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Category Archives: Technology
Secure Yourself in 2012
It’s a new year, and with a new year comes those things called “resolutions.” You know, the promises you make to yourself that you eventually don’t do, or just for get about entirely. But some are slightly easier to do than others. And while I don’t want you to resolve to be more secure online in 2012, I do want you to be more secure online in 2012. Continue reading
Stop Thinking the Fire is an iPad-Killer
Last week, Amazon officially unleashed the Kindle Fire on the public. After a month of speculation, people finally got to be hands on with the device and the reviews came flowing in. Most reviews of the device mistakenly took the point of view that the Kindle Fire was an iPad killer, expecting $500 performance from a $200 device. Again, this was a mistake, and proof that several gadget sites do not understand the product. I would seem that commenters on related threads also have the same problem.
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Why Amazon’s Tablet Makes Sense for Amazon
In case you missed it, Techcrunch has announced that they’ve played with Amazon’s soon to be released seven inch Kindle tablet. Since then there’s been a lot of talk about if this tablet will really be able to compete with the iPad. And that’s where people start missing the point. Continue reading
Why Robert Scoble is Wrong (And a Little Right) About Apps
Robert Scoble is no stranger to opinions. He has several of them, and he posts them on Twitter daily. Sometimes his opinions are valid, other times they can come across as blatant fanboy. That’s okay though, that’s what the internet is for. But he has recently taken the stance that the success of the platform is based solely on the number of native applications it has available. Continue reading
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Tagged android, app store, iphone, meego, nokia
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Quick Thoughts on WWDC 2011 Announcements
Earlier today Apple kicked off it’s annual developer conference with it’s usual keynote address from Apple’s commander in chief Steve Jobs. Lots of announcements this time around as they talked OSX, iOS, and their new cloud venture known as iCloud. … Continue reading
How Smartphones are Changing Travel
This was my first out of state road trip in a probably a decade. And it was interesting to me to see how much smartphones have changed how road trips are done. And I don’t mean in the “keep your kids entertained” kind of way. What follows are just a few observations as to how having a smartphone has changed road trips. Continue reading →