Penultimate is still my favorite iPad Inking App and I’ve given (and will continue to give) most of them a try. I like the way Digital Ink lays down on the screen and the wrist protection. Penultimate just works for me and how I take Digital Ink Notes. It looks like the developers of Penultimate [...]
Dropbox for Android has been updated to support Android 4 (ICS ) and it’s now available in the Android Market. The Beta has been available in their forums for a while for users to test but it’s now it’s official. I have been trying to move away from Dropbox and other smaller companies cloud storage [...]
Face it, many of the people on your shopping list this holiday seasons have no interest in the geeky gifts that you would love to give them. They don’t want a smartphone and have no interest in a computer, or anything to do with either one of them. However, they might be someone who needs [...]
The first week of NaNoWriMo is at an end and hopefully you’ve reached your word count goals every day (or caught up by now). If you’re attending any of the NYC-based write-ins this week, keep an eye out for me! Riffing off my post from earlier this week on good smartphones for writers, today I [...]
Beta. Step by step. Baby steps. Slow and easy. Snakebit. Cautious. All of the above can be used to describe portions of Apple’s roll out of iCloud. Of course that roll out is coming into a world where Apple is not only playing catch up to Google, but increasingly is full of consumers demanding instant [...]
Life is all about the Cloud. It might actually someday be about iCloud if Apple’s servers can catch up. (We’re still waiting for that to occur around here.) But, life is all about moving your files to the Cloud these days. iCloud is supposed to be a big move for Apple, but it probably won’t [...]
According to Pocket Lint, HTC today confirmed that they’ve made a deal with Dropbox that gives customers who buy a phone with HTC Sense 3.5 an extra 3GB of storage space on top of the 2GB every Dropbox user gets for free. This includes the HTC Rhyme, which just made its debut earlier this week [...]
Today started a 2 week crazy period where I’m running back and forth between Wayside Theatre where I work full time and Totem Pole Playhouse where the musical play I co-authored, Southern Crossroads, is being produced. I’m also directing the show there as well. This morning I realized we needed to make a few script [...]
Derrick Harris has an interesting post up on the GigaOm network discussing the ramifications of Dropbox’s recent woes, both with data security and also the PR surrounding the recent changes to the Terms of Service. For those not following this story, a few weeks ago, Dropbox had a pretty serious security problem when customers data [...]
Apple just announced iCloud, a new online service that provides easy access to all the music users have purchased through iTunes for free. Apple has also announced a service called iTunes Match, which will match the music you have ripped or purchased from other stores and add a high quality version to your iCloud library [...]
DropDAV is no longer going to be free. The service is an incredibly useful tool for saving documents from an iPad to DropBox cloud storage. DropDAV must think it is useful too, since it now costs $5 a month. Previously this was a freemium service where users only had to pay if they used the paid version [...]
Privacy issues relating to your data stored in the cloud are going to always be with us as long as we have data stored in the cloud. But then again, privacy issues when everyone had their data stored on local hard drives and networks were and are still an issue. There are many ways to [...]
I hate paper! It is everywhere but thanks in part to my iPad I don’t want to use it anywhere, except maybe the bathroom and dining room. So I’m gonna show you a few ways that my iPad has made me hate paper while saving literally thousands of dollars. Speaker Notes As a preacher I [...]
SugarSync automatically copies your chosen folders between multiple computers and makes them available online for later access and sharing. It has been a popular service, but admittedly stays in the shadows of the more ubiquitous and popular DropBox. Can SugarSync measure up to DropBox? Is it worth the trouble to switch if you are already [...]
I love it when an App I use everyday adds new features. That happened with Dropbox, which overnight updated its iOS App to version 1.4. In case you don’t know Dropbox is the unofficial official iOS file transfer App for the iOS platform. It allows you to move files between multiple devices (not just iOS) [...]
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The HTC Thunderbolt it just the latest amazing Android device to arrive on a major carrier. With the upcoming launch of the Motorola Droid Bionic, Samsung Droid Charge, Sony XPERIA PLAY and others, Android is about to be gracing the smart phones of a lot of new users. If you are new to Android, we [...]
Interesting. AVG, well known as a malware fighting company, is launching a competitor to Dropbox called LiveKive. Essentially it looks the same. Store your data with LiveKive and sync it and access it or share it from any device you’re using. LiveKive’s pricing structure offers you 5GB for free, 25GB for $49.99 or unlimited for [...]
It seems appropriate on some level to talk about my iPad usage after spending the last 11 months with the device now that we are on the cusp of the newer iPad 2 getting into consumer’s hands as early as tomorrow. I do plan on ordering an iPad 2 and moving forward with that platform [...]
When it comes to going mobile, the iPad and iPad 2 are a lot slimmer than many notebooks and netbooks, which has led to a growing number of users turning to the iPad to replace their notebook as the go to mobile device. Over at Notebooks.com we are still pretty tied to the benefits of [...]
