Archive for December, 2010
Holiday Travel: A Look at the Tech We’re Taking With Us
In just a few days airports will get busier, the roads will get even more crowded and we as a nation will begin our collective journey towards friends and family. Just a decade ago a trip of this magnitude would involve a paperback book, license plate bingo and some burnt CDs, but thanks to the [...]
Ford SYNC AppLink Brings Voice Control to Apps on iPhone, Android and BlackBerry
Today Ford has announced that AppLink for SYNC is launching with support for Android and BlackBerry smart phones and announced that iPhone support would be coming in 2011. The first users to get access to AppLink will be owners of the 2011 Ford Fiesta with more vehicles to come soon. AppLink is a new program that allows [...]
Review: Crystal iPad Folio Case and Stand a Disappointment
The Crystal iPad Folio case and stand is something we wanted to really like when I saw it, but was sadly disappointed. It is a pair of hard shells that are clear, hence the name crystal, that cover both the front and back of the iPad. It opens to form a stand in portrait mode or [...]
How To Install Software From a CD/DVD to a MacBook Air
When software comes on a CD or DVD and you want to install it on a MacBook Air, you can’t just pop open the disc drive or slide a disc into a slot, like you would on a computer with an optical drive. The MacBook Air forgoes the optical drive to keep it thin and [...]
OS X 101 – Tips for New Mac Users Part One
Apple claims that half of those who purchase a new Mac at their brick-and-mortar Apple Stores are first time Mac users. That means the buyers either did not have a computer at all or were using a PC with either Windows or in rare cases Linux. Making the switch can be daunting, so here are [...]
System Mechanic 10: Give the Gift of a Faster Computer
If a new computer isn’t on the holiday shopping list this year we have the next best thing, System Mechanic 10. System Mechanic is a all in one system tune up tool that can give an old computer new life and relieve some of the frustrations we have with slow computers. The System Mechanic 10 software [...]
Google Extends Free Gmail Calling for 2011
Google announced today that they are going to extend free calling from Gmail using Google Voice for users making calls within the US and Canada. The service is simple to use. If you see the little “Call phone” item in your contacts list in Gmail it means you are read to go. Just click it [...]
Best Buy Drops Restocking Fees: Buy and Gift With Confidence
Best Buy announced today that it was doing away with one of the worst retail practices we know of — restocking fees. Restocking fees had been charged on numerous items if they were returned after being opened such as laptops, HDTVs and other gadgets. This policy was in place to discourage consumers from “borrowing” a [...]
How Warm is a ScotteVest?
How warm is a ScotteVest? That’s the question I get asked most often when I show off the Revolution Plus Jacket these days and it’s an important one especially with temperatures dipping close to zero here in Ohio. We didn’t do any scientific tests with thermometers stuffed in pockets and taped to our body, despite [...]
Alienware M17x Power Problem Causes Stuttering Audio
The Alienware M17x is an incredibly powerful gaming laptop that is experiencing another round of performance issues. This time around users in the Notebooks Review forums are reporting stuttering audio when the graphics processor is under a heavy load, such as while playing popular games like Just Cause 2, Crysis and others. Alienware is a Dell-owned high-end gaming laptop brand. Their computers [...]
