Author: Derek Johnson

  • Review: Netflix for iPhone and iPod Touch

    So I’m sitting at work, enjoying my 150th consecutive minute of Warren Miller films on Netflix when my iPod pauses the movie to tell me I have 20% battery life left. One worry I had when I downloaded the free Netflix app for iPhone and iPod Touch was what the battery life was going to…

  • Share, Organize, and Store Your Digital Files Online with Quanp

    The world of online storage is a growing one, with different services and new features coming out all the time. Quanp, pronounced “Quan-Pah”, is one which I’ve found to be quite useful not only for its online storage, but the way in which it organizes and displays your files on your desktop. Quanp, short for…

  • Create and Sync Notes on your Desktop, Phone, and the Web with Simplenote

    Ever have an idea that you’re sure is going to make you rich, only to have forgotten it by the time you get home? Or how about the time you spent all week making a list of things you need the next time you go shopping, only to forget where you put it when the…

  • App Review: Logitech Touch Mouse for iPhone and iPod Touch

    Readers, I have a confession: I am lazy. If I sit down to watch TV and lose the remote, I really hope there’s something good on because there is no way I’m getting up to push the button on the TV to turn the channel (how archaic, do I LOOK like I’m elderly?). I recently…

  • Review: Dropbox For iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

    If you don’t already have a free Dropbox account, this is something you need to do. Essentially, Dropbox is online storage that syncs to a folder on whatever computer you have it installed on. The program places a Dropbox folder on your computer, and whatever files you put in it are automatically uploaded to the…