There’s been a lot of talk lately about these new phone plans in the United States where you can pay a monthly fee and get the new hotness every year when Apple (or I suppose Samsung or Microsoft) comes out with their new devices. There are some huge advantages to these plans and I’d like […]
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When Apple Products Go Bad…In German
Apple and I are NOT on good speaking terms right now. I was looking at my iPhone the other day and it spontaneously rebooted. I’m not talking about one of those pesky little Springboard reboots where it comes right back, I mean a fun scale reboot. This explained something I’d seen on the phone recently. […]
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This week I asked my Twitter, G+ and Facebook followers to answer this question: “What are the first five apps you load on a new Mac?” This wasn’t necessarily their favorite apps but the first five they would need. I was overwhelmed with the number of responses, and sadly Steve Harris’