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“Gadgets” collection

Explore a curated selection of personal technology and innovative gadgets designed to improve daily productivity and entertainment. This collection features detailed evaluations of portable electronics, charging solutions, and versatile tools that provide genuine real-world utility.

  • September 12, 2008

    Humor: Your Servers are NOT Bulletproof!

    Having some fun with servers (traditional vs. the "Cloud"). There are more videos coming at NoHardware.com. HTD says: Hope you liked it!

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  • 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 22, 2008

    10 iPhone Tricks that you might not know

    I have had an iPhone for over a year now and I must say that it is a great device. Today I'm posting some tips (in no particular order) of things that I have found useful and helpful. Also, I'm (trying) to post this article using the new WordPress application that is now available in the iTunes store (having some…

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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 23, 2008

    Quick Roundup of iPhone JailBreak & Unlockers

    Just a quick post here. Last weekend as I was installing a 3rd party app, I managed to freeze my iPhone. I could only restart the iPhone but it would freeze at the Apple logo upon each restart. So, since it had been a while since I had Jailbroken my phone, I had to find the latest and greatest iPhone…

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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 9, 2008

    The 3G iPhone Dust is still settling … and Accessory Announcements come!

    Hot on the heels of the iPhone 3G news-breaker are now peripheral press releases coming from accessories manufacturers. The first one that I have seen comes from Speck with a product line crafted exclusively for the iPhone 3G. While I typically only do product reviews of products that I can actually test, I'm breaking my own rules by posting a…

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  • June 8, 2008

    Ways to Track the Apple Developers Conference Live

    Tomorrow will be a tough day on the net...well, not for everyone, just the people interested in what Steve Jobs will be saying at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Keynote. The WWDC runs from June 9-13 in San Francisco and promises to be full of explosive announcements. We already know that the 3G iPhone will be revealed, that there…

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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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  • May 26, 2008

    NASA Phoenix Lander, the Web and Social Media: A Different Experience

    Years ago, when space travel was new, people stopped everything just to watch a space ship take off or land or someone walk on the Moon. Those were and still are, HUGE achievements. We have yet to send another manned mission to the Moon and with a huge Federal deficit and a world-wide recession looming, it's a miracle that space…

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About HighTechDad

Michael Sheehan (“HighTechDad”) is an avid technologist, writer, journalist, content marketer, blogger, tech influencer, AI investigator, husband, and father of 3 girls living in the San Francisco Bay Area. This site covers technology, consumer electronics, Parent Tech, SmartHomes, AI, gadgets, software, hardware, parenting “hacks,” and other tips & tricks.

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