Pain in the Tech

Andy Atkinson

Andy started Pain in the Tech in 2005 as a way to share tips and tutorials with friends and family, and evangelize great products and services. By 2008, Pain in the Tech had 7 contributors, thousands of daily page views. Site ownership was transitioned to Matt Thommes in 2008.

All Posts

• Visualizing dynamic HTML
• Yugma: cross-platform presentation software
• Hulu.com: TV on the web
• Touchpad for iPhone and iPod Touch
• Budget 1080p HD-DVD comparison: Toshiba HD-A20 vs. Xbox 360 Add-on
• Android Introduction and First Impressions
• Sync iPhone Calendar with Google Calendar on Windows for free
• How to: Fake the iPhone User Agent
• Adobe On AIR Minneapolis bus tour
• Feed subscriptions in Outlook and Outlook Express
• Amazon Web Services Minneapolis presentation
• Movie and Game rental kiosks
• Pownce Review
• Pandora meetup in Minneapolis with founder Tim Westergren
• Keyboard application launchers: Launchy for Windows
• Joost: on-demand, social Internet television for Windows and OS X
• Microsoft Photo Info: Metadata in Windows Explorer, Supports IPTC and XMP
• Windows only: Flickr Uploadr versus jUploadr
• Interview with Leah Culver: Laser-Etched MacBook and Tech Culture
• Flickr printing: QOOP Photo books and Posters
• Photo migration: SmugMug to Flickr (and why Flickr is far superior)
• Give Democracy Your Write-In Vote
• Google Video Player: Do I need this?
• 6 Windows XP annoyances fixed
• Upload Annotate and Share Photos with PictureSync
• One Backup Disk for Windows and OS X
• Get More From SmugMug Slideshows
• Antec NSK2400 Home Theater PC case reviewed
• CoverFlow: Browse Album Covers with Style
• The Linksys WRT54G Linux Saga
• Lian-Li PC-V300 Micro-ATX case review
• 1080p HDTV and the Westinghouse LVM-37w3
• Rich Blogging Experience Found Free at Wordpress.com
• Use DVDFab Decrypter to rip copy-protected DVDs
• How to back up a DVD
• Hack the Microsoft Natural 4000 keyboard
• Camino Browser
• Yahoo! Mail Beta Update
• Tech on the Cheap
• Part 2: 10 Ways to Manage and Synchronize Bookmarks
• Burn DVDs with DVD Shrink
• Zoho Writer: An Online Word Processor
• Writely: An Online Word Processor
• 10 Ways to Manage and Synchronize Bookmarks
• Remote Connection and Assistance Roundup
• Running a Home Server with Dynamic DNS in your Router
• Free Stats: StatCounter versus Google Analytics
• Synchronize Your Bookmarks Between Different Computers
• Should I Pay To Blog?
• Creating Rounded Corners with GIMPShop
• X11 Forwarding and SSH on OS X
• Fix your mom's computer with UltraVNC
• Remote Desktop over the Internet from Windows or OS X
• 5-Minute Wireless Network Security for your Home
• Disable Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows XP
• Good Headphones Make All the Difference
• Basic Tips for New Mac Users
• Build Your Own Projector
• MediaPortal: A Free PVR for Windows
• Manage Your Checkbook with AceMoney Lite
• Windows keyboard shortcuts that save you time

About Pain in the Tech

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