Archives for 2011

There is not much to say about settling in with the iPhone 4s. It’s an iPhone, like most of the other iPhones, except faster. The big difference is Siri, and, since you probably read about her other places, I’m not going to say much. I’ve used a lot of devices and programs with a speech… [Read More]

The FedEx guy handed me the package at 11 o’clock. Not a very big box, but whatever was in it was much smaller than the container, and was rattling around. I opened it up. iPhone, check. Belkin neoprene case, check. Packing slip, check. Plastic bag to send back the old phone, check. Impact-absorbing packing material?… [Read More]

Shortly after Apple’s announcement of the iPhone 4s, I got an e-mail from Verizon. It said that, although my Droid X has eight months to go on its contract, I could buy my way out of the rest of my obligation for 20 bucks if I change my phone to the 4s. I went for… [Read More]

When I did a nozzle test, I was surprised to find that there are four sets of black nozzles, and one set each for cyan, magenta, and yellow. It looks like the printer is optimized for black-and-white (as opposed to color) speed. Given my application, that makes perfect sense. The printer does a credible job… [Read More]

The printer arrived in a very large box, but the container was much smaller than that of a high-function laser printer. It was also much lighter. Unpacking and hardware set up was pretty simple: snap a few parts together and play the usual Epson “see if you can find all the blue tape” game. I… [Read More]