The 3 Best Gadgets I Use Today: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad Mini, and Slingbox

I use lots of gadgets. Some are specific to a certain use, some are all around great, and some just make me feel good when I use them. Here's the gadgets that I love using today.  Kindle Paperwhite – Light to Hold and Easy to Use Every time I pick up my paperwhite it makes […]

Prediction Time: Star Trek, Red Sox, iPads, and HBO

It seems like it is a good time to lay out some near, and far term predictions for some reason. So here you go… The success of the Star Trek movies (Into Darkness coming in May) will lead to a new series being created. This one less campy and more like Battlestar Gallactica than old […]

Coming Soon: The Internet Is Going To Rate You. Welcome to “Data Darwinism”

Om Malik wrote a great article that has taken the technology intelligensia by storm. It centers around the uproar among taxi/cab (private car) drivers that the Uber service is causing in San Francisco. A quick summary of the issue is that Uber has become an extermely popular service (Android app, iOS app) that allows people to […]

How To Get Kindle Books From Your Local Library. It Is Easy!

For the last few months I've been getting all my Kindle books from the library. It is very easy to use and it works out great! Here's an outline of the offering from Amazon: More than 11,000 libraries in the United States offer Public Library Books for Kindle, which allows you to check out eBooks […]

A Must Have iPad Accessory: The iProp Stand

I got this stand a few months ago and I just about never use my iPad Retina without it now. Its greatly exapnded usage of the iPad as I am able to sure it in many different circumstances. And the iPad Retina is so heavy, you really do need a stand if you plan to use […]

The 3D Printing Has Arrived. Here’s How It Works

3D printing is really gaining traction as prices for the printers fall and the processes get more refined. Over the next few years this is going to cause a big change in the manufacturing of just about everything. KaptiallWire has a good basic description of how 3d Printing technology works: In traditional manufacturing, items are produced by […]

How the Movie Industry Could Make it Easier for Me to Enjoy Their Products

I love movies. I go to the theater to see both old and new films, I watch a lot of movies at home from my DVR and Blu-Ray, and I really enjoy 3D.  BUT… the movie industry frustrates me with many little usability issues that are causing me to start to turn away from their […]

A Must Have For Comcast DVR Users

A year ago I switched to Verizon FIOS for the first time. It had some good points and some bad points. I recently switched back to Comcast because they gave me a great deal and I like Comcast a little more right now because of their larger selection of OnDemand offerings. But I really, really […]

5 Observations On the Growing Power of Facebook in Google’s Search Algorithm

SearchMetrics recently released their research on influencing factors for Google's search algorithm and we are seeing the continuation of the recent trend where social media, especially Facebook, is becoming a bigger factor. For many years Search Engine Optimization (SEO – improving how your site shows up in Google's searc)) was mostly about 2 factors: Make […]

The Google World Wonders Project – Visit Historic Sites Around the World

The Google World Wonders Project takes advantage of Google's Street View technology to create viritual visitation of wonderous sites all around the world just like they did with the Google Art Project.  Here's Google's quick summary of what the project is: The World Wonders Project enables you to discover 132 historic sites from 18 countries, […]