Archive for January, 2011
NewerTechnology eSATA to USB 3.0 Adapter Adds Life to eSata Drives
NewerTechnology has a solution for all those who have an eSATA Hard Drive but just got a new computer with only a USB 3.0 port instead of an eSATA port. Their eSATA to USB 3.0 Adapter gives users the ability to retrofit their external drive to work over USB 3.0, which we are seeing more [...]
Microsoft Taking Note of Apple’s Success
Microsoft is taking notice of the success of Apple’s iPad and other tablets according to two different stories which emerged recently. First, we learn from All Things D that Microsoft is considering porting Microsoft Office to the Mac App Store. “It’s something we are looking at,” said Amanda Lefebvre of Microsoft. She was not very forthcoming [...]
SuperBowl LXV: Following the Hype on Twitter & Facebook
As the Super Bowl approaches fans of the two teams and the NFL in general are getting psyched about the big game. With the advent of social media, the nearly ubiquitous nature of the Internet, and very public nature of our favorite sports stars using these things, it is even easier to get involved in [...]
Plug Hub Power Strip Organizer Keeps your Surge Protector and Cords Tidy
If you’ve been looking for a better way to organize all of those cords that snake down the side of your desk to a power strip, take a gander at the Plug Hub. The Plug Hub is a cord management system that is available for pre-sale on Quirky.com for $23.95 that can sit under your desk and keep the [...]
Amazon Kindle Singles Now Available: Short and Sweet Reads for the Kindle
Amazon announced that Kindle Singles has now launched, making it easy for readers to find short and focused writing on topics that interest them. The new Kindle Singles will normally be around 5,000 to 30,000 words and provide readers with a, “well researched, well argued and well illustrated,” piece of work that is presented at [...]
Dolly Drive for Cloud Based Time Machine Backup (Mac)
At MacWorld Expo 2011 Dolly Drive showed off its new cloud based Time Machine backup system. The service interfaces their online backup storage and Time Machine to backup your Mac OS X system. The service even gives you a bootable version of your drive backup and can backup from anywhere you have an Internet connection. [...]
Tax Tips: Avoid Getting Scammed with Tax Tips from Webroot
With Tax season in full swing, the dark side of the Internet is ready to jump into action with scams and phishing attacks aimed at taking your money and personal information. We recommend using a well-known tax preparation tool, such as one of those mentioned in our Tax Software Showdown, but you should also exercise caution when dealing [...]
What’s the Cheapest iPhone Plan on Verizon?
With the Verizon iPhone arriving on February 3rd for existing customers and for new customers on February 10th, there’s a lot of excitement around the launch. But, there are also questions about the price of plans for the iPhone. We now know that it will cost $20 a month to use the iPhone as a hotspot with 2GB of data and [...]
Google Announces Android Event for Feb 2
Google sent out invitations to a press event on Feb. 2 to talk about Android and the Honeycomb operating system, which is Android 3.0. Google calls this the first version of Android made with tablets in mind. The event will be at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. They will start at 10:00 a.m. PST [...]
Notebooks.com’s Best of Macworld 2011 Awards
Notebooks.com was at Macworld 2011 in San Francisco to check out some of the best apps, hardware, accessories, and peripherals for the Apple ecosystem. We found eleven products that stood out from the show and awarded them Notebook.com’s Best of Macworld 2011 awards. Best iOS App for Home: Appetites Appetites is a unique take on [...]
