For today's post I'm getting my geek on. When I first started blogging I actually expected that technology-related posts would be the largest category for me. I am pleased to see that has not been the case as more important topics have taken over (e.g. family.) But it is true that I am a geek and spend way too much time playing around with computers.

I also have a bad habit of reinstalling the OS on our computers every few years. For me it is just the best way to keep computers running smooth and allows me to get rid of the junk that I tried but never actually use. Occasionally those re-installs are forced, as was the case recently when the hard drive went out on our home desktop computer. I now have my laptop and the home desktop both running clean copies of Windows 7 RC.

Every time I start with a fresh install it allows me to decide which applications I really need and which applications were simply wasting space. This post shows my top "Must Have" Apps for any computer I set up. Read more »

It has been a few years since I last posted to my technology blog. I am hoping to update this section at least once every 4-6 weeks, but we’ll have to see how that goes. Since my last post raved about my beloved Pocket PC device, it seems only logical that I should now post a review of my current device.

My current device is a phone/pda device: the Cingular 8525. Read more »

I have finally decided to sit down and write out my first review for ChuckAllen.US. I have no shortage of ideas of products to review. It only makes sense, however, for my first review to be about my iPAQ. After all, I use this thing every day and have certainly put it through its paces over the past year and a half that we have grown close.

My iPAQ, as you can tell by now, is not a demo model from HP. Like all the reviews on this site will be, it was an actual purchase for my own personal use. It was not my first pda, however. This particular iPAQ was a replacement for its predecessor- an HP Jornada that got “lost” on a flight home from the Philippines. Read more »