Romey’s Ramblings

My new work laptop arrived at work today, so now I’m in the midst of getting everything set up and running.  I’ve posted in the past about the applications I install by default. But I wanted to offer an updated listed, as things are always changing.
Personal Productivity Apps (covered by work)

Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise (Students [...]

One of my favorite blogs that I always made a point to read was that of “Fake Steve Jobs“. The offered a hilariously satirical view on the tech industry: Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo and everything in between.  When Fake Steve was unmasked in August of 2007, Dan Lyons went on blogging under the Fake Steve pen-name, [...]

I just wanted to take a few moments to publish a quick tech tip with anyone who’s struggling with their IP Address constantly changing.
To facilitate remote access, I have VNC installed on my desktop in the cases when I need to access my desktop system.  To help me from needing to remember my IP address, [...]

I have been a Windows Mobile consumer for the better part of 7 years, and have used Windows Mobile for my cell phone for the last 2.  First with the Treo 700w (quite possibly the worst phone ever made), and now with the Verizon XV6800.  I don’t hate Windows Mobile, but I’ve happened to have [...]

Given that the majority of my life is stored on a computer now (photos, tax returns, other important docs), it has become all the more critical for me to have safe, accessible backups of my machine. For the last year I have set up 2 tiers of backups.  The first is a weekly job that [...]