Strong Passwords
Have you ever been frustrated by websites that require you to create supposedly “strong” passwords that use at least one letter (and one of each case), one number, and one punctuation character?...
View ArticleCanadian Rock Band’s Name a Mixed Blessing
They’re called The Tea Party, and have nothing to do with the recent movement in American politics. Having been around for over 20 years, they are a little dismayed at the constant confusion their...
View ArticleSiri, What’s so cool about the iPhone 4S?
I spent the weekend with my new iPhone 4S, having gotten it delivered on Friday. It is indeed pretty cool, but unlike Siri I won’t just direct you to Apple’s website to read about it. I first had to...
View ArticleNew Kindle Fire: E-Reader? Tablet?
Amazon’s family of Kindle devices has been leading the pack of e-readers for some time now, currently followed by Barnes & Noble’s Nook. In previous breakdowns of device market share, the...
View ArticleGroup Messaging Problems on iOS 5
I got a text message from a friend on New Years Eve, to myself and another friend. And then I got the other recipient’s reply. I didn’t think much of it until I got the above text message yesterday...
View ArticleWhich Free Blog Platform to Pick? Blogger.com vs WordPress.com
If you want to start a blog, and you don’t have a plan to make money off it, or an expectation to do so immediately, chances are you don’t want to pay for hosting right away. Let’s take a look between...
View ArticleCamera+ (and Flickr) – My Answer to Instagram
OK. So I get why Instagram is such a big hit. It makes creating and sharing awesome-looking images from your iPhone super easy. But for me, Instagram has always been a bit of a deal-breaker. There...
View ArticleFacebook Approaches 1B Users, Struggles with Mobile Advertising
Contrary to predictions in the Fall of 2011, Facebook is now on a faster track to reaching 1 billion monthly active users (MAUs), partially in thanks to its growth on mobile devices. However, by its...
View ArticleMessages app for iMessage on your Mac
This may be old news for some (i.e. 2 months old), but I came across it just recently. I have been enjoying the new iMessage functionality on my iPhone since it came out last fall. Integrated into...
View ArticleProCamera iPhone app vs Camera+
I got a happy surprise a few weeks ago, when I got an email from someone offering me a free version of the ProCamera iPhone app so that I would check it out and give it a review. They had found my...
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