Oct 14, 2011 | Android, Apple, Facebook, mobile, photos, security
Many people instinctively protect their privacy. In their minds, it’s not anybody else’s business where they shop, who they visit, what they talk about, or what movies they watch. The divide is getting wider between naturally private people and the rapidly growing...
Jun 26, 2011 | Apple, iPad, phone, photos, web_services
The new service announced by Apple for syncing photos among different devices is one of the most interesting parts of the iCloud package, both for what it does and for what it leaves out. The idea is simple: each photo you take with your iPhone or iPad will...
Jun 17, 2011 | Amazon, Android, audio, business, Dropbox, iPad, mail, Microsoft, Office, Outlook, photos, web_services
Apple’s announcement of a collection of services sharing the name “iCloud” has generated endless articles about what it all means. I’ll talk about some of the details in the next few days but let’s step back and look at the bigger picture, because it encapsulates so...
Jun 8, 2011 | audio, computers, hardware, photos, shopping, software, video, Windows7
The little box in the picture to the left measures eight inches across and just over three inches tall. It’s quiet and inexpensive. In this difficult world of technology, the best I can tell you is that it might be just what you’re looking for. The Dell Inspiron Zino...
Jun 6, 2011 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Dropbox, file_sharing, Google, iPad, mail, Microsoft, mobile, Outlook, phone, photos, software, tablet, web_services
Not everything works with everything else. Your expectations have changed so quickly that you might not have noticed. It wasn’t long ago that most people used a single PC at a single location and were content to leave the data on that computer behind when they left...
Dec 20, 2010 | backup, file_sharing, mobile, photos, software, updates, web_services
Dropbox is high on the list of essential utilities. It has been in an extended testing period but a few days ago the official ultra-stable Version 1.0 was released. I’ve written about Dropbox frequently. The basic concept is easy: Dropbox is a free program to sync...
