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Final DIY DVR Tutorial

SageTV is outta bizness…well acquired by Google…the point is, you can’t buy its products anymore. That’s bad for news for those looking to become new SageTV customers, but for those that already already own software, Google has an upgrade for free. That’s right, if you purchased SageTV Media Center v6, you get a free upgrade to v7 courtesy of Google. True, development is at a standstill and technical support is more of a gesture now, but v7 is the best SageTV yet and I am still very happy with my homebrew SageTV DVR.

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Alien Blue HD for the iPad

Since the recent Google Reader debacle with Recommended items, I’ve been moving back to Reddit for my crowd sourced news and top stories on the net. While trying to find a better way to consume Reddit, I ran across an amazing App called Alien Blue HD for the iPad. I like it so much, I think I may never go back to Google Reader even if it ends up getting fixed one day.

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A weekend with jQTouch

After searching the Apple App store for something to help me determine how much vacation time I have left and finding nothing, I decided to write my own iPhone App. Most firms allow employees to take 80 hours (or 2 weeks) of vacation time each year, but in many cases it can be difficult to figure out just how much time you have left. Especially when you factor in carryover hours and time already taken off. Well, my App does the math for you. Here’s my free mobile vacation time calculator App called vCalc:

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