Tips, guides, and reviews about software, web apps, technology, mobile phones, and computers.

  • We’ve found a new home!

    Over the weekend, we undertook a major site migration to a completely new web server. I’ll go into details on why we moved in a later post, but in short, we were having technical difficulties with our previous hosting provider and our site performance was suffering. That wasn’t acceptable, so we moved! Besides changing physical…

  • How to make your favorite Nintendo characters with Perler beads

    If you’re reading this article, it’s safe to assume that you’re either my editor, or a geek/nerd/dork or something in between. Whatever your case, you’re probably like me in that you spend a lot of time on your computer, playing video games, waxing philosophically over the merits of Linux vs. Windows, etc. Sometimes it’s nice…

  • Let Your iPhone Organize Your Life with NoteTask and SimpleNote

    Staying organized can be tough. Between paper notes, calendars, and technology, it can get pretty complicated to keep daily tasks in the forefront of one’s priorities. Heck, sometimes a person even needs to organize their organization methods just to keep their wits in place. Now how can Techerator aid you in this prioritizing predicament? First…

  • Chrome OS: Even your mom will like it

    Last week after work, I came home to find a package slip from UPS stuck to my door.  This was a bit odd because I wasn’t expecting any deliveries. Always one to take advantage of a misdelivered box of goodies, I headed to the UPS shipping center to check things out. The serviceman came out…

  • The Ultimate Tablet Guide – Spring 2011

    “Which tablet should I buy?” That seems to be the question a lot of people are asking.  The one tablet that fits all my needs continues to elude me. This article is to help guide those of you who are in this same situation and are still waiting for the right tablet to come along.…

  • Track Your Sleeping Habits with ‘Sleep As An Droid’

    While I can say the name of the app is catchy (but not grammatically correct for that matter), I can’t say Sleep As An Droid is just an alarm clock. This new Android app is a supercharged alarm clock on several doses of steroids. By setting your phone on your mattress while you sleep, the app…

  • MLB.TV: It’s That Time of Year Again

    MLB.TV allows sports fans to stream any out-of-market game during the regular season over the internet. For an arguably reasonable price of $120, fans of America’s Pastime have the entire league at their fingertips, in their living rooms, at the airport, at work, or anywhere else you can imagine.

  • Unleash the Full Power of Android Multitasking Using SwipePad

    One of Android’s greatest advantages over its biggest competitor is its awesome support for multitasking right out of the box. Simply hold down the Home button for a few seconds to gain access to the eight most recently used applications on your device without ever leaving the currently running application. But what do you do…

  • Fix: WordPress 3.1 and Disqus Plugin Error When Returning Comments Count

    If you use the popular 3rd-party commenting system Disqus in your WordPress-powered website, you may have noticed that some errors appeared in your Posts lists after upgrading to WordPress 3.1.  The specific error you see would be something like: Warning: number_format() expects parameter 1 to be double, string given in /wp-includes/functions.php on line 155 I’ve…

  • Video Review: Motorola Xoom Android 3.0 Tablet

    The highly-anticipated Motorola Xoom, the first Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablet, was released today on the Verizon Wireless network. Techerator contributor Jake Joraanstad headed over to the Verizon store to get a first look at the new device. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9h__mw-alk