg in the face&amp;rdquo;</title></item><item><author>terpfan1980</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/407078</comments><description><![CDATA[I was out shopping over this past weekend and while out and about I stopped into a Verizon Wireless store and thought to check on their inventory, or potential inventory, of iPads.&nbsp; I've been considering and somewhat planning to buy a Verizon Wireless iPad 2 64GB 3G unit (either Black or White, didn't really care which one) but was also well informed enough to know that the chances of units being in stock and available for immediate purchase were likely pretty low.&nbsp; Sure enough the sto...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/407078</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/407078</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 3:55:59 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-03-30T15:55:59-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Poor documentation almost ruins...</title></item><item><author>myefox2012</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/407064</comments><description><![CDATA[30,M&auml;rz.Es war nur eine Frage der Zeit, bevor die Musik-Labels hob Gestank &uuml;ber die Amazon Cloud Player, wie der Musikindustrie ist nicht gl&uuml;cklich mit dem Einzelh&auml;ndler geben Android Nutzer einer &ldquo;digitalen Schlie&szlig;fach&rdquo; f&uuml;r den Zugriff auf ihre Musik  Laut Reuters, Amazon habe nicht &uuml;ber die erforderlichen Lizenzen an die Nutzer zu streamen k&ouml;nnen Tracks wie das Cloud-Player erm&ouml;glicht. Grunds&auml;tzlich gibt der Service, den Sie eine ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/407064</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/407064</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 2:27:24 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-03-30T02:27:24-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Amazon Cloud Player unter Beschuss von Musik-Labels</title></item><item><author>CharlesCS</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/316205</comments><description><![CDATA[  Within a few weeks we will have the privilege to enjoy Apple's 2nd generation iPone with added bonuses such as 3G and GPS capabilities. Not to mention the choice between a black and a white model. Apple also announced more applications for the iPhone from games to tools and even blogging.  But the most interesting thing about the next generation iPhone is not it's new features but it's featured price tag. At $199 a pop for the 8 GB model, this baby is 1/3 cheaper that it's 1st generation br...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/316205</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/316205</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 2:56:48 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-03-14T14:56:48-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>2nd generation iPhones come with extras but not on the price.</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/396141</comments><description><![CDATA[I got my wife a Droid 2 to replace her aging enV phone from years ago.&#160; We generally prefer Verizon because their network, frankly, is much much better than AT&amp;T.&#160; Nevertheless, I have an iPhone 4 on AT&amp;T since keeping up on tech is pretty central to my job.    There’s a lot of passion involved in Android vs. iOS.&#160; I’ll stick with just my personal opinion on the matter.&#160; Having spent considerable time now with both, I far prefer the iPhone to the Droid 2.    The a...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/396141</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/396141</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 3:36:25 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-02-14T03:36:25-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Droid 2 vs. iPhone 4</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/399655</comments><description><![CDATA[So we’re in the process of setting things up so that a series of computers runs the lights, audio, televisions, heat, etc.    We’re using Control4 and so far, I’m mixed on whether I like it or not.&#160; It has both an iPhone and iPad app which is a major plus.&#160; But its user interface (in those apps) is terrible and ugly (ugly to the point of being distracting).    Given the popularity of Control4, I wonder if I’m missing something given how awful and primitive it seems to be so far.&#1...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/399655</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/399655</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 8:51:25 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-11-01T08:51:25-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Control4 home automation</title></item><item><author>taltamir</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/398084</comments><description><![CDATA[ Google OS is going to be built upon google chrome... and it is going to be a failure!  Google chrome is the fastest browser on the market, it makes an excellent secondary browser to use alongside a REAL browser. But it will never work by itself. Why?  Again and again I see often requested features for chrome rejected by google staff with the following:  " we have a strong design philosophy against options (even "hidden" options like about:config)    It took 5 versions before google FINA...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/398084</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/398084</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 1:11:53 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-10-05T13:11:53-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Google doesn't believe in choice!</title></item><item><author>terpfan1980</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/384373</comments><description><![CDATA[CNET has an article up today that notes:   Data caps forcing efficiency on developers   and the thought of the point of that article actually brings a little smile to my face, despite my own reservations and complaints about how broadband and wireless providers are trying to put the genie back in the bottle when it comes to "unlimited" internet access.  Realistically, as a user of these services (on my iPhone, and potentially on an iPad if the announcement that shot down unlimited network acce...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/384373</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/384373</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 1:21:44 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-09-30T13:21:44-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Data caps and forced efficiency</title></item><item><author>CharlesCS</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/376696</comments><description><![CDATA[I was once fortunate enough to own a 2nd or 3rd generation iPod Touch (can't remember which one) but lost it due to financial issues a while back. A few months ago I was able to acquire a 1st generation iPod and so far, apart from some missing features that I wish I had, this iPod has served it's purpose very well.  Still, I can't help but wonder how, for as long as the iPod has been around and the number of updates done to it, does the iPod interface when playing music suck? My complaint is s...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/376696</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/376696</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 8:51:27 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-02-25T08:51:27-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Why was the iPod interface created this way?</title></item><item><author>MasonM</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/374788</comments><description><![CDATA[As an avid reader my truck is crowded with books of all sorts. As you can imagine storage space is at a premium in a truck. To solve the problem of carrying so many books in the truck I picked up a Sony Pocket Edition Reader digital book.  I have to say that this thing is great. I had looked at a Kindle recently and really didn't care much for the display. I just couldn't see spending a lot of time reading that display without eye strain. The Sony device is far better in that regard.  Sony's...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/374788</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/374788</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 3:54:00 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-02-12T15:54:00-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Sony Pocket Edition Reader</title></item><item><author>CharlesCS</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/374900</comments><description><![CDATA[As far as I'm concerned Western Digital will be known to me as Southern Digital as my like for their products has gone down every time I come across one of their new products.  First it was their drives. While I commend them for going Green, I want my normal 72000 RPM drives. I have a hard time finding these drives in stores and those that i do find are expensive compared to previous models. I just don't want to deal with slower drives. I will be building a new PC in a few months and I see Sea...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/374900</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/374900</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:55:38 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-02-02T12:55:38</pubDateParsed><title>Oh, how the mighty have fallen</title></item></channel></rss>