I’ve been trying out DropBox, GoogleDrive and Microsoft SkyDrive in parallel over the last month. The experience has reaffirmed that DropBox is the gold standard for this category. Other entries like Box.net and iCloud do not qualify at this level as they lack desktop integration on multiple OSes.…
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Back in 1988 I took a summer job working for a construction company. This company built cabinets. I designed a pair of tablets that could be used as portable writing workspaces. The were simply a piece of particle board with maroon colored formica surfaces.…
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I love the idea of an electric car and some day it will actually make sense. Here’s another story from Plugincars.com about the new Mitsubishi. The monthly price of $249 sounds great even with $3,498 down, plus I presume another $1200 for TTL.…
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When I first bought the original iPad I also got the black polyurethane case that Apple offered with it. At the time, it made sense since there were no other cases on the market. I affectionately called that case the “wet suit” because of its slick design and the fact that it was impossible to get on or remove.…
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Web site for local charity featuring information about their community works and charity fundraiser events.
In an attempt to save $100 I opted for the least expensive 16GB iPad. This size has served me well in the past. With iCloud and DropBox, who needs more. I do. The crux of the problem for me is PhotoStream.…
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Apple has a nice feature of iCloud that allows you to find your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or Macintosh on a Map if it is lost or stolen called “Find My Phone”. But what if you lose your iPhone and have not set this up in advance?…
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We recently had some family over for the holidays that have spent the last year playing Words With Friends over iPhones and Facebook. Someone suggested playing a “real” game of Scrabble. We looked in our game cabinet and found a travel edition of Scrabble with 3/8″ tiles and three tiny tile racks.…
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Contact me if you are interested in buying any of the items below. I am readying them for eBay shortly.
Apple TV 40GB $40
Apple TV 160GB $70
Wii with Wii Fit and a bunch of Games $150
Neat Desktop $300
This list is just for starters.…
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EU site for a Financial Consulting company in Belgium featuring pictures of Antwerp and Brussels and the CV of the principal.
Local consulting firm web site featuring a store of quotes to be served up to visitors.
Web site for a Weimaraner breeder featuring pictures of the puppies, links to social media, timely updates and eCommerce links.
I was having trouble with YahooIM and decided to log into yahoo.com. In the middle of all the spam was a message from AT&T about my home DSL account. It’s strange they send the message to this account instead of the one where they send the bill every month.…
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