Rant

• 04 Jan 2016

  United Airlines are the worst

  I’ve lived in the U.S. for the last 15 years. Having always lived close to a Delta Hub, I’ve always flown Delta. I’ve ne...
• 24 Oct 2014

  Newegg customer service

  For several years now, I’ve noticed Newegg customer service get worse and worse. 15 years ago, I used to order computer ...
• 21 Aug 2014

  Bait and Switch

  We live in a world where many companies have been very successful giving an app or game away for free, and charing for e...
• 22 Apr 2014

  Company responses to Heartbleed

  I haven’t posted in a really long time. These days I do shorter status updates through social networks, and haven’t felt...
• 18 Jun 2012

  Weed Killer

  A couple of months ago was the start of running the sprinklers. This also means getting rid of weeds. I went to Costco...
• 03 May 2012

  How are tech savvy people unemployed?

  I called my ISP today. First, I asked if they supported ipv6. The woman didn’t know what that was, and put my on hold wh...
• 19 Apr 2012

  The Iron Lady

  Like many Britons, I have a huge amount of respect for Margaret Thatcher. She was certainly one of the most influential ...
• 30 Dec 2011

  Buying a piano

  You’d think that buying a piano would be a really great experience. You get to try dozens of pianos ranging from used up...
• 22 Dec 2011

  How not to buy through Craigslist

  Before buying anything on Craigslist, everyone should know one important thing. If the item you’re buying is used, then ...
• 12 Dec 2011

  The importance of having a web presence

  I have a neighbour who emailed me the other day. His email signature said “John Smith – JSmith Insurance. 801-123-1234.”...
• 09 Oct 2011

  Flight to Bangalore

  This week HP sent me to Bangalore, India. That meant flying from Salt Lake to New York (JFK), to Paris, to Bangalore. Al...
• 30 Sep 2011

  ebook readers

  If you live in the USA, there are really only two choices for a traditional ebook reader. Barns and Noble’s Nook, ...
• 13 Sep 2011

  Windshield replacement

  [ ]1I was driving a couple of weeks ago when an eighteen-wheeler pulled in front of me. A rock flew up, and put a huge r...
• 15 Jun 2011

  Sprint customer support

  I’ve had my Sprint account for about 6 years now. I’ve been very happy with the prices and reception. Their ...
• 04 May 2011

  Adventures with used car salesmen

  No, it’s not what you think. This isn’t the usual dishonest used car salesman story. So, I’ve been loo...
• 04 May 2011

  car salesmen roundup

  So, I’ve been to 3 different places to test drive cars (2 dealers and 1 private) in the last two days. I asked the...
• 03 Apr 2011

  protecting personal information

   For reasons that aren’t important, I bought 2 cell phones yesterday (rundown, they were for other people). The se...
• 21 Mar 2011

  Overtime.

  I remember when I was a student and was paid hourly. I used to sign up for frequent Saturday shifts. The same went for h...
• 08 Feb 2011

  Fads

  If there’s one thing I’ve learnt while living in the USA, it’s that Americans love being obsessed abou...
• 08 Jan 2011

  Oh Amazon…

  I love Amazon. Their prices are almost always good, their shipping is free (over $25), and up until now I’ve had n...
• 10 Oct 2010

  Yet another mobile phone

  Those of you who know me know that a little over six months ago I started a new job at HP working on their Web Print Sol...
• 16 Sep 2010

  Adventures at the fuel pump

  So, since someone who shall remain nameless (only be known by the letters kdr) said my blog was too boring and geeky, I&...
• 31 Aug 2010

  The cost of engineering

  I read something very interesting the other day while looking for a Firmware update to my Samsung LN46b650 HDTV. An owne...
• 14 Jul 2010

  Spain are World Champions!

  Despite playing in one of the roughest matches I’ve seen in years, Spain was able to finish with its fourth clean ...
• 28 Jun 2010

  Technology and Sport

  For most of the world these few weeks have been nothing but football. I’m sure every World Cup is filled with refe...
• 27 May 2010

  buying a bike by researching on the internet

  Normally, researching on the internet before you buy something is a really good idea. In fact, it’s something I al...
• 09 May 2010

  Google's Android, secrecy and openness.

  So, Google'‘’s Android is open source right…… sorta true. It is in the general sense, the problem is that mo...
• 18 Apr 2010

  My thoughts on Apple

• 09 Apr 2010

  My thoughts on the iPhoneOS 4.0

  I’d been meaning to post this earlier, but we have some pretty major deadlines at work, and I’ve been busy. ...
• 02 Mar 2010

  Playstation network outage

  Kind of ironic. Remember <!-- raw HTML omitted -->this<!-- raw HTML omitted -->? <div> <span style=...
• 26 Aug 2009

  Dad got rear-ended

  Proof that some people really don’t think before they speak.
• 03 Mar 2009

  the truth about liquidations

  So, against my better judgement, I stopped by Circuit City to see if there were any good deals. In case you want to stop...
• 11 Feb 2009

  finally, an update

  This semester is my last one. By April I’ll finally be an Electrical Engineer. Unfortunately, I decided to leave a...
• 07 Jan 2009

  BYU Bookstore outdoes itself

  I’ve blogged several times about being messed around by the BYU Bookstore here and here. This time, however, they&...
• 01 Jan 2009

  More proof that Microsoft are incompetent

  As some of you may have read, the Microsoft Zune (Microsoft’s competitor to the iPod Classic) have a serious bug, ...
• 04 Sep 2008

  more BYU Book Buying shenanigans

  buying my “Probability and Random Processes” book from the BYU bookstore $148.80 buying the same book (new) from a resel...
• 21 Aug 2008

  my take on the Olympics part 1

  First off would obviously be addressing the Michael Phelps issue. Is he amazing? yes Is he the greatest swimmer ever? ye...
• 17 Aug 2008

  ever wondered what game console to buy?

  I came across this the other day, and thought it deemed posting here. It actually makes quite a bit of sense. originally...
• 27 May 2008

  Carmike Wynnsong 12

  What happened with the traditional ‘Go out to watch a film on the weekend' mentality? I’ll tell you. I went to wat...
• 17 May 2008

  Progressive Power Tumbling

  Since its name is extremely vague, and gives you no idea whatsoever it is, I’ll explain. It’s kinda like a w...
• 28 Apr 2008

  moving apt.

  As this will be my last year (finally), I figured I’d move back into the FLSR (Foreign Language Student Residence)...
• 10 Oct 2007

  What BYU would be like if I was its president part2

  My first speech to the faculty would start out in roughly the following way Each faculty member must have looked over, ...
• 04 Oct 2007

  What BYU would be like if I was its president part1

  Based on previous posts, you should all know that my first act would be to fix the bookstore. Either make the prices of ...
• 06 Sep 2007

  BYU administration does it again!

  So, I’m taking Physics 281. Despite having a cheap $25 book (written by the professor) we have to buy a $35 iClick...
• 02 Sep 2007

  Readying for another semester

  It’s that time of year again. BYU is starting again on the 4th of Sept. Despite having lived in Provo for the enti...
• 30 Jul 2007

  Nalgene bottles dangerous?

  I’ve always praised Nalgene for having amazing water bottles. The water doesn’t taste of plastic when you dr...
• 22 Jun 2007

  Why do some jobs pay $7/h when others pay $12+/h ??

  My sister just got a job in California. Her last night in Provo we all decided to go to Café Río. I had a card that was ...
• 10 Jun 2007

  School, piano and theft

  Almost done with classes. Finals are next week, and starting Thursday I’ll be working full time till Sept. So, wha...
• 31 May 2007

  school so far….

  Only 3 weeks left of the semester! I can’t wait. Our second test is next week, and then the final on the 21st. The...
• 02 Jan 2007

  new diet!

  As most of you should know, the cheapest, purest source of protein is found in eggs. Unfortunately, people ignorantly co...
• 23 Dec 2006

  Rocky VI

  I know what a lot of people are thinking. They’re thinking this: When actually they should be expecting this. To thi...
• 18 Nov 2006

  Bond 21

  Being the true Brit that I am, I had to go and watch Bond 21 on its opening night, even though it cost me $8.25. In the ...
• 11 Nov 2006

  When in the canyons, watch for a yellow blur!

  Having crashed my previous bike (Cannondale F400), I stopped trusting it. It arrived to Ohio already with several huge g...
• 21 Oct 2006

  How much does a good physical therapist cost ?

  As most of you know, a few months ago I got into a bike wreck and broke my thumb, right where it joins the hand. I had t...
• 17 Sep 2006

  How much does a degree in Electrical Engineering cost ?

  Apparently, it costs $125 more than the cost of tuition/books. The deeper I look, the more I realise that there are tons...
• 14 Jun 2006

  Why I switched to Linux

  I recently have been beta testing Microsoft’s latest and greatest (and oft delayed) OS (Operating System): Windows Vista...
• 25 Feb 2006

  the art of selling on eBay

  I bought an AMD Processor almost 4 years ago for $55 (Athlon XP 1700). It was budget even back then, but worked well. It...
• 12 Feb 2006

  How a professor of engineering helps his students

  (upon reviewing for the up and coming midterm Mark Poret (CS Professor) says the following): If you follow these steps ...