As far as I’m concerned, the more choices there are out there among cell phone service providers the better. Yes, I have AT&T and I’m okay with that, but I would be more than happy to move to another service that offers a bit more flexibility. For example, when I was traveling, I used my [...]
Tag Archives: Cloud Computing
Organize, Share and Enjoy Your Dropbox Photos in New Ways
Dropbox is one of the most important productivity tools I use these days. Having my files, documents and images in Dropbox means I can have access to any and all of my files no matter where I am and no matter what device I happen to be using on any particular day. That’s the reason [...]
PC Sales Plummet, But are Windows 8 or iPad to Blame?
There is one reality bolstered by two bits of speculation getting loads of attention today. The reality is that sales of personal computers are abysmal, in fact they just hit the lowest point since the IDC started tracking numbers nearly 20 years ago. As happens whenever numbers are released for anything, analysts swoop in to [...]
Who Has Your Digital Back in an Emergency?
This past weekend my brother had a massive heart attack, and while he is now stable he has a long road ahead of him. Right after it happened he was treated – it was amazingly fortunate that it happened in a gym with a doctor next to him and a nurse on staff! It is [...]
Win a Seagate Backup Plus on Tax Day
Seagate recently pointed out to us that in 2012, over 81% of Americans filed their taxes via e-file. In addition, over 63 million Americans report that they do their banking online, and 73% of US adults pay their bills digitally; but the majority of us still store documents as hard copies in file folders [...]
iTunes, the Cloud, and Forced New purchase Downloads
As more and more information storage moves into “the cloud” — that is to say, you aren’t necessarily storing all those movies, TV shows, books, and whatever else locally on your system, but pulling them in from the Internet at need instead, using other people’s storage instead of your own hardware — it’s interesting to [...]
Shot Note Pad and App Helps Save Your Notes and Memories
If you take notes with a pen and paper and incorporate those notes into your digital life, the Shot Note Pad and iOS app may be just the thing. Each Shot Note Pad looks like a standard writing tablet, but when used in conjunction with the free app the pads make it easy to capture your notes, [...]
Bluebird by American Express, a Hiccup
We are in the midst of a series of posts that walk through the process of creating an account with Bluebird, a joint venture between American Express and Walmart, and subsequently using the self-described “Checking and Debit Alternative”. Initially I planned to highlight the process of creating a number of sub accounts that work with [...]
In 2013 Take Better Notes and Be More Organized
From now until 2013, we’re going to take a look at some New Year’s Resolutions and a Gear Diary way to help you keep them. New Year Resolution: Take Better Notes, Be More Organized and Use Less Paper I am loving my Livescribe Sky Smartpen. The Livescribe Sky finally lets me get all the benefits [...]
Keep Your Data Safe in 2013 with Dropbox’s Packrat Feature
From now until 2013, we’re taking a look at some New Year’s Resolutions and Gear Diary ways to help keep them. New Year Resolution: Protect Your Data in 2013 This is one of those lessons you learn, forget, and then learn again once a data-loss disaster strikes. Here’s my story, and why DropBox’s PackRat feature [...]
CrashPlan Backup Software’s Big Black Friday Discount
The only thing more of a pain in the tuckus (or as we say around the ol’ Gear Diary Facebook chatroom, a PITA) than setting up and maintaining a regular backup of your system is when you don’t do it, and suffer a catastrophic mess. In my case, for example, I had been diligently [...]
Livescribe Sky Smartpen Review: One New Feature Makes a World of Difference
It has been a while since I have written about my Livescribe smartpen, but that doesn’t mean I rely on it any less.(Here’s one of the many posts on the subject.) In fact, my experience has actually the opposite. My Livescribe smartpen is so much a part of my workflow that I simply take it [...]
Evernote 5 for Mac Adds 100 New Features to My Must-Have Productivity Tool
Evernote 5 for Mac has arrived, and it is ready to take rings to the next level. This is a major redesign that includes: A new left panel for easier than ever access to shortcuts (new!), recent notes, notebooks, atlas and more Major search improvements, including type ahead search Easier sharing with better notebook integrations [...]
Evernote 5 Arrives for All iOS Devices
Evernote just released version 5.0 of its iOS app. It takes one of the most important productivity apps on my iPhone and iPad and makes it even better. What does the new version offer? Entirely new home screen, divided into ‘Quick Note’ buttons at the top for easy note creation and a stack of ‘Views’ [...]
Evernote Smart Notebooks Now Shipping
Evernote is now shipping their new Smart Notebooks. They work great with the Evernote Page Camera that is now part of the Evernote iOS app. (We wrote about it here.) The Page Camera lets you capture images of text on a page and optimize it for saving to Evernote. It works great on its own [...]
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