Year: 2012
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Samsung Galaxy Note – Phone, Tablet, or Worthless Piece of Junk?
Mobile phones started out resembling bricks. They were monsters, with the internal components necessary to make them work taking up so much space as to make early examples look ludicrous in hindsight. And then they shrank until the smaller they became, the better they were supposed to be. But that trend has now reversed, as…
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Is Apple Turning OS X into iOS?
Last week saw Apple announcing the arrival of the latest Mac OS X revision, Mountain Lion, which will be released later this year. Apple’s website clearly states that Mountain Lion will have “all new features, inspired by the iPad.” These include the Game Center, Notification Center, and system-wide Twitter integration that already exists on iDevices.…
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WriteRoom Brings Distraction-free Writing to Mac OS X
I write for a living. While I don’t suffer writers block too often, I do have one major problem that affects my productivity and reduces my output – distraction. I love my MacBook Pro. I’m just a few clicks away from 16,000 songs, and all day long various applications ping, click and bing, alerting me…
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iTriage helps people find medical care on their mobile phones
There are mobile apps that will help you improve your health, but what about when you’re sick or injured? You need to know what is wrong with you and where to get it treated (probably more important). The iTriage app for Android, iOS, and Palm will help you diagnosis what ails you. If you don’t…
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Are Macs really overpriced? The PC-Mac price gap is shrinking
I recently switched over to a MacBook Pro after being a PC guy my entire life. Before my MacBook, I had only custom-built Windows machines in my possession. A lot of my close PC friends couldn’t believe that I shelled out so much money for an “overpriced” computer. However, to my discovery, the large price…
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Make your Mac More Like Windows 7 with HyperDock
I’m a Mac, but I used to be a PC. (Just in case you haven’t seen them, I am referring to the popular series of TV adverts comparing the Apple and Microsoft ways of doing things.) This is an app review, so it’s not the place for a Mac vs. Windows debate. For the sake…
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QR Codes for Smartphone Users: An Introductory Lesson
Over the last 3 years, Quick Response (QR) codes have gained popularity. These two-dimensional horizontal and vertical data storage codes have begun to attract use by web developers, marketers, and major corporations to boost their business. The QR coding system has opened a new smartphone market for content creators who can use them to interact…
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Six Upcoming Indie Games Worth Keeping An Eye On
It feels like every year we see the release of higher quality independently developed games. With digital distribution quickly becoming the norm for PC games, and with digital distribution avenues available for all of the major home consoles, it’s never been easier for developers (often small one- or two-man teams) to ditch demanding publishers and…
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“Focus on the User” inserts competing social network links into Google search results
When Google launched “Search Plus Your World” (SPYW) it took a big step toward becoming the company that everyone loves to hate. By integrating search results from the Google+ network into your regular search, plenty of people cried foul. And not just the ones working for Twitter and Facebook. By excluding results from other social…