With the popularity of the MP3 player, lack of free time to actually ‘”read” books, and with services such as iTunes and Audible readily available, many people are turning to books in a audio format. Personally, I have been using Audible.com for a number of months now, and thoroughly enjoy listening to a good book [...]
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Nike+ Workouts on the iPod Touch
When I first got my iPod Touch, I didn’t think much of the little Nike App found in the iPod’s settings. As I recall, I believe it was on and enabled by default, but I promptly turned it off and never really thought about it again. Until recently that is… Just the other day I [...]
Full Story »Spokeo.com: Powerful People Search or Cyberstalking Made Easy
A colleague of mine recently suggested I search for my own name on www.spokeo.com. I had heard of Spokeo before, but never really given it any thought. However, I did the search and was instantly amazed at how much information was returned. I was also amazed at just how wrong the information was. It seems [...]
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For the last several years, I have been perfectly happy with my 1GB (generic) MP3 player, which I primarily used at the Gym while throwing iron and rocking out to old AC/DC tunes. As far as MP3 players go these days, 1GB is nothing to shake a stick at, but my old MP3 player had [...]
Full Story »Apple iPad: Anticlimax of 2010
It seems Steve Jobs and the new Apple iPad just can’t catch a break in online reviews. Even when I discuss it with my techie colleagues, they either laugh at the oversized iPhone (iPod on Steroids! Ha Ha), are disgusted at a name associated with feminine products (Seriously, were there any women in the room [...]
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