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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘technology’
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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You want giveaways? The Digiarty Easter Bunny is bringing free programs to you.
Posted: 30th March 2012 by tcg in apps, Mac OSX, software, WindowsTags: Digiarty Software Inc., Easter Giveaway, free, Mac OSX, software, technology, Windows, Winx DVD, WinX DVD Ripper
I get emails from various companies, most of which I read and file 13 them (trash can), but sometimes I get emails and offers that I feel may be useful and deserved to be passed along. Free stuff is usually in this group. A current giveaway you may want to get in on is from [...]
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 [...]
iPod Nano 1st gen Replacement. Too bad car manufacturers don’t do this.
Posted: 10th January 2012 by tcg in Apple, hardware, iPod, reviews, technologyTags: Apple, hardware, iPod, iPod Nano, nano replacement program, technology
A while back I got this email from Apple about the Apple Nano replacement program and in checking into it found out we did indeed have one of these 1st gen Nanos in our house, buried in a desk drawer unused for years, thankfully not bursting into flames. The process was simple. Check the serial [...]