Insight Creative Tech

Need a New External Hard Drive?

zack — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:45:11 +0000

Well I’ve been needing a new external hard drive myself for a while now and after considerable research and deliberation, I selected one that did the trick. This drive is by Fantom and the reviews are consistently very good. The company also appears to be very responsive to faulty, or defective products.

This particular drive is about $15 more than it’s USB 2.0 brother, but I absolutely wanted the Firewire option for doing video work and high speed transfers, so it’s worth it by far. It has BOTH USB 2.0 and Firewire 1394a (400) interfaces.

The drive is very quiet and cool with the only complaint from a very tiny minority of folks being the bright, blue LED light on the front, but frankly, that’s a non-issue for me. If it’s in your bedroom facing your pillow, well then you may have a problem, but now c’mon, are you serious? It’s next to your pillow . . . ?

Check it out and please comment back if you decide to get it and have any thoughts about it . . .

May your tech forays be fruitful!

-Zack

Fantom Titanium-II 500GB 3.5″ External Hard Drive [with Firewire interface]

PS - If you really don’t need the Firewire option, check this one out for a little less . . .

Fantom Titanium-II 500GB 3.5″ External Hard Drive [USB 2.0 ONLY]

Don’t Fall for this Latest Email Scam

zack — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:26:13 +0000

There’s a new scam that claims the IRS owes you a refund. It looks fairly official. I’ve posted a link to the article and recommend familiarizing yourself with it.

Click to read the article . . .

Fast, Cheap Windows Box

zack — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:11:17 +0000

Sometimes you just need a fast, cheap computer and you need it yesterday. And when I say cheap, I mean cheap, I mean as little as you can possibly pay, but still well built and with support that actually answers the phone.

We’re assuming here that a Mac is out for various reasons.

This is a box I can recommend. Check the reviews. I think this one will be the right answer. I’ve gotten Acer products on a number of occasions and been very happy with the product and their support on the rare times I’ve had to call.

And if you need a cheap LCD monitor to go with that, check this out. I think you’ll be more than happy with it (this monitor is NOT intended for high end color critical design work!) But it will be fantastic for 100% of what 99.9% of folks who use a computer need a monitor to do.

Your comments are most welcome!

-Zack

100 Blank CD-Rs for About $20

zack — Fri, 04 May 2007 02:31:39 +0000

I needed some more basic CDs for burning and found these Verbatim CD-Rs which are very reliable and burn at their rated speed of 52x, unlike many other brand-name CDs which we shan’t mention.

About $20 for a spindle of 100 CDs. (Note that these are your standard shiny surface for labeling with a Sharpie or similar pen, not for printing from a custom CD printer, if you have one of those; most folks don’t.)

Verbatim 700MB 52X CD-R 100 Packs Disc

OK, This Book is Working for Me . . .

zack — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:38:57 +0000

I’ve been going through it. I’m planning on doing the entire 16 hour transformation about 10 days from today and I can’t wait.
There are some podcasts that really make it even easier to wrap your head around how this works and what you can expect—also hints and examples. Merlin Mann’s 43 Folders also covers Getting Things Done and just about anything else you might want to know about organizing and productivity.

I’m really looking forward to a huge change in the way my life works by using this.

If you find yourself frustrated by the overwhelming list of stuff you have to and want to do, you should definitely give this book a thorough review.

Check it out here:

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

Digital Camera Deal: Canon A640 Black 10.0 MP

zack — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:11:02 +0000

OK, back when I bought my digicam i researched it all for 3 months and finally chose the Canon Powershot 7 Mpixel. Then they came out with a 10 Mpixel and i was bummed, but not too much since it was a lot more expensive.

Well now the IMPROVED 10 Mpixel version of the old 10 Mpixel version is out and it’s cheaper than my original 7 MPixel Powershot! Sheesh. At least you can take advantage of it and I can live vicariously knowing you got the best deal I’ve ever seen on the Canon digicams. Get it, you’ll love it.

Canon A640 Black 10.0 MP Digital Camera

Firewire + USB 2.0 PCI Card Recommendation

zack — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:40:20 +0000

Google Analytics

zack — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:00:18 +0000

If you haven’t started using this for reviewing your web site’s stats (are you crazy?!?), you should. Immediately. It used to be called Urchin and cost a small fortune. Now it’s free so there’s no excuse to be suffering along with that old AWstats anymore.

Google Analytics

Getting Things Done

zack — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:21:14 +0000

I think I’ve found a really good organizing book.

Check this one out:

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

The Attractor Factor

zack — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:24:46 +0000

This book is a great beginning guide to understanding manifestation and how to get out of your own way as you create the life you’ve never dared dream you could have. It will help you in whatever endeavor you pursue, business or personal . . . definitely check it out.