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Netflix Streaming Where You Want It

August 10th, 2011 · Comments Off · Hardware, News, Software

Here’s a good article by Eric Griffith of PC Magazine on How to Watch Netflix Anywhere.  He lists how to do Netflix streaming on many different devices, including TVs, DVRs, Blu-Ray Players, WiiXbox, Sony PlayStation, Mobile devices (including iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, Android Phones, Windows 7 phones, and more).  Some work better than others but [...]

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iCloud Pricing Revealed

August 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off · News, Software

One of the intruiging features of the new Apple operating system release and other device upgrades is iCloud (the replacement for MobileMe) which is supposed to allow for easy syncing of your data across all devices: Mac computers, iPads, iPhones, etc.  The pricing is listed in this ZDNet article by Zack Whittaker.  Also, iCloud is [...]

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Spotify Free Legal Music

July 28th, 2011 · Comments Off · News, Reviews, Software, Websites

Last night, this article from David Pogue in The New York Times really caught my interest!  “Free, legal, song-specific and convenient” music–what more could I want!  In order to try it, you must receive an invite from a friend or request one from Spotify.com.  I’ve requested mine and hope it comes for this weekend!  I’ll [...]

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Ordering Food by Phone Without Words

July 27th, 2011 · Comments Off · News, Software, Websites

In a New York Times article by Joshua Brustein, we are introduced to two apps, GrubHub and Seamless.  They are available free for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry.  They allow you to order food online–easily and wordlessly.  While there is little coverage for our area in Seamless and no coverage yet in GrubHub, they will most [...]

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OS X Lion, MacBook Air and Windows 8

July 25th, 2011 · Comments Off · Hardware, News, Programs, Software

I’m very excited about Apple’s OS X Lion!  I upgraded the software on my iPod Touch and iPad this past weekend in preparation for upgrading my MacBook Air from Snow Leopard to Lion.  This first part of my upgrade went rather well and my portable devices are ready to sync (hopefully next weekend) when I [...]

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HTC Has Patent Troubles

July 16th, 2011 · Comments Off · Hardware, News, Reviews, Software

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes of ZDNet posted a very interesting article entitled “Apple deals massive patent blow to HTC, Android in serious trouble.”  He states that a judge ruled that “smartphone maker HTC has infringed two Apple patents, and it seems likely that every single Android device out there infringes the same patents.”  Yes, this is a [...]

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Do You Know What Cramming Is?

July 14th, 2011 · Comments Off · News, Websites

According to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), cramming is “the practice of placing unauthorized, misleading or deceptive charges on your telephone bill. Crammers rely on confusing telephone bills in an attempt to trick consumers into paying for services they did not authorize or receive, or that cost more than the consumer was [...]

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HP TouchPad

July 12th, 2011 · Comments Off · Hardware, News, Reviews, Software

James Kendrick of ZDNet.com posted this very interesting story yesterday:  HP: This TouchPad owner just got very nervous. Thanks. He saw enough promise in the webOS platform–as I did with my purchase of a PalmPre phone.  Then, he discovered yesterday that Jon Rubenstein (head of the webOS unit) had been replaced at HP.  This is [...]

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Twitter’s New Photo Sharing Feature

June 21st, 2011 · Comments Off · News, Websites

Check out Danny Sullivan’s article from search engine land on Twitter’s new photo sharing feature.  His instructions are easy to follow and I can’t wait until it’s activated on my account!
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Is Nook a Loser for Barnes & Noble?

June 20th, 2011 · Comments Off · Hardware, News, Websites

Barnes & Noble is expected to report a hefty loss tomorrow as it continues to invest in its Nook eBook readers. Click here for an article by Larry Dignan of ZDNet entitled “Will the Nook alter the profit equation?”    The Library’s Nook however is not as popular as our Kindles and iPads and [...]

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