Jerry Raia

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Reviews April 21, 2008

The Plantronics MS200 Aviation Headset Review

I am on a search for an alternative to the vice-grip like David Clark headsets that the company gives us to use on our planes. The Dave Clarks have one thing going for them; they shut out noise from the outside very well. The price for this though, is they can get downright hot and [...]

iPhone: the New Gateway Drug

I just got an iPhone. I know some of you can’t believe your eyes, but it is true. Since my purchase, I have noticed a strange phenomena. The other day I was flying with a First Officer who also had purchased an iPhone, and he was telling me how it got him so interested in [...]

The Docupen RC800 Review

I have always wondered about these devices and wanted to give one a try. Personally I have no need for something like this, but I can see where such a portable scanner could come in very handy. This is the Planon DocuPen RC800 Portable Scanner.

The Hunt for Red RAZR

I posted on this at Smartphone Thoughts�as well. It seems that once again Motorola has lost its way in the mobile phone market. I say this with some sadness because Motorola always made my favorite cell phones (when we called them that). I have lost count of how many Motorola cell phones I have owned [...]

What is an MVP Anyway?

I have often asked myself this question. A small attempt to define them has been made here. Even this effort has, I think, has fallen short. As I touched upon it in my Smartphone Thoughts post, I am convinced the MVP is an evil secret society trying to direct the lives of all of us geeky [...]

A New Case

I went to my computer dealer the other day to pick up a $10 CF Card to PCMCIA adaptor and left $300 later. This happens quite often; sometimes I just can�t help myself. I had been thinking about a new case for my PC for quite some time. When I upgraded my motherboard and processor [...]

Confusion in the Fourth Dimension

My new Treo 700wx needed the patch for the new Daylight Saving Time disaster. After going through 3 different patches (all of which claimed to be the official Microsoft patch), I finally stumbled on one that worked. Thread after thread on the blogs and boards spoke of the horrors of devices moving one or two [...]

WMDC is Pathetic

Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) is truly pathetic. After beating on it for weeks I have come to the conclusion they have done nothing but dress up the already miserable ActiveSync. Let me just rant about the useless and frustrating error messages. Those of you who have seen 0x8000E0DF know exactly what I’m talking about. [...]

Still Waiting for the Release of Vista

Oh it was released you say? No, what we have now is still the beta right? OK a bit of sarcasm here but after 5 years in the making I’m just a tad disappointed. After the initial wow of watching the windows swell open and throb closed, I’m left deactivating annoying security features that seem [...]

The Fujitsu T4215 Tablet PC Overview

My purpose here is not so much a review, but some thoughts and observations on what I really like about my new 4215 and what I don’t like. These are the things that as a new Tablet PC owner jumped out at me right away. I would like to begin by explaining how I came [...]