Is there an USB 2 data transfer size limit?

Well, I’m not a USB protocol engineer but this document from the Intel EHCI USB Specification seems to suggest that the largest USB packet size that is allowable is 1024 bytes and the largest block of data that can be transferred in one go is 24576 bytes, as on page 35: Seven page pointers are […]

Registry Repair Toolkit (Bestregistrycare.com)…Hmrph.

Funny how Windows Registry errors can be caused by a Macintosh software package….  I was doing a google search for information on a macintosh product, and funny how their site reports: What is Mac2TiVo (Mac).exe error? Mac2TiVo (Mac).exe error is one of the most common system errors that many PC users will come across when […]

AT&T – The Worst Cellular service in the US?

If there ever was any proof that Apple needs to move the iPhone to other carriers, I believe we just found it.  According to Consumer Reports, AT&T provides the worst Value, Service, and Consumer Support than any of the other major carriers…  T-Mobile is even rated higher than AT&T. Does this really surprise the AT&T […]

Is Adobe the new Microsoft?

People sometimes ask me why I am not a fan of Adobe? The main reason is that they have very lackluster Macintosh support.  Misbehaving Installers, slow installers, and quality control that Microsoft would never accept. Microsoft is criticized for throwing out releasing and then over the next dozen or so patches slowly eliminating bugs (and […]

Rumor Time, MacBook Pro’s to offer Light Peak

Well, a new rumors states that Apple will reportedly introduce a completely re-designed MacBook Pro this April that will borrow features from the recently released MacBook Air. The new Pros will reportedly come with an SSD and Light Peak technology, a transfer protocol capable of 10 Gbps both up and down. Light Peak, jointly developed […]

We have come a long way from the 80’s.

We certainly have…. Apple IIC 1 Mhz 65C02 processor 1 Mhz Bus Speed 128 kB Onboard RAM, expandable with 1 MB 5.25″ Floppy Drive 18 Watts Power Supply “Under $1,300 Dollars” Compare that to the MacBook Air, the iPad, or an iMac from today.  It’s things like this that make me wish that I had […]

Worst gadget ever? Ars reviews a $99 Android tablet

It really says something when some of your customers ask the Internet whether they got the right thing when they received your product, or whether it got switched out with some joke Chinese knockoff that’s not really supposed to work. The Maylong M-150 TabletPC is an Android-based device sold by Walgreens for a mere $99 […]