February 12, 2012

Like Dystopian Cyberpunk Fiction? You’ll Love Max Headroom on DVD! Really!

Remember when we said there was no future? Well, this is it.

It’s a familiar tale: A production company gets the green light to produce a new science fiction television series and pours their hearts into it, then the network destroys it. I’m not talking about Joss Whedon’s masterful Firefly; I’m talking about the 1987 series, Max Headroom. If you’re not familiar with the series, you may be recoiling slightly in post-traumatic 1980′s stress at the thought of Coca Cola’s overexposed pitchman being associated with anything positive. But you really ought to give it a chance. The show is simply amazing.

Experimenting With VoIP

VTech's IP 8100 was intended for use with Vonage, but it's a cinch to unlock and use with other SIP providers!

Longtime readers of this blog know that I’m a sucker for novel uses of technology, especially those that give me a chance to learn something new. So when I spotted a Vonage VoIP telephone on clearance at the local Best Buy, I couldn’t resist. After a quick Google search to confirm it could be unlocked [...]