A rant; mostly. You have been warned. Mobile devices are great, as long as there is a power source nearby to recharge them since for the most part they suck the juice quickly. This hit home for me as I was checking thru security at the airport in Thunder Bay with my electronic boarding pass [...]
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Power to the people… or, Let my people surf.
Posted: 10th May 2012 by tcg in hardware, iphone, technologyTags: airplanes, airports, hardware, iphone, technology, WiFi
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Earth Hour. Its a small savings of power, but a good reminder.
Posted: 2nd April 2012 by tcg in hardware, technologyTags: Earth Hour, energy conservation, energy saving
Earth Hour. That hour last Saturday evening when a big part of the world bands together for a common cause to shut off lights and save energy. (we played cards by candlelight and watched the dogs wander around the house confused since typically when the lights are out in the house, it’s either a power [...]
TinkerTool: An essential tweaking tool for your Mac
Posted: 16th March 2012 by tcg in computers, Mac OSX, reviews, software, technologyTags: free, Mac OSX, Resume feature, software, System Preferences, TinkerTool
I’m sure most Mac users who have ever been frustrated by the default actions or setup of the Mac OS X, have spent time in the System Preferences trying to get your Mac working the way you’d like. Sometimes to the point of frustration. For some of those goofy default actions, TinkerTool may be the [...]
Digital Media and me: Paper vs Screen.
Posted: 24th February 2012 by tcg in Apple, computers, software, technologyTags: Apple, digital media, paper vs screen, software, Steve Jobs, technology
It struck me as funny the other day as I, the person that swears by all things digital when it comes to media, was reading a hard cover book that is probably the one that most should have been read in Apple’s iBooks app: The biography of Steve Jobs. I probably would have bought the [...]
Getting old and forgetful? There’s an app for that.
Posted: 16th February 2012 by tcg in Apple, apps, hardware, iphone, Mac OSX, Security, technologyTags: Apple, apps, Find My iPhone, iphone, software, technology
You know that panic you feel when you realize you don’t have your phone in your pocket/purse/belt-pouch? Well, if it’s an iPhone you lost and you’ve set up Find my Phone, then you can breathe a little easier. Sadly, it has happened to me twice in the past couple of weeks. Chalk it up to [...]