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April 19, 2011

Do NOT Purchase Anything from Domain Registry of America

Talk about a sorry excuse for a marketing campaign, just look at this mailer that I got via the US Postal Service.  This is hardly the first, or I imagine, the last one of these to land in my mailbox but this was like the last straw. First off, notice the “Reply Requested By” date.  [...]

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December 24, 2010

On Building an International Phone

I recently built a Droid phone that can be used just about anywhere in the world where there’s either wifi or a mobile network, and thought I would share that experience.  This isn’t meant to be a ‘how-to’ guide or to be the ultimate answer for everyone. I started out purchasing a Motorola XT701 not [...]

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November 9, 2010

Echo Smartpen Review

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I purchased one of the smart pens a few months back and it’s really come in handy for gathering business requirements and taking notes from meetings. I like the way the recording feature tracks with the notes you’re taking, so that you can come back later and just touch the notes to see what everyone [...]

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April 17, 2010

Blogwriter iPhone App

So I’m checking this tool out today. Expect some opinionated comments (as usual) So I started this blog in the Blogwriter iPhone app and afterwards, I went to the website on my PC and entered several comments and even though I refreshed the posts on my iPhone, I can’t see those edits in Blogwriter.  So [...]

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iPhone Blogwriter App

Checking out this app today. Ok, I got the free version to connect and post a text based blog so on to the $1.99 version. See next blog

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August 28, 2009

Kindle 2 Review

I’ve had the Kindle 2 for about six months now. When I purchased the Kindle, I  envisioned loading it up with the latest bestsellers so that I would always have  something to read while sitting around the airports or lounging around the swimming pools while on vacation. However, I have found it much more useful [...]

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August 27, 2009

Netbook Review

The internal wireless card on my laptop bit the dust and considering the thing is close to four years old, I decided to just buy a new laptop.  I looked around and with the financial slump we are all going through, decided that $350 is a pretty good deal for the little Acer Aspire One [...]