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View all →May 5, 2010
Altec Lansing’s inMotion Compact – An Innovative, Portable Speaker Solution for Mom
With Mother's Day just around the corner, I thought that I would do a quick review of the Altec Lansing inMotion Compact (iMT320) portable speaker as one of those great tech gifts for Mom. But before you rush out and get one of these (and I do recommend that you do), here is a strategy for you gadget-crazy men/dads (and…
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May 4, 2010
A Service Fee for Printed Statements? That’s Extortion!
Yesterday I received my wife's New York & Co credit card statement and I noticed a charge that caught my attention. It was for $1 and had "Processing Fee" for the Transaction Description. I was a bit confused by the charge so I started reading the bill a bit more carefully to find out what it was for. What I…
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May 3, 2010
What Makes Men Cry & Other Things – “Crying & Candy Cigarettes” – Cast of Dads Podcast #17
Even though it seems that we took a week off from our regular podcast (really, we try our best to make these weekly), we were still able to pick up right where we left off with the usual daddy and parenting banter that has become a regular feature of our Cast of Dads podcast. I must say that I look…
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April 30, 2010
13+ Ways to Extend your iPad’s Battery Life
I have now been the lucky owner of an iPad for a little over an week now, and each day I'm becoming yet more attached to it. But this article is not about my "love affair." It's more about keeping the love running as long as possible, namely getting the most out of the iPad's battery, which isn't too shabby…
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April 28, 2010
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 answer commands, he drives "himself",…
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April 26, 2010
No AT&T iPhone Tethering Because of the Apple iPad 3G?
Is tethering ever going to arrive for AT&T and the iPhone? Rumor has it, it will be coming soon. We are a year later after there was an announcement that tethering would be coming to the iPhone. But then various parties started dragging their feet. Could AT&T handle the extra strain on their network? Was the feature just not ready…
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April 23, 2010
“From One End To The Other” (Literally) – Cast of Dads Podcast #16
From one end of the pool to the other? Nope! From the end of the universe and back again? Hardly! Let's think about the main thing that kids seem to do...a lot...eat from one end and then send it out the other. Well, we had a lot of fun on Episode #16 of the Cast of Dads podcast discussing, as…
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April 23, 2010
How to Become a Kid Again – Get a New Gadget!
People have been searching for the Fountain of Youth for ever, the magic elixir that will keep them perpetually young. I hate to disappoint them, there really is no such thing. Youth comes from within, from your soul, your heart and your mind. If you want to be young, you will be. Conversely, you want to be old, your body…
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April 20, 2010
My First Days with the 2010 Ford Flex – Beginning to Explore the Technology
I have not had a new car in over 10 years. And, I had always thought that American Cars were lagging behind foreign autos in so many ways: design, styling, features and especially, technology. My perspective has now flipped about 180 degrees, especially around the technology factor. Here's why… This is an on-going series about the 2010 Ford Flex. Ford…
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April 19, 2010
Wireless Streaming Audio from your Computer with Mint Studio & an iPod Dock As Well
There are so many different speaker for iPods and other personal audio players out there that I’m almost reluctant to review any anymore. There is rarely any point of differentiation making it worth even discussing. But every once and a while, I come across a speaker system that is a bit different, enough so to write about. The Mint Studio…
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April 15, 2010
That “Nagging” Voice – Getting Directions (#LoseTheLaptop)
Men refuse to ask for directions. Perhaps it is an "independence" thing or has something to do with pride. Women, on the other hand, insist on the careful organization and planning of trips, stopping and ensuring that the way is meticulously laid out. This could go as far back as the early hunter and gatherer time, I'm thinking. Men would…
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April 12, 2010
iFrogz EarPolution CS40 Headphones – Get Your Beats On!
I have been searching for some comfortable headphones for my pre-teen daughters. We started with some iFrogz Tadpole headphones (below) which were really great when my daughters were little...but as they got bigger, so did their heads…in more that one way. Size wise, we needed something to accommodate their expanding craniums. And, on the flipside, they REFUSED to wear anything…
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