So, I installed Ubuntu Netbook Edition a while back and really liked it. Well, there was an upgrade to the Netbook Remix a month or so ago, so I tried it . . . not as great. It was a bit sluggish and the layout didn’t suit me. So, I just heard that the JoliCloud…
By now, if you’ve read this, you know our family is well adapted to the Netflix streaming bandwagon. So, how do you think I reacted when my wife says, “We need a new TV for the kitchen”. It didn’t take me long to do some research and find a winner. I first tried the Vizio…
OK, and I might just be on a “new cool app” high, but this Hey Tell app is on to something. It’s a simple concept – just press a button to voice a message and as soon as you release, it sends to the recipient (another Hey Tell subscriber). I tested it with my wife…
Well, about to test it out, but Netflix has released their iPhone (iOS) app to stream from your Netflix account . . . too sweet. http://www.macrumors.com/2010/08/26/netflix-app-now-supports-iphone-and-ipod-touch/ Update: OK, so it’s all I wanted . . . awesome stuff. If Apple launches a new Apple TV next week, this might be the end of cable for…
OK, here’s a quick tip for you iPhoners out there. Recently, I’ve been running into the trouble of the phone (iPhone 4) hanging when it syncs with iTunes. Many times, there’ll be a 583iurw984r.m4v type notation and the system freezes. I searched far and wide to no avail and finally did the last-but-shout-be-first-resort option of…
Chances are, within your lifetime, you will have a hard drive crash or get a virus that corrupts your computer. Case in point: I had some weird attack on my laptop a few months back and it crippled my computer. I thankfully backed up my client files and important information to my external drive (I…
So, I’ve been recommending Yousendit.com for a while to transfer large files without using FTP. Enter www.wetransfer.com – it’s the most bare bones, easy to use system I’ve seen to date. There’s one thing on the screen and it’s as simple as adding files, then entering 2 emails (to and from) and comments. They fund…
So, I’ve been a fan of efax.com to have a fax number that sends to your email. Now, that’s the receiving end. And, while you get 2 free outgoing faxes, once those are out, you have to sign up for the monthly fee to send more. And, how many of us send lots of faxes…
OK, so I was quite excited to give my wife a nice little happy by way of the HP Mini 1000 computer a few years back. It was small, stylish and would even fit into her purse for her to use at a moment’s notice when she needed to get online. She LOVED it. Windows…
So, what’s really impressing me about the iPhone app development community is the fact that there’s pretty much ANYTHING available should you have the notion. Of course, I love my Roku player for streaming Netflix. My son “relocated” the remote the other day. Thankfully, I had the 99 cent DVPRemote app. Simply put, the app…