Photo credit: Gonzalo Baeza H Ever wish your iPhone was a little more useful? Stop wishing and do something about it! For less than $20 in cash and with a little bit of time, you can actually turn your iPhone into a microscope. This is actually a lot easier than you might think, which goes […]
How To Turn Your iPhone Into A Microscope
December 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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The Psychology Of The Gold iPhone
December 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Have you gotten your new gold iPhone yet? Chances are high that you haven’t. While a lot of people really want this latest iPhone – the best of the best – there are a few reasons everyone has not been able to get one, at least right away. As time goes on more and more […]
How to Choose the Best URL Shortener
November 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Easily Make Your URLs Shorter Photo by Nicolas Nova / Flickr If you work online at all, you’ve probably been faced with the need for an URL shortener at least once. And if you haven’t yet – or you’re not happy with the one you use currently – you need to keep reading. We’ve spent […]
How and Why Car Apps Are Poised to Take Off
November 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If you think that car companies have not paid attention to the explosion of apps and productivity for mobile phones, think again. As Apple reports that iPhone sales are smashing every record by moving nine million products in a single weekend, car companies have stood up and taken note. Some vehicles on the road today […]
What Alternatives Are There to Slideshare For Embedding a Powerpoint?
October 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
Although there are plenty of competitors these days, Powerpoint is still a preferred tool for creating presentations due to its familiar controls and ease of use. But many are no longer happy to simply create a presentation, show it to an audience and then let it sit on their computer. One solution is to send […]
Do eBooks Do More Harm Than Good?
October 3, 2013 By 1 Comment
This week Wired published a provocative article about ebooks. In the piece, titled “The Abomination of eBooks,” author Art Brodsky points out how the applicable rules for ebooks are fundamentally different than those for print books; in particular ebooks are leased rather than actually bought and owned. Because of this, he argues that it doesn’t make […]
Driving with Google Glass: Safety Utility or Death Trap?
September 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Will Google Glass save your life or will it go rogue and become the next Hal 9000? Google Glass has sparked a lively debate among legislatures — is it safe to use while driving? Google Glass creates a display over your field of vision. While driving, use it to project maps and other useful information […]
Amazon, Apple, Google? Which Cloud Music Storage Service Is Best?
September 11, 2013 By 1 Comment
Editor’s note: This page was last updated on 9/12/2013. We will continue to update this article as these services change. If there’s something we need to fix or should add, just leave a comment below the post. When you want to listen to digital music, there are two main types of services to choose from. First, […]
Google Adds Etymology, Historical Word Usage to Its Dictionary Definitions
August 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Google recently upgraded its dictionary functionality, adding new features that provide much more information than just a word’s definition. It’s an update that is much more minor than one of Google’s huge algorithm shakeups, but still proves quite useful for searchers looking to learn more about a particular word and its history. The dictionary feature […]
Who’s Leading in the Smartphone Race?
August 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
At the height of its popularity in 2009, Research in Motion (RIM), the company that developed the BlackBerry, controlled a hefty 54% of the smartphone market share and looked to solidify its position for years to come. The main draw of the BlackBerry platform was its dedication to business interests and its easy integration into […]
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