Fantastic Presentation: Why Amazon and Google are Losing the War

This is a great presentation for a few reasons: The presenters style is so different and fantastic. The data is great. It does a great job of summarizing the current tech and commerce trends we should all be aware of. Its funny. Its cool WATCH!  

My Favorite Things to Say to My Amazon Echo

I've had an Echo for about 10 months now and I love it. I've know a few other folks that have one and they have also liked it.  I mostly use it for the following things: Listen to music. Both my music which I uploaded to Amazon and the free music that comes with Amazon Prime […]

Recommended Stuff Fall/Winter 2014: BBC Mob Drama, Kindle Voyage, Serial, a Great Backpack!

The Peaky Blinders boys are always ready to go   The Best eBook Reader: The Kindle Voyage Its expensive, but it is the best. If you are a heavy ebook reader, ask for this for the holidays! Its got a great backlight, the sharpest screen, the touch navigation works great, and the haptic buttons on the side help make […]

What You Don’t Know Sucks About Your iPhone/Android If You’ve Only Used One of Them

My Nexus 5 recently took a terrible fall (all my fault) and now has a cracked screen and I am back to using my iPhone 5. As a new version of the iPhone and Nexus are due out soon, I am holding off on paying to fix the screen and am going to invest in […]

The 7 Best Ways to Get Free and Cheap Kindle Books

I read quite a bit nowadays and about a year ago I realized it was becoming an expensive habit and  I started looking into the ways I could cut down on the overall cost of acquiring the books I wanted to read. Below are the 7 best ways I’ve found to find cheap and free books […]

Why I Ditched My Beloved iPad Mini for the Nexus 7 2

I have written previously on how much I loved the iPad Mini, so it came as a great surprise to me how quickly I ditched the Mini once I got the new Nexus 7 2 as a gift. It wasn't a conscious ditching. I just started using the Nexus and pretty soon I'd go to […]

Study: Why You Post Things On Facebook You Will Later Regret

This study is great. Here's the outline and conclusion: We investigate regrets associated with users’ posts on a popular social networking site. Our findings are based on a series of interviews, user diaries, and online surveys involving 569 American Facebook users. Their regrets revolved around sensitive topics, content with strong sentiment, lies, and secrets. Our research reveals several […]

The MLB App Has Changed the Way I Watch Baseball

This season I find myself having iPad the MLB app open most of the time when I'm watching the Red Sox. It has become an addon to the experience of watching baseball that I find very helpful. Here's what I use it for: Pitch counts – always available. Only available part time on TV Strike zone tracking […]

Choosing Between the iPad Mini and the iPad Retina? Here’s the Big Differences I’ve Found

I've been using both an iPad Mini and an iPad Retina for a few months and I find them both useful in certain cases. Here's a breakdown at what I like about both and which one I'd buy if I could only have one. Good Things About the iPad Mini Here's some good thigns about the […]

The Best Ways To Watch Movies At Home Over the Internet

Over the last couple of years the quality of watching movies at home has improved quite a bit. Netflix and On Demand have led the way, but there's many other services now available. Here's a  quick rundown of some of the best options and how they can be accessed. We also rate the best and worst part of the […]