Since I’m old, I took not one, but two naps to get ready to stay up till midnight to order my Apple Watch. Steve and I both wanted one and even though he THOUGHT I would stay up late and order his for him, he was wrong about that. He’s never stood in an excessively […]
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Live Video Broadcasting Via Periscope on iOS
When Steve and I got off the plane from our great India vacation, it was just a wee bit of a culture shock to get back on the Internet. Normally we enjoy the flood of information that comes from Twitter, Google Plus, Podcasts and even Facebook, but almost an entire month out of the loop […]
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Today Steve and I went to the Apple Store for a 1:30pm appointment to try on the Apple Watch. We Periscope’d the event and saved the video for later viewing. Two very interesting bits in here. Watch for how Zach opens the drawer, and then the connector inside the watch band is pretty intriguing. Using […]
Continue readingWhy Don McAllister is the Master
I’ve been a fan of ScreenCasts Online for ages and ages, and not just because Don McAllister is a personal friend of mine. I am a fan because of how much I learn from him. I’ve talked to you before about how amazing he is, and I’ve tried to explain in words how he seems […]
Continue readingPolitics Stopped My iPhone
The iPhone 6 was the first time I chose not to go with indentured servitude to AT&T and avoid having a 2 year contract. I did it for me and for my two kids because I wanted to be able to take my phone on international travel. Lindsay was going to Mexico, and we were […]
Continue readingDaily Tech News Show #2462
I was on DTNS with Tom Merritt yesterday. We had some great conversation about tech events in countries other than the US. Our main discussion topic was about the new Microsoft efforts to help developers make their applications accessible. Using a Screen Reader? click here
Continue readingOther Random Travel Tech Tidbits
When we finally did get on real Internet at our hotel in Calcutta, that was interesting too. We tried on our iOS devices, but the screen wouldn’t render properly for us to log in. They had to send the “IT Guy” to help us. He typed in a lengthy url with some .jsp stuff and […]
Continue readingUAE – India – Nepal International Travel Through the Lens of Technology
Before we went to India, I was nervous about the country itself but Steve urged me to put aside my fears and go on a trip of a lifetime, and I’m so glad he did. I don’t want to bore you with “Allison’s Summer Vacation” so I thought it might be more fun if I […]
Continue readingTouchnote for Postcards
When Steve and I normally travel, we meet interesting people everywhere we go. There’s little opportunity for that when you travel in a large group because you’ve got no motivation. One night Steve and I got to the hotel bar in Jaipur ahead of our group and a man hollered out, “We saw you in […]
Continue readingConvert Just About Any Unit and Currency with Vert
While on our great India/UAE/Nepal vacation, we were having to convert money from different countries as often as we were changing time zones. Don McAllister was using an iOS app called Vert from calumaa.com/vert that I really liked. Now a money conversion app doesn’t sound a bit interesting but this one is so much more.
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