A few weeks ago Eric from Durham, NC noted that we hadn’t had any Dumb Questions in a long time so he sent me in an assortment and told me I could use any of them I wanted. I thought this was a delightful idea, so of course I procrastinated on answering him for a […]
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In Depth Review of the Tiny Portable ScanSnap iX100 Scanner
If you’re any kind of geek at all, you’ve probably jumped on the paperless bandwagon. Maybe you’re a high end paperless fanatic like Barry Porter, Jim Sewell, Georg Conant, Allister Jenks and George from Tulsa using Hazel rules and all kinds of other cool automation techniques to move your scans around. Or maybe you’re like […]
Continue reading#509 BACtrack Mobile, Thinkware Dash Cams, Wireless Power Consortium, Build Your Own Quadcopter
I was on Daily Tech News Show talking Net Neutrality with Tom Merritt and Molly Wood. Review of the Blood Alcohol Concentration measurement device called BACtrack Mobile. Interview with Thinkware to learn about their dash cams, the Wireless Power Consortium to talk standards and 4Moms to talk high tech baby gear. In Chit Chat Across […]
Continue readingBreathalyzer Testing With the BACtrack Mobile
When Steve and I were at CES, we had some audio difficulties with a few of the interviews. In particular we were really disappointed to lose our interview with Stacey Sachs from BACtrack, makers of home breathalyzers. You know I’m a sucker for metrics, so this sounded like a fun product. When I explained to […]
Continue readingDTNS 2422 – TII: JUDGMENT DAY
Had a blast yesterday on DTNS with Tom Merritt? and Molly Wood talking net neutrality. Using a Screen Reader? click here
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#508 Clarify-Like iOS App, Phone Number on Your Lock Screen, When Cables Go Bad, Taming the Terminal Part 28 – Network Troubleshooting
I attempt to give you a way to grasp the enormity of the Apple earnings. Listen to the Live NosillaCast on your Roku, AppleTV, Windows Phone and more by clicking on Help over at alphageekradio.com. In Dumb Question Corner, I attempt to find a tolerable answer to James Staple’s question from Twitter: is there a […]
Continue readingPut a Phone Number on Your Lock Screen
Back in 2012, I told you about a handy little $1 app for iOS called Bob’s Contact Lock Screen. Let’s say you left your iPhone at a party. If someone of good moral character found it and you keep your phone locked, how would they know it was yours and how to get it back […]
Continue readingWhen Cables Go Bad
This week I was really excited when my friend Melanie sent me a photo of a sad little question mark folder on the boot up screen of her mid-2012 MacBook Pro. I was excited because Steve got me the 70 piece iFixit Pro Tech toolkit for Christmas and I was itching to use it! I […]
Continue readingIs There a Clarify-Like App for iOS?
James Staples asked me a question on Twitter that I had trouble answering at first, but after a few days I kept coming up with more and more solutions. He asked: Do you know of any apps that can markup a photo (e.g. Step 1,2) via iOS extension like Preview or Clarify on OS X? […]
Continue readingAdonit Styluses for Tablets Have Come a Long Way
Allison interviews Chase Sherman from Adonit about their series of Jot styluses for iPads and other tablets. Adonit offers the fine point Jot Script and Jot Pro for note taking and hand writing and the pressure sensitive Jot Touch for drawing and creative applications. The setting is the CES 2015 show room floor. Learn more […]
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