Technology

Verizon FiOS: The Installation

Posted on 2008.02.03 (Sunday). Filed under: Coffee, Entertainment, Food and Beverage, Hardware, Internet, Service Providers, Speed Tests, Technology, Television, Verizon FiOS | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I just did two speed tests, to test a theory about whether or not Microsoft Internet Explorer would be slower or faster while browsing the web versus Mozilla Firefox. The speed test at 3:47PM GMT is MSIE, the other is Firefox.I wasn’t expecting a big difference in results, and I wasn’t shown one either. My [...]

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Verizon FiOS has arrived, and so has the rain!

Posted on 2008.02.01 (Friday). Filed under: Entertainment, Internet, Optimum Online, Service Providers, Speed Tests, Technology, Television, Verizon FiOS | Tags: , , , , , , |

Well, I am very satisfied with my Verizon FiOS installation, which occurred on the 29th of January, 2008. The tech was supposed to arrive between 8 and 12, and he did get here at about 10 o’clock. A nice guy, open to all my suggestions (as mentioned in the previous post here) about where [...]

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FiOS in less than 24 hrs.

Posted on 2008.01.28 (Monday). Filed under: Entertainment, Hardware, Internet, Optimum Online, Service Providers, Speed Tests, Technology, Television, Verizon FiOS | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

So, we received a phone call from Verizon yesterday asking that we make accessible all things which the Verizon FiOS technician needs to access. The ethernet wires, the coaxial into-the-house (although I have an idea of relocating that), the televisions, and the telephone wiring (which I believe I want to switch around), I suppose. I [...]

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Number crunching & brain numbing computer games

Posted on 2008.01.22 (Tuesday). Filed under: Gaming, News, Optimum Online, PC Games, Service Providers, Strategy, Web Games | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

So, I’m an avid EVE-Online player, and since my Optimum Online internet connection has been less than trustworthy this past week, I’ve had to find other things, less dependent upon a stable connection, to play.
My good friend Jim (pictured at his datacenter on the right) has set up a game called Black Nova Traders on [...]

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Coffee anyone?

Posted on 2008.01.18 (Friday). Filed under: Coffee, Food and Beverage, Gadgets, Lifestlye, Tea, Technology | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I’ve become such a coffee lover lately, it’s ridiculous.

What would I have ever done, had one of these fine Keurig machines not walked into my life? I’ve seen them for ages. My sister had one, then she got one for my brother-in-law’s office, then my friend obtained one… and I thought I was supposed to [...]

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FiOS is Coming

Posted on 2008.01.17 (Thursday). Filed under: Entertainment, Hardware, Internet, Optimum Online, Service Providers, Technology, Television, Verizon FiOS | Tags: , , , , , , |

Well, the Verizon FiOS representative just left my home no less than ten minutes ago.
FiOS service will be installed in my home on the 29th of January. Phone, TV, and 20/20 internet.
It came to a total of $200 ±$4-6 per month, incl. all taxes and fees; the price is guaranteed for two years, with a [...]

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Optimum Online 30/5 BOOST vs. Verizon FiOS 20/20

Posted on 2008.01.17 (Thursday). Filed under: Entertainment, Internet, Optimum Online, Service Providers, Speed Tests, Technology, Television, Verizon FiOS | Tags: , , , , , , |

So after two weeks of deliberation with the family and whatnot, a representative from Verizon is coming today to explain his product. I’ve decided that while OOL has an excellent customer service support center, and has only been down perhaps three or four times in the last eight to ten years that I’ve had it [...]

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First!

Posted on 2008.01.17 (Thursday). Filed under: Internet | Tags: , , |

In the spirit of a “first-poster”, this here, is my first post. First!

I’ve long avoided anything that is new, or present, or “in”, or whatever… Somehow, the idea of blogging has always stuck in the back of my mind. I can’t be sure why… perhaps it’s because the fucking things barrage me from every [...]

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