Photography is one of the newest inventions in the world of art. In fact, it wasn’t until about the 1940′s that it became generally accepted as an artistic tool, rather than just a scientific gadget. Because of its relatively recent inception, there are still many questions as to wha[...]
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January 25th, 2011 - 1:54 PM § in Gadget
Google number porting now available
Google announced today that all current Google Voice users can port their numbers to Google. What does that mean exactly? Before getting your next cell phone, port your number to Google Voice. Then get a new cell phone will a new number. You can configure Google Voice to answer the calls and forward[...]
Quick Scan for Safe, Healthy, and Sustainable Products
You want to get lost for a few minutes in an enlightening and overwhelming mass of everyday product data? Welcome to Good Guide. Not only can you look up a plethora of info on anything from baby food to deodorant, it has a great rating system to give you an instant guide for whether or [...][...]
January 20th, 2011 - 1:19 PM § in Gadget
Samsung App Store
I love my Samsung TV. It’s 3 years old but this is still one of the best looking screens I’ve ever seen. The contrast is awesome. But now I want to get rid of it to get a NEW Samsung TV. Samsung opened their app store and already had 2 MILLION app downloads. That’s right, [...][...]
Radio Paradise on Roku
Do you want to chill out? I mean really chill out, like sit on your couch and pretend you’re sipping a drink in the Caribbean or hiking in Patagonia. If so, just dial in to the Radio Paradise roku channel. The beautiful images and great music will make even the car horns honking across the [[...]
Sparkfun down = not fun
Minutes before the sparkfun.com giveaway the servers went down :( Sparkfun is a site where you can purchase all sorts of fun electronic projects. They were one of the first to carry the Arduino. Today they will give away $250,000 worth of credits to shop on their site. I think the newbies get $40, b[...]
November 29th, 2010 - 1:58 PM § in Gadget
Do not txt
I received a couple of spam txts which really pissed me off. How did I get these? Who the hell put my number in a database? If I had more time, I’d raise hell and sue these bastards. I called AT&T and they told me to forward the txt messages to 7726. The system then [...][...]
November 8th, 2010 - 1:21 PM § in Gadget
Clearwire in NYC
I was really excited about clearwire coming to NYC. Months before I tracked the progress of their cell towers. Their first tower was only a few blocks away from me so I knew I would get excellent signal. After months of delay, Clear finally launched their service on November 1. So off I go to [...][...]