“Tech” collection
Stay informed on the rapidly evolving world of consumer electronics, high-performance hardware, and digital innovation. This central tech hub provides a deep dive into the physical components and software ecosystems that power your modern life.
The BACtrack S75 Pro Pocket Breathalyzer – Don’t Leave Home
About a month ago, I did something pretty dumb. I had too much to drink at a neighbors house and on the way (WALKING) home at 2am, I tripped and…
Develop Locally & Publish into the Cloud with Microsoft WebMatrix
DISCLOSURE: I work at a Cloud Computing Infrastructure Service Provider (GoGrid) where I get to evaluate and talk about various solutions coming from our company as well as from our…
DropCam is the Ultimate, Easy To Set Up, Security Webcam,
I have played around with a couple of IP-based Wireless Webcams (from Linksys and Panasonic), and while I'm pretty good usually at figuring out how to configure and work devices,…
Belkin’s Bluetooth Music Receiver is the Ultimate Music Extender from
On the way home from picking up my daughter from an activity, I decided to do some Pandora streaming in my car via a Bluetooth connection. As the Pandora station…
Create Your Own Personal Cloud Storage with Seagate’s GoFlex Drives
I have always been a proponent of the Cloud and various consumer services that utilize Cloud Computing. In fact, I work as the Technology Evangelist for GoGrid, a company that…
How To Get Your iPhone Out of a Recovery or
I recently got my iPhone 4 and consequently wanted to prepare my iPhone 3GS for my children to use as an "iPod Touch" – iPhone but without the cell service.…
“Where’s the Pause Button” – TweetDeck’s User Stream Preview is
I was lucky to be one of the first 5000 people to get access to test out a new version of TweetDeck called "User Stream Preview." In this preview build…
Wrapping Up the AT&T “Lose the Laptop” Challenge – A
We are now in the final days of voting for the AT&T Lose the Laptop Challenge. It has been an interesting four months writing about different topics and how they…
The Mobile Spy – “Ending It All” (The Finale &
Catch up on Part 1 of “The Mobile Spy” here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here (on AT&T's Lose the Laptop site) or Part 1 here, Part 2 here…
How To Install a Replacement Battery into an Apple iPhone
My iPhone 3GS has been showing signs of a dying battery for a month or so now. The symptoms included the battery depleting faster than normal, charging very quickly (because…
