Archive | November, 2010

Election Day Reminder – Find Your Polling Place Easily With Google

Across the United States today hopefully millions of folks will be out voting for their local, state and federal representatives. There are tons of important issues and races at stake, as well as the balance of power in Congress. I’m sure there are local issues in your areas as well. Google is making things easy [...]

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TeleNav Launches MyTies, a Free, Location-Based, Private Social Networking App for the iPhone

I don’t love Facebook. I use it but I don’t love it. It is too open for my tastes… even with the privacy features cranked up. I like Twitter and find myself using it more and more. It is open but feels like there is more, or at least different, control you can have on [...]

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Sing Along In The Shower With Your iPod

With this wireless Mp3 Shower Speaker from the Sharper Image you can listen to all that music you’ve got stored on your iPod while you shower.  You plug your Mp3 player into a transmitter, which can be up to 150 feet away, and with the power of 900 MHz PLL circuitry your tunes get sent [...]

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Review: Philips CushionSpeaker Laptop Stand

So I am sitting in my recliner with my 13″ MacBook Pro in my lap.  The laptop is a bit warm and the show I am watching sounds terrible through the stock speakers.  My only choice to fix these problems is to dig out a laptop cooler then find some external speakers.  How about having [...]

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iPad Accessory Review: Pad Bracket iPad Mounting System

I recently purchased a treadmill so that I could continue running once the weather turn icy cold. I shopped around quite a bit and ended up with a rather high-end treadmill with all the bells and whistles. (Well, maybe not ALL but MOST of the bells and whistles.) Among the extra features are a built-in [...]

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NOOKcolor and Dictionary.com: An Innovative Partnership

If you’re like me, you’ve probably turned to Dictionary.com thousands of times. Maybe you wanted to make sure you had your spelling right, or you weren’t sure how to pronounce something correctly. Or maybe you were worried you used the word “insouciant” incorrectly. No matter what, you’re heading to Dictionary.com. And despite the name, Dictionary.com [...]

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Apple On TV

Like any good admitted fanboy I often find myself looking for Apple products on TV. Lately I’ve been spotting more and more iDevices popping up on many of the shows I watch. So I’ve decided to start a new weekly segment entitled “Apple On TV.” The premiss is simple. Whenever I spot an Apple product [...]

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Fast & Furious 6 Film Review

The ‘bigger is better’ filmmaking mantra works as this monstrous action-racing film series keeps upgrading with Fast & Furious 6 [...]

Heavy Gear Assault Multiplayer Game Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Heavy Gear Assault

The Heavy Gear world dates back to the 90s as a tabletop boardgame and card combat game, and came to [...]

Combo Crew for iOS and Android Pulls No Punches!

Type of app: Action-Fighting Platform/where to buy: iOS or Android; available in the iTunes App Store or available in the [...]

Why I Don’t Run First Thing in the Morning

Yesterday afternoon we had a surprise softball game for Kev’s youngest at 5:30. We made it to dinner at 7, [...]

Microsoft and Zinio Offering Big Incentives to Buy a Nokia Lumia

One of the biggest trepidations I’ve had about my switch to Windows Phone is having to buy all new apps. [...]

World Tarot Week? World Tarot Day? What?!

Best I can tell, the people who use tarot cards are those who want to believe in the idea of [...]