You may remember our announcement in January rejoicing with the rest of America that Verizon now carries the iPhone! Well it turns out that the nation’s largest carrier might have nailed their own foot to the floor. In 2008, Verizon accepted the contingencies that were attached to the wireless spectrum offered by the FCC in [...]
We all know about Facebook and their public struggles about sharing your private information. Unfortunately, they aren’t the only company under the spotlight. Popular sites like Pandora, Yelp, Netflix, and every Angry Birds are dealing with the same issues. If you are the proud owner of a DROID or iPhone, odds are you are installing [...]
If you are anything like me, you waited until the last minute to do your Christmas shopping. What does a person get for their non-tech savvy friends, or in my case, my parents. Luckily, there are a number of FREE tools out there to reduce your tech support calls from mom. For me, the biggest [...]
According to the US Department of Energy, the US spends roughly $4 billion every year on “lost electricity”. This energy is lost to “vampire devices” left in sleep mode. Vampire power – the electricity consumed by devices that are plugged in but not in use – accounts for 5 to 10 percent of all residential [...]
The other day while driving to a client and listening to NPR I heard an interesting story, “Walmart is getting into the wireless service business.” Walmart says that they will begin offering mobile plans, to run on T-Mobile’s network, focusing on helping families stay connected while saving money. But wait there’s something you smartphone users [...]
With the rise of GPS enabled smart phones, we now have a plethora of mobile apps designed for those urban dwellers. Two recent apps that I find intriguing are Open Spot and ParkWhiz. Condensed urban landscapes cause increased population during the business hours and depending on your city this can be an issue 24/7. Thanks [...]
There are many benefits that come with starting from scratch. By that, I mean a fresh install of your operating system (OS). I don’t care if you get your PC from a local IT supplier or one of the big names (Dell, HP, etc.). All of the brand name manufacturers score many contracts with 3rd party software [...]
Ok, so everyone hates typing in passwords over and over. There are just so many to remember. “How am I supposed to be responsible for remembering my passwords for financial institutes, social web sites, news media sites, insurance companies, etc?” As an IT consultant I see way too many simple passwords being used for critical [...]
It can be said that owning a computer is like owning a car: if you don’t keep up with the maintenance you will soon find the “Check Engine” light on. The “Check Engine” light alerts you to issues you may know little about. Unfortunately computers don’t really come equipped with such a warning. Problems with [...]