So, you got your wish and got a Tablet for Christmas. Perhaps it’s an iPad, or maybe a Samsung Galaxy Tab, or maybe some other Tablet/Slate. No matter, I’m sure you’re already up and running. You’ve pinched and zoomed, you browsed the web, you’ve probably listened to a bit of music and watched some video, [...]
Yes. Dropbox is now out of beta and has released version 1.0. The new version brings performance enhancements and something many Dropbox uses have been anticipating like Christmas morning, selective file syncing. Among the enhancements Dropbox says it has completely rebuilt things to make the syncing process less resource intensive. Dropbox 1.0 is strong enough [...]
If you’re a Dropbox user you might be interested in this. Dropbox has unveiled a Release Candidate for its next version which includes selective folder syncing. What’s that? Well, if you’ve got lots of info stashed in your Dropbox you know that the magic of Dropbox syncs that to every computer you’ve installed the software [...]
There are many competitive tech sectors these days. One of those is Cloud Storage. Most services offer a free amount of storage (the typical has been 2GB) and then offer plans that allow you to buy more. Recently, Box.net upped its free offering to 5GB and now SugarSync looks to be following along. One of [...]
File sharing and sync service Dropbox today announced support for BlackBerry, updates for their iOS and Android apps, and a directory to help users find new ways to make the most of their boxes.
If you’re a Dropbox user, you might want to head over to the web interface and click the Getting Started tab. If you do so, you can pick up an extra 250MB of storage. Dropbox is the excellent cloud syncing and storage service that lets you seamlessly sync and move files between various devices. It [...]
It’s been awhile since my last update on how I’m using or not using the iPad. I did an update after one month and one after two months, but my busy schedule kept me from following that trend at three months. But now that I’m approaching four months, I think it is time for another [...]
It is a little over two months since I got my hands on the iPad (WiFi model). I did an update 1 month in and while this two month update may be a few days late, it is only because we’ve been working hard to open Wayside Theatre’s season opening production of Shenandoah. That happened [...]
We mobile users are an impatient lot and I think that’s part of the psychology. Being mobile we want everything now or sooner. Quite a few DropBox users have been very impatient waiting for that popular free cloud service to update its app for the iPad, and well, they just did. The DropBox App for [...]
Tableteers, like Geeks of all stripes, love to see gadgets and gear under the Christmas Tree or in their stocking. Of course a new Tablet will certainly endear you to any Tableteer (or would be Tableteer) out there. But there is a range of gift ideas that don’t involve purchasing a Tablet that can brighten [...]
The recent spate of data loss issues is causing quite a bit of good conversation about preserving your data. With Windows 7 on the horizon, quite a few folks will be upgrading older machines or wiping the slate clean and starting afresh with new installs. Before doing either you need to make sure your data [...]
There are a number of solutions out there for storing files on the net and syncing between multiple computers / platforms – here are just a few: DropBox SugarSync FolderShare Windows Live Mesh BeInSync XDrive Other services, like Box.net and Windows Live SkyDrive, give you a place to store your data but don’t provide a [...]
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12 iPhone Photography Accessories – Lenses, Stands, Filters and More To Enhance Your Photos
Apple made a lot of shutterbugs happy with the camera upgrades in the iPhone 4S — more pixels and a bigger sensor means an even better “best camera” to carry everywhere. Want to take the iPhone even further than that? With some additional accessories and apps you can turn this device into a mobile photo and video studio worthy of your enhanced skills.
Droid RAZR MAXX First Impressions and Unboxing Video
The Droid RAZR is just months old, but Motorola has already seen fit to introduce another mmber to the RAZR family, the Droid RAZR MAXX. The Droid RAZR (review) was known for a super thin design and Kevlar back, but it lacked in the battery life department. We saw 11-12 hours of battery life in [...]
The Next Nexus: What It Needs to Stay Ahead of the Pack
Late last year, Google and Samsung released the third rendition of the Nexus smartphone. The first of course was the HTC-made Nexus One which arrived in 2010 to great fan fare. Then, in late part of 2010, the Samsung-made Nexus S launched which eventually became available in two variants, the regular Nexus S and the [...]
iHome iB40 Headphones: Decent Sound at Budget Price
If you’re looking for a budget set of headphones that still produce decent sound and rich bass, then you should give the iHome iB40 Headphones a look. They’re comfortable, have an understated look, and produce good sound for the money. I hate ear buds! When I’m around the house and want to listen to some music [...]
Droid 4 Review: Incredible Keyboard, Awesome Speeds
The Droid 4 is the most recent of Motorola’s Droid line. The original Droid kicked off the Android revolution on Verizon, so it is good to see that the company is still thinking of users who want a physical keyboard. The Droid 4 marks the first time Motorola has included Verizon’s super fast 4G LTE [...]
Samsung Series 7 Slate Review: First Impressions
These days whenever someone mentions the word “Tablet” visions of the iPad or something similar dance in their heads. Not that long ago a tablet was something quite different: a Windows-based slate computer. Since the rise of the new idea of the tablet there have been a few Tablet PCs trying for relevance in an [...]
