Jan 29, 2012 | Android, Apple, Google, Google+, mobile, phone, photos, web_services
Most casual photos are taken with a smartphone now. There is something to be learned from a quick comparison of the process of getting photos from a phone to a computer on an iPhone and an Android phone. It’s a good way to understand why Apple is the most valuable...
Jan 17, 2012 | Apple, iPad, Microsoft, Office, OneNote, software, Windows Live
A few weeks ago Microsoft released a OneNote app optimized for iPads. Long-time readers know about my fondness for OneNote, the program you’ve never heard of that’s included with every copy of Microsoft Office 2010, right alongside Word and Excel and Powerpoint....
Jan 5, 2012 | Android, Apple, iPad, web_services
In addition to its flagship products, LogMeIn also runs Join.Me, a free service that you can use to share your screen with someone at another location so easily that it will amaze and delight you. I’ve written about Join.Me before but it deserves to be called out...
Nov 2, 2011 | Android, Apple, Microsoft, software, Vista, Windows7
I’m about two weeks into one of the more amazing experiences I’ve ever had with a computer. I don’t say that lightly; over the years I’ve had a lot of amazing experiences with computers and this really stands out. On the other hand, there are a thousand reasons why...
Oct 24, 2011 | Android, Apple, Google, Microsoft, mobile, phone
A new model of phone has been introduced roughly every day in 2011 but none of them have been very interesting. Until now. Let’s take a look at three big developments in the phone world. (Fair warning: I do not have any personal experience with any of these phones....
Oct 20, 2011 | Apple, backup, Dropbox, web_services
Previously: Sync Files With Dropbox Dropbox For iPad, Android Dropbox, Androids, And Security Dropbox Updated To Version 1.0 Sharing Files With Dropbox Dropbox is profiled in the cover story in this week’s issue of Forbes. Since many of you rely on Dropbox, you might...