Some Brief Notes on Wireless Cellular Service Providers
A high level comparison of Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Straight Talk, Visible, and US Mobile plans.
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Disarming My Smartphone.
The Backstory (Probably more than you need or want to know…but hey, I’m writing and you are reading – you can skip this section and I’ll never know) I have a rough time sleeping (I go to see a sleep specialist on Monday and have been through a sleep study previously). I oftentimes can’t sleep …
Free Caller ID for Your Android Smartphone
I hate the phone. I hate phone calls. I hate when I don’t know who is calling me – especially b/c that usually means it is a REALLY important call or that it is a telemarketing call. I’ve been using Contactive for a while now and it is pretty amazing – and the price is …
LogMeIn Decides to Tick Off Customers in Bulk.
For years LogMeIn has been a market leader and staple for remote management of workstations and servers – in large part b/c they offered a robust free option and only required paid accounts beyond ten machines…Today I received a friendly email: “As of January 21, 2014, LogMeIn Free will no longer be available. To continue …
Free Money! (No, Seriously)
Back in the good old days (late 1990’s) companies like AllAdvantage paid us just for browsing the web (and having a small window that covered the bottom of our screen and rotated ads). I made some money off these programs (I think maybe $100 from AllAdvantage), but due to abuses these programs turned down (folks …
Escaping the Trap of Cell Phone Tracking
[Editor’s Note: This article is a guest post by JoBeth Hartford. She works for a mobile media company writing video scripts. She hopes to start her own mobile tech publication someday in the future. The article tackles the topic of cell phone tracking – mainly from a non-governmental angle – not highlighting the recent issues …
OhDontForget: Useful, But Not Perfect.
Trying to keep track of what I’m supposed to be doing and when is complicated. I’ve gotten much better at it over the years – but I still manage to miss a meeting here or there, forget to pay a bill, or so on. I use Asana, Google Keep, and Google Calendar, along with their …
Interview with Open-Mesh.
Introduction I’ve been using Open-Mesh for several years now, first at Calvary Community Church and more recently at a consulting client’s location. Recently I decided to reach out to Open-Mesh and ask if they’d provide me with an interview and included a number of questions. Michael Burmeister-Brown, President of Open-Mesh, responded to my questions and …
Why I Love Unroll.me And You Should Too.
I’ve been using unroll.me for some time now – perhaps a year or two – and it is an awesome tool for anyone who has a gmail account. If you are like me you get a lot of spam messages – just total crap like “hey, you are cute, want to video chat?” or “do …
Thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S4.
I didn’t buy the original iPhone, I figured I’d wait for the technology to mature. I did buy the iPhone 3G, in fact my wife is still using it to this day (though I recently bought her an iPhone 5 which we will be transferring over to momentarily). I enjoyed my iPhone, it was a …