Motorola DROID Turbo Gray “Highlights” – Eliminating the “Gray”
Impressions of the Motorola DROID Turbo smartphone from the perspective of a dad who manages the tech in the household.
Kids on Cell Phones Too Much? “Lock” Them in a Book #LifeHack
As like many other parents out there, my wife and I constantly battle with our kids about their cell phones and when it is ok to use them. If left to roam freely, I’m sure our kids would be glued to the tiny glowing screens 24/7 with bits of their mushy brain running out of […]
10 Tips on How to Avoid Losing your Digital Identity
Our society is made up of all types of information. And the amount of “stuff” that is known about us is growing as speeds never before seen. Think back 50 or 100 years. What identified a person? Their names, their ancestry, their address and their bank. Eventually phone numbers and a few other bits of […]
The Jabra Stone2 is a Techy Bluetooth Headset that’s a Comfortable, Solid Performer!
Jabra introduced a pretty innovative Bluetooth headset a while ago call the Jabra Stone. It had an attractive design in that it was actually like a small river rock, smooth and comfortably fitting in your hand. The “stone” part actually contains a battery that acts as a charger for the headset. It creatively houses the […]
Belkin’s Bluetooth Music Receiver is the Ultimate Music Extender from your Bluetooth Device to Your Stereo
On the way home from picking up my daughter from an activity, I decided to do some Pandora streaming in my car via a Bluetooth connection. As the Pandora station was playing a lot of great songs, when I got home, I wanted to continue hearing the song selection that was playing, so I was […]
Shopping With Limericks & a Cell Phone
There once was a challenge from AT&T, That made my brow a bit sweat-y. To write about shopping, Got my brain really hopping, As I wrote on my Tilt 2 by HTC. The challenge was there for 30 days, My writing contained many a phrase. “Lose the Laptop,” they said, “Use the Tilt 2 instead,” […]
The Forgotten
As the sliding glass door closed, I knew that something was wrong. But I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. I hoped the feeling of the unknown would pass but for some reason, it only helped to raise my panic level a bit more. The lights burned in a clean magnesium fire brightness, rows […]
The Ford Sync – a “Knight Rider” for the Rest of Us
Remember way back in the 80’s there was a TV show called Knight Rider where one of the two main characters was a car that talked to you and responded to your voice commands? Of course K.I.T.T. (the name of the car which stands for Knight Industries Two Thousand), did a lot more than just […]
Review: Double your iPhone’s Battery with the Mophie Juice Pack Air
I am a hard-core iPhone data user. My AT&T account shows that I have downloaded 5.4 GB and uploaded 1.1 GB worth of data since I received my first iPhone. I suck through batteries like there is no tomorrow, so much so that I actually had to return my first iPhone because the battery just […]
Plantronics Delivers Style & Innovation in a Bluetooth Headset
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I figured I should do at least ONE product recommendation with a spin towards the couples out there. (Of course if you are reading this and Valentine’s Day is NOT nearby, you can just fill in whatever gift-giving holiday is closest: Birthday, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, Hanukah, […]
HTD Tech Tip #6: Putting your Cell Phone on Tinfoil Means No Speaker Interference
Have you ever heard the electronic buzzes and tones (called TDMA noise) that come from your computer speakers when your iPhone or other cellular phone is in close proximity? Typically this happens when your phone is downloading data or about to receive a call. It is EXTREMELY annoying. That is part of the reason why, […]
New way to post…via Instant Messenger
I just found a great new way to post to my blog, via a service called IMified. This is my first post using this service. I will probably research it some more and then write a bit more information about how to use this service. This is handy if you are on the road or […]