As 2009 comes to an end, many of us — myself included — are already thinking about a list of new resolutions and goals for the new year. The problem I’ve always encountered is how to stay on track. Sure, just like everyone, I’m motivated in January; but then I find myself waning a few [...]
Archive | December, 2009
Evernote- The Numbers Speak For Themselves
I am a huge fan of Evernote. The cross-platform service allows me to capture my thoughts, pictures and voice notes no matter where I am or what I’m doing. I can use Evernote on my iMac and then later access new notes on my iPhone. I can write something on my Windows tablet PC and [...]
How to Save Your Phone After a Short Swim
Photo courtesy of DigitalTrends It happens to everyone at least once in their life, your cellphone becomes a drowning victim. With the price of phones these days it is worth a shot at reviving it rather than declaring your phone DOA. Here is a few steps gathered from various sources on how to dry out [...]
Grinding Gears top nine from 2009
This past calendar year has been an active one in the automotive industry. The federal government moved in to assist two of Detroit’s brands survive into the new year. We saw severe budget cuts, inventory and dealership reductions, reorganizations and a renewed push towards a “greener” future. As we prepare for 2010, much is still [...]
Toshiba teaches your phone to speak multiple languages
I have always wanted to visit the Orient. I an enamored with its culture. But, like so many Westerners, I can’t speak the languages. When I try, it sounds awful (especially since I have a slight New Jersey accent to boot.) I have been watching for a while all of these translator applications that can [...]
AppVault Pro For iPhone/Touch Review
AppVault Pro was released December 29 by C3 Software. The vault contains 25 applications for the price of one. Yes, there have been similar applications containing several smaller apps but often times those apps have a lower quality from a standalone app. After spending the day with AppVault Pro I have to say this is [...]
First Full Day with the Camangi WebStation
Judie: As you may recall, I received my Camangi WebStation yesterday afternoon. Other than downloading some of my eReader library to it, I wasn’t able to spend as much time with the tablet as I might have liked before previously made plans drew me away. This morning I was greeted with tweets and links pointing [...]
Android Tip – Stopping Apps Using Any Cut
One of the first things that people install on their Android phones is some sort of application to kill background applications. In fact, as Carly noted today, Verizon employees suggested she install “Advanced Task Killer” to help stop applications running in the background. Why not use the functionality that’s already built-in to Android for this?
Arcade Hockey ‘Freemium Edition’ for iPhone Review
A few months ago I reviewed Arcade Hockey for the iPhone, and found it well done but with some basic flaws that made it hard to recommend. Since then a couple of things have happened. First off, my kids had a go at two-player mode, and more recently the developers came out with a new [...]
AT&T crowned champ for 3G data speeds
Photo courtesy of Engadget AT&T has been under a barrage of attacks lately from Verizon’s coverage map commercials. They finally fired back with some lawyer action and some commercials of their own. Gizmodo did some field testing to find out who owns the crown for 3G data speeds in the US. Maybe not the best coverage, [...]
Totemo for iPhone/Touch App Review
In my weekly search for the next Blue Plate Special, I search through the iTunes rankings and search newly released apps. I try several apps before deciding on one that is worthy of the Blue Plate tag. This week, my wife, (who never pays much attention to my weekly search) told me she had an [...]
Use Poynt to Prepare for New Year’s (and Exchange Those Unwanted Gifts)
Got a New Year’s party planned? Still need supplies? Maybe along the way, you have one or two gifts to exchange (or, cough, return). Make it easy on yourself and use a location-based service application like Poynt to pull up the businesses closest to where you are right now — and take care of it [...]
The Golden Anniversary of a Golden Year in Music
Image Credits: Photo of Miles Davis & John Coltrane by Don Hunstein. (Source: Jazz.com) I have been a lover / student of music for decades and have learned any things, including: music refuses to be confined to didactic ‘genres’ that people want to use as labels, and music also refuses to align itself conveniently to [...]
AutoStitch 2.0 – make 20 Mega-Pixel images
Dan and I have both told you about Auto Stitch on a few occasions. It’s one of our favorite photography applications for the iPhone OS. Cloud Burst Research, the developers of Auto Stitch, recently announced the release of version 2.0 of their super-cool panoramic making application. The new version of Auto Stitch allows a user [...]
Camangi Webstation Includes GPS… DHL Could Use One
I wasn’t going to write a post about my experience with shipper DHL yesterday. Yes, although they told me on the phone twice that my Camangi WebStation was on the way it never came. Yes, I had to look on while Judie unboxed hers. I had to listen to her “ooh and ahhh”, all the [...]
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