When You Should Buy New Gadgets
One of the problems with being a technology evangelist is the constant evolution and a constant self-pressure to get the latest gadgetry. Many of us just aren’t in a financial position by which to support it. For this reason, we need to be selective when investing in expensive hardware and can get dismayed at the [...]
Consumers Are The Barrier To Technology Innovation?
Often times, I find myself, and others, complaining about the fact that a sweet product rumor did not come to pass. This got me thinking about the impacts hype has on technology innovation and arrived at the conclusion that the consumer is the barrier to and the driver of technology innovation in a single breath. [...]
Tips For Blogging Inspiration
You guys may have noticed that I haven’t posted here for quite a number of days. Don’t worry, I’ve got a whole ton of exciting reviews coming in the next few weeks so don’t worry. That said, I thought it might be topical to talk about some tips to help you get some inspiration for [...]
Computer Buying Considerations
From personal experience, I know how tough it can be to decide what computer to buy. This is topical for the holiday season because many people are looking to pick up, or request, a new one as a gift. I thought it may be helpful to some such people if I were to provide some [...]
Microsoft Surface: An Oversized iPhone?
After getting to play with Microsoft Surface (a multi-touch computing experience) for a little while, I came away super impressed. This is a product that is in late prototype stages and they are most prominently featured in the two Microsoft stores that recently opened in the US. I wanted to give you my thoughts and [...]
My Computer Setup Routine
As geeks, we are often getting new computers and need to customize them before we feel at home. For me, at least, I find that there are things that I always have to change before I feel as though it’s actually my computer. I’m guessing you guys are similar and thought I might be fun [...]
Review: Microsoft Security Essentials
The fact has forever struck me that Microsoft neglects to offer “the complete software experience.” A free internet protection suite is one of the gaps that they have filled via the new freeware product known as Security Essentials. As soon as I caught wind of this I was eager to give it a go and [...]
Give Mahalo A Try
Given the success of Google, it can be tough to create an innovative search engine. The folks over at Mahalo have created what they refer to as “a human powered search engine” which takes what traditional engines have done and produce a far more context sensitive and cohesive experience. I wanted to give you a [...]
Cool Preview Tips & Tricks
The Preview utility included on Mac OS X is a dark horse. It offers far more than just a great PDF and image viewer. There are many useful features included in such a simple and apparently boring application. Well, I think it’s high time that it was brought in to the spotlight and for all [...]
Disable The Trackpad While Typing on OS X
Ever since two years ago when I took the leap from a HP notebook to a Macbook back in 2007, I have seldom looked back other than for one feature of my old laptop – a button to disable to the trackpad from registering accidental taps during periods of extended typing. I used to find [...]
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