A Week with the Verizon/Motorola DROID (By an iPhone Addict)
This past week, I decided to find out what the hype was all about regarding the Droid. Launched just a few weeks ago, the Droid has been positioned as a potential iPhone-killer. Being an avid iPhone user (but still someone open to new, better or different devices), I wanted to truly test the Droid out […]
The Portable HD Video Recorder Smackdown: Flip UltraHD vs Kodak Zi8
I came across a realization a few weeks ago. When doing a product review, it helps to supplement the writing with video. The problem was, I didn’t have a good way to capture high-quality video with any of the older devices I have. I had tried with a built-in iSight as well as an external […]
Consumer Heads-Up Displays May Be Sooner Than You Think with the “eyePhone”
I have been thinking about the recent release of iPhone OS 3.1 Beta 3 to the iPhone development community and the fact that there is now the framework and APIs for “augmented reality” applications available for programmers. What are “augmented reality” apps? Basically, applications that use the iPhone’s camera as well as GPS, compass and […]
Review: “Eyes On” with the Dell Adamo 13
I was originally going to have the title of this review be “Hands On with the Dell Adamo 13” but I realized that laptops, notebooks and netbooks are really a dime a dozen these days. While the innards of a laptop can be very similar, what I think sets many laptops apart are their design, […]
The DO’s and DON’Ts of Customer Service in a Social Media Age
How many times have you had a bad customer service experience? More than 50% of the time? I will bet that you think that it’s much higher than that even. Most of us tend to remember poor customer service experiences than good ones. It’s easier to gripe and complain about someone NOT doing something to […]
How to Fix Apple Mail Not Saving Passwords – Keychain First Aid
Recently I was plagued with having to repeatedly enter and re-enter my passwords on some of my email accounts using Apple Mail. There didn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. I would get asked to enter when sending email from a certain account as well as when trying to receive email from […]
Restore Missing iPhone Applications after 3.0 Firmware Upgrade
I was excited like many others to get the new Apple iPhone firmware 3.0 update last week. Installation was not an issue for me, even after coming from a jailbroken 2G (original) iPhone. That is, until I started looking for some of my applications. For some odd reason, there were several of my applications that […]
Places to Get Info LIVE on WWDC 2009 (Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference)
In the past, I have compiled a list of sites that will have streams of information related to the Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC 2009). Today, I’m a bit behind but am still hoping to get a list published quickly. The WWDC 2009 takes place in San Francisco from June 8-12, 2009. The Keynote […]
Fix It: Safari 4 Beta Crash on Startup – Plug-in Issue
Today Apple released a beta version of Safari for both Macs and Pc’s. I was very eager to try it out especially to see if it truly is “the world’s fastest web browser.” Also intriguing is the “coverflow-esque” feature, an eye candy pleaser. I downloaded the Mac-version beta from Apple and fired up the installer […]
Places to Track the Macworld 2009 Keynote Live
Below is a list of places that are tracking the Macworld 2009 Keynote: Engadget – http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/live-from-the-macworld-2009-keynote/ Gizmodo – http://live.gizmodo.com/ ArsTechnica – http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090106-macworld-ars-macworld-2009-keynote-live-on-ars.html (follow updates on Twitter – http://twitter.com/arsmacworld) MacRumors – http://www.macrumorslive.com/ TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog) – http://www.tuaw.com/macworld2009/ (follow updates on Twitter – http://twitter.com/tuaw_mwsf09) Macworld – http://www.macworld.com/article/137730/2009/01/expo_live.html?lsrc=top_1 C|net – http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10131491-37.html (note, page will not be […]
Ongoing Roundup of Macworld 2009 News, Products, Links, etc.
I will be at (or currently am at) Macworld 2009 this week. As you can see, they have been waiting for me (GRIN – see picture below). I’m hoping to visit quite a few vendors and see what new gadgets and technology are being announced. If you are a vendor, please contact me here. I […]
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 […]