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Issues Synching Amazon Kindle Notes and Highlights to iPhone

Oct 9, 2011

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in Annoying, Depressing, IT, Ridiculous, Software, Technology

The Issue I don’t mind reading Amazon Kindle books on my iPhone, but sometimes a bigger screen is nice. Thankfully Amazon has Kindle apps for PC, Mac, iOS, Android, etc. The issue I’m having is that my notes and highlights don’t usually sync correctly from Kindle for Mac to Kindle for iOS. I tried manually…

How to backup your website

Jun 16, 2009

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Jeremy

in Backup, DIY, Hosting, IT, Linux, Programming, Software, Technology, Web Development

Everyone knows (or should by now) that cheap web hosts (Bluehost, Dreamhost, MediaTemple, etc.) don’t backup your data for you. So you’d better do it yourself. If you’re on any respectable host, you should have ssh access to the box. Connect to your box via ssh and run the following commands to create a backup…

It pays to be pink. At least Garmin thinks so.

May 27, 2009

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Jeremy

in Amazing, Annoying, Deals, Depressing, GPS, Hardware, Money, Ridiculous, Technology, Toys

For my mother’s birthday I purchased a TomTom One 130. The updated maps had the other half of my road, so I was happy it could navigate more efficiently. Tonight I stumbled across a new site called DealWaiter. I plugged in “Garmin Nuvi” and it had a few results but also had a link to…

How do you watch your television shows?

May 25, 2009

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Jeremy

in Amazing, DVR, Entertainment, Google, Hardware, Hosting, Software, Technology, TV, Web Development

Midway through Heroes: Season 3 I realized how quickly video streaming technology has evolved in the last few years. Think about the multitude of ways you can now get your fix. Regular old TV Digital Video Recorder (DVR): TiVo, MythTV, cable box DVR Hulu YouTube (and other video-sharing sites) NetFlix’s Watch Instantly Networks’ websites (ABC,…

Speed Up That Cheap Website with Cheap Amazon S3

Mar 16, 2009

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Jeremy

in Amazing, Annoying, Blog, Deals, DIY, Entertainment, Hardware, Hosting, IT, JavaScript, Programming, Ridiculous, Software, Technology, Web Development

Do you have an economy-grade website host? Me too. BlueHost is great for only $6.95 per month but its response times and transfer rates are terrible. Fear not — Amazon S3 to the rescue. For pennies a day you can supplement your cheap website host using Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3). Amazon S3 is storage…

Category: Technology

Issues Synching Amazon Kindle Notes and Highlights to iPhone

How to backup your website

It pays to be pink. At least Garmin thinks so.

How do you watch your television shows?

Speed Up That Cheap Website with Cheap Amazon S3