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View all →January 14, 2011
Backup Strategy: The ioSafe SoloPRO External Hard Drive is Waterproof, Fireproof & (Almost) Bulletproof!
When was the last time that you backed up your data? Today? Yesterday? Last week? A month ago? EVER?! And where did you save your backup? To another drive? To CDs? To an external drive? To the cloud via an online backup service? The reason I'm asking these questions is because most people don't make backups, and if they do,…
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January 13, 2011
A Couple Intel Innovations that Caught My Eye at CES 2011
There was a lot to see at CES 2011, so much so that next year I'm considering having an Intel processor installed in my brain just to try to analyze all of the information I consumed at the expo. Honestly, with all of the recent innovations coming from Intel recently, I wouldn't be surprised that somewhere deep within their Labs…
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January 11, 2011
Ford Truly Deserves to be at CES: Ford Sync AppLink & 2012 Ford Focus EV Pave the Way!
For many, many years, I never thought much of Ford . I had been unimpressed with their cars (with a few exceptions like the Mustang) and especially with their styling and technology. In the 80's and 90's, to me, Ford was "just another American car" which said a lot. All of the technology, style and innovation had been coming from…
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January 8, 2011
No Longer a “CES virgin” – Thoughts After 2 Days at CES 2011: Tablets, TVs & Other Tech
In many ways, 2 days at CES 2011 (International Consumer Electronics Show) is not enough time to really absorb the show. I was only able to essentially pay only a few vendors any quality time, others were quick, short visits, and others were just walk throughs getting from one place to another. On the other hand, 2 days is completely…
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January 6, 2011
CES 2011 Bound & A Quick iPad Keyboard Case Review – Sena Keyboard Folio
Finally in the air and at 10,000 feet, thus all of the gadgets are coming out and on. Yes, the plane is packed with all types heading to CES 2011 to hear what revolutionary new device will be teasing us or making us think what a stupid idea it is. Honestly, last year's big thing was 3D TV which, in…
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December 31, 2010
Happy New Years from Cast of Dads Podcast #38 – “Metal Donkeys & Pooping Penguins”
This is actually our second New Years show with the Cast of Dads. Last year, we were just starting out with the podcast...this year, we are on a roll and definitely looking forward to a successful 2011. We wanted to wish all of our followers and listeners a Happy and Prosperous New Years! As usual, we got a little wacky…
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December 29, 2010
“Peering Out at the Horizon – 7 Cloud Computing Predictions for 2011” (GoGrid Blog Repost)
I'm the Technology Evangelist for Cloud Computing provider GoGrid, and part of my end-of-year thought process is to reflect on past events as well as offer insight into what may be coming in the Cloud Computing arena. The post below is a copy of what I published today on the GoGrid blog and since it is technology-related, I thought it…
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December 23, 2010
The Cast of Dads Podcast is now a Feisty 1 Year Old!
Episode 37 was an important show for the Cast of Dads. It represented an anniversary, or perhaps more appropriately said, a birthday. As we are all dads in the podcast, parenting is a core component of our daily lives. A year ago, the five of us gave "birth" to the podcast and almost every week or so afterwards, we got…
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December 22, 2010
Casio Pathfinder Wristwatch Helps You Traverse the Great Outdoors or Urban Jungle
I love Casio. Over the past 15 years, I have had G-Shocks, Waveceptors, Atomic G-Shocks and now a Solar Pathfinder. I guess I'm pretty familiar with the techy-er Casio watches. My previous watch, a Casio Atomic G-Shock pretty much never came off of my wrist. It really never needed to because it was solar power (no battery replacement), atomic (automatically…
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December 20, 2010
HighTechDad’s 2010 Gadget Roundup & Gift Guide
Better late than never I guess! Over the past year, I have tested out and reviewed a variety of gadgets and consumer electronic devices. Most of these were hand-picked for review purposes in that they are devices that, to me, looked really interesting and intriguing. Given that there are only a few days left for shopping, I realize that this…
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December 17, 2010
Not Just Next Gen Gaming, but Future Computer Interaction? Xbox 360 with the Kinect
My family and I have had the Xbox 360 and Xbox Kinect for about a month now, and I must say that I'm personally impressed by the level of technology that has gone into the Xbox Kinect. I'm not a huge gamer and neither are my kids. Of course, we pretty much have everything: Nintendo N64, original Xbox, Nintendo DS,…
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December 14, 2010
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 headset when not in use.…
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