michael ciccarelli » freelance web designer

After breaking my iPhone and losing my patients with AT&T’s service I decided that instead of replacing my iPhone at full retail price, I’d switch over to Verizon and try out the Motorola Droid which is currently Verizon’s best smart phone. It lasted about 2 weeks before I decided I missed my iPhone and really more..

I bought my xBox 360 Premium in May 2008 which was almost 2 years ago and within this time have probably actually only played it for a couple of hours total. The problem with it was of course the infamous 3 Flashing Red Lights Error. After having 1 unit shipped in and replaced by Microsoft, more..

With the recent hype about iPhone 3.0 OS, I decided to jump the gun and try installing 3.0 in it’s beta stages on my own iPhone, which resulted in the death of my iPhone.
First, I downloaded the iPhone 3.0 restore file (iPhone1,2_3.0_7A238j_Restore.ipsw) via bit torrent and attempted to manually restore my iPhone from iTunes with more..

I picked up a new toy at the Apple Store the other day. I was skeptical about it at first, since it doesn’t get the best reviews, nor is it the most popular Apple product, but so far I think it’s the perfect solution for me. I don’t watch much TV but when I more..

I’ve been using a Blackberry for some time now, longer than I’ve owned my Macbook. Originally I was always under the impression that there was no way to Sync my Blackberry contacts and calendar with Apple’s iCal and Address Book, without purchasing additional software. So I was content on syncing my Blackberry data with Outlook more..

I’ve never really been into gaming, years ago I was highly addicted a computer game called Subspace A.K.A Continuum, which was a very simple game similar to the classic game Asteroids. You would battle your 2D spaceship online against people from all around the world, there were teams/squads and even a competitive league. Other than more..

Last week my Macbook Pro crashed. It would hang on the startup screen with the Apple logo and the spinning gear for about 5-10 minutes then restart it self, and continue to loop. The culprit may have been a recent firmware update from Apple, but I have a hunch it had something to do with more..

This afternoon I decided to restore my iPod Mini back to default factory settings. During the process iTunes suggested that I “Upgrade my iPod to the latest software” so I went ahead and answered yes to the upgrade. After a couple seconds all I seen was a little “plug iPod into the wall charger” icon more..

Since I’ve been talking a lot about cell phones lately I figured I’d share some knowledge I gave to a co-worker that saved her Blackberry the other day. I got a call on Monday from Kristen, She apparently had dropped her Blackberry in the bath tub while it was filling with water. The Cellphone was more..

It’s impossible to avoid the life of any lithium battery declining over time. Eventually your laptop that once ran on battery power for 3+ hours will only last under an hour before you need to connect the power adapter.
I recently purchased a new MacBook Pro and have been researching the best ways to prolong my more..