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Reviews September 28, 2009

Review: Soda Stream Penguin Starter Kit

I’ve been writing for a long time, and one of the things that I learned early on, is that there’s a lot to like about most everything you get to review. Your TRUE opinion usually hits after the honeymoon period is over. THAT can last a couple of months, depending on the device/gadget/thingy you’re reviewing. [...]

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News September 23, 2009

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Opinion – How Realistic is a Sprint with T-Mobile Merger?

Over the past few days, I’ve been reading a lot on the rumors related to a Sprint/T-Mobile merger. Honestly, I was really surprised when I initially heard this. From a business point of view, it makes tons of sense; but from a technology point of view, it really has me scratching my head. Let’s stop [...]

Hurry! Only a Couple of Hours Left To Win An ioSafe

If you haven’t written a slogan for our ioSafe USB Hard Drive contest, then you need to stop, check out Larry’s truly awesome video review, and then head over to the contest page and write a slogan for ioSafe. The contest ends shortly after midnight tonight, Central Time. (Entries logged after midnight Central Time will [...]

Apple Releases Remote Desktop Client Update

It seems that Apple has been busy lately with the software updates. They’ve released yet another update to another OS component before they release their newest OS, Snow Leopard. I got notification from Software Update that Remote Desktop Client Update 3.3.1 was released. The package contains two update packages: This article describes Apple Remote Desktop [...]

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News August 20, 2009

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Interview With Mobile Designer Jason Surguine. Part 1 | Just Another Mobile Monday

My good buddies over at Just Another Mobile Monday have gotten an awesome opportunities to interview Jason Surguine from PDAMill. This multipart series is a must read for all PDA/gadget gamers! The interview is very insightful, and gives you the unique opportunity to look into the mind of a game designer. Stop what you’re doing [...]

Posterous – A Blog for Everyone

All the Internet’s a Blog…or something like that. I think I just made William Shakespeare groan. I truly think I heard it. Wayne turned me on to a cool new blogging service that I wanted to clue everyone else in on. Posterous allows everyone to blog; and you don’t have to be a geek to [...]

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News August 13, 2009

by Christopher Spera

Office 2010 for Mac will Include Outlook for Mac

Two words – THANK GOODNESS! I have been saying for years how horrible Entourage is. Its awkward, clunky, bloated, and so NOT compatible with Outlook for Windows. However, that layer of pain for those of us needing/wanting some kind of (more) Outlook-for-Windows-like app for Mac will soon be at an end…hopefully. I just saw on [...]

Comparing MacBooks – Mine is Better than Yours

I’ve had a Mac laptop since 2006. I love my notebook and carry it just about everywhere I go. That’s part of my problem. The contents of my Gear Bag My Gear Bag holds just about everything that I might need in my portable office. I have my 13” Unibody MacBook, my MSI Wind, a copy [...]

The UI challenge: Windows 7 vs. Mac OSX

ITWorld has an interesting article comparing Windows 7 to OSX that’s worth a read. While it is definitely a one sided comparison (the way its written at least), it compares 10 different UI points. I can’t say that I disagree with the conclusions or the UI points chosen for comparison. The items compared include: Startup [...]

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News July 29, 2009

by Christopher Spera

Brilliant but Doomed Technology

The Technologizer has an article on cool and innovative, but ultimately doomed, technology over at their site. Its definitely worth a read, especially if you like trips down the road to yesteryear. While you might think this includes things like the Newton and Sony Betamax, it doesn’t, it specifically avoids them. For this article, I [...]

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News July 24, 2009

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WebOS 1.1 Revives iTunes Sync

For those with Palm Pre’s, you’ll remember that Apple recently released iTunes 8.2.1 that disabled the Pre’s abiltiy to sync with your iTunes library. This latest update appears to be a direct response to last week’s iTunes 8.2.1 Update. Apple Insider is reporting that Palm’s Blog announced the update yesterday. The update should appear as [...]

Make your Own Soda Pop

As of late, I’m all about saving money. This year has been very hard on us as a family, and I am really looking forward to 2009 coming to a close; but unfortunately, we still have a ways to go yet. Until that happens, I’m doing my best to save the shekels. However, no one [...]

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News July 8, 2009

by Christopher Spera

Vito Technology Releases FunContact 3x

If you’ve got a lot of contacts, like me…I have over 1300, then finding the right tool for working with them can sometimes be difficult. That’s where tools like Vito Technology’s FunContact 3x comes in. Straight from Vito Technology: Fun Contact 3x gives a whole new experience in managing your contacts with its new and [...]

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News July 6, 2009

by Christopher Spera

AOL – Secret Billing (Police)?

Straight from the Cold War files comes a strange story I saw today from Boing-Boing. It seems that WSJ’s Jason Zweig is being charged $103.60 for use of a FREE AOL e-mail account he was given (again, free of charge) for being a Time-Warner employee. It seems that AOL is “secretly” charging some users for [...]

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News June 23, 2009

by Christopher Spera

June 2009 15” MacBook Pro Unboxing

One of the best things about being a technology writer is getting to look at some of the newest and best tech toys on the market. Recently, my parents bought a June 2009 15” MacBook Pro (the one with the new SD slot) for my mother. My mission (and I have no choice but to [...]

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