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Discover rigorous, hands-on evaluations and real-world testing of the latest consumer electronics and household tools. These “Dad Approved” assessments provide factual, objective insights into device durability, performance, and value to help you make informed purchasing decisions.
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View all →September 5, 2008
iPhone: Quickly Launch Apps, Website & Phone Calls with QuickGold
Today I installed an application on my jailbroken iPhone that I personally think Apple should incorporate into their next release of the firmware. It honestly is this GREAT! I have over 6 "pages" of applications on my iPhone and have all but sprained my fingers from flipping through all of the pages as I attempt to find a particular application.…
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July 29, 2008
HighTechDad Interview on GoGrid Cloud Servers
When I was at GigaOM's Structure '08 conference last month, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Daniel Brusilovsky. For those of you who have never heard of Daniel, he is a 15-year-old who is making waves within his TeensinTech.com movement. He also runs a site called Apple Universe Podcast where he has been doing video and audio podcasts…
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July 7, 2008
Social Messaging Communicators: Ping.fm versus HelloTxt.com
While Twitter seems to be ruling the airwaves of Social Messaging Platforms, there are plenty of other services that do just as well (or better) at keeping in touch with or sending messages and status updates to your friends, colleagues and family. These services can be broken out into different segments: services that just provide status updates and ones that…
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June 12, 2008
Review: Safe Internet for your Kids with Intego Content Barrier x4
Being a good dad means protecting your kids. That can be by physically keeping them from danger, or, by preventing their young innocent eyes and minds from being corrupted by seeing content that they are too young for. With technology, connectivity and communications pervading all aspects of our lives, it has become increasingly difficult to control what our children see,…
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June 10, 2008
Review: Car Gadget for Dad – DLO TransDock Micro with IntelliTune
Only a few days left before Father's Day descends upon us, so in the spirit of "giving to Dad" (heck, it should be a WEEK of giving and not a day), here is another gadget review. Today I found out that the Netflix Player (reviewed here) is currently out of stock and back-ordered for 4-6 weeks. So, you could give…
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June 9, 2008
Review: Netflix Player – Get Dad Movies On Demand
I'm going to try something this week and write up some quick product reviews in case you are looking for something to buy your dad or husband for Father's Day. This year, budgets are tight so even spending $100 may be pushing it, but when you make a tech decision, you should do some careful reviews prior to pulling the…
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June 5, 2008
GoGrid and RockBox and Video Podcasts
So GoGrid and RockBox are not related, not related at all for that matter. However, the two are joined together in this video PodCast episode of Gadget Guy on Linux Journal. I am writing about this for a variety of reasons: RockBox looks like a great way to re-use old MP3 players GoGrid is a great product (heck, I work…
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February 20, 2008
Review of DLO Portable Speakers for iPhone
I must admit I was excited to receive the just-announced pair of DLO Portable Speakers for iPhone, simply for one main reason. For some time, I had been looking for a good portable speaker system that could be used with iPods and iPhones, as well as other devices. I found a few that were ok on the iPod, but when…
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February 10, 2008
Review: LaCie Ethernet Disk Mini – Home Edition
I must admit, I was a bit skeptical about testing out another hard drive, but let me tell you, the LaCie Ethernet Disk Mini - Home Edition really changed my mind about things! First of all, this is not just another external hard drive, this is a networked hard drive which means that you plug it in to your network…
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February 4, 2008
Review: DLO TransDock Deluxe
I had the pleasure of testing out DLO's TransDock Deluxe this past weekend. DLO (which, appropriately, stands for "Digital Lifestyle Outfitters") was the second vendor from my MacWorld 2008 Tour that provided product to review, with Griffin Technology being the first. That simple fact alone earned it an extra notch on the "good rating stick." Also included with my reviewer's…
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