Pilot Mike’s Weblog

A blog about my aviation and other life experiences in the midwest.

Entries for the ‘Technology’ Category

BlackBerry Curve 8320 Review

Last weekend I finally upgraded my old BlackBerry 7100t to the new BlackBerry Curve (aka: 8320) on T-Mobile. It had been almost 3 years since I upgraded my cell phone (once I decide on something I typically stick with it for a while) and the 7100t performed pretty well, however, I was ready for an [...]

Tivo Series 3 Price Drop?

Last week I was listening to episode 485 of Buzz Out Loud (BOL) and heard them discussing the recent Tivo earnings report and that Tivo was hinting at a possible price drop of the Series 3 (HD capable DVR that retails for about $800). After hearing that, I decided to check the Costco Web site [...]

Career Satisfaction

Today on my drive home I was listing to the Shanin & Parks talk radio program on KMBZ. They were discussing a survey that came out about job satisfaction and several people called in discussing various aspects of their job satisfaction. It got me thinking if I could do anything at all what would it [...]

Windows Vista — A pilot’s view

I realize that it has been a while since my last post and my thinking about aviation certainly does not echo the frequency of my posts here, however, I recently got a new computer and thought I would share a few quick high level notes on Windows Vista. Maybe my new system will allow me [...]