All the hype this past week about the supposed tracking of your whereabouts by a “hidden file” on your iPhone, made me need to rant a little, so bear with me this should be a short ride. Firstly, the file in question tracks all the cellphone towers that you have been near using them to [...]
Archive for April, 2011
My iPhone seems to be traveling more than me
Posted: 22nd April 2011 by tcg in Apple, apps, computers, hardware, iPad, iphone, software, technologyTags: Apple, apps, iPad, iphone, iTunes, Mac OSX, technology, twitter
Do better specs mean a better device?
Posted: 18th April 2011 by tcg in Apple, apps, hardware, iPad, Mac OSX, technologyTags: Apple, apps, HP, iPad, iPad2, Mac OSX, Motorola, Rim, tablets, technology
When you compare the specifications between the tablets out there, it seems like Apple’s latest offering the iPad2, while better than the first iPad, falls a little short. Don’t get me wrong, its a great device, but is it worthy of all the praise and the pedestal that it seems to be getting put upon? [...]
Do we need another eBook reader app? Google thinks so.
Posted: 13th April 2011 by tcg in Apple, apps, iPad, iphone, iPod, software, technologyTags: Apple, apps, ebooks, free, Google Books, iBooks, iPad, iphone, iPod, Kindle, software
When I heard about Google Books, I figured I might as well check it out. ( I should note its only available in the USA iTunes store, but thats not much of a deterrent to any mildly computer savvy person) Most of their products are quite good so chances are it will be too, but in [...]
Maps on iPhone. An oft forgotten gem.
Posted: 8th April 2011 by tcg in Apple, apps, iphone, technologyTags: Apple, apps, driving, iphone, maps, Maps App, technology
I was on my way to a meeting and ran into a detour on the highway that turned out to be a real milk-run thru a bunch of small towns. I was thinking “hmmm, there must be a better route than this” and with the help of Maps on my iPhone I found one that [...]
Disqus: thoughts so far
Posted: 29th April 2011 by tcg in blogging, social networking, software, website design, WordpressTags: blogging, commenting platforms, Disqus, social networking, software, technology, website design, Wordpress
I recently switched over to DISQUS for my blog commenting, and the first thing that jumped out at me is I seem to be posting/commenting under the wrong name. I don’t use my given name for much, too many people share my name for one, and its just something I’ve done since I started venturing [...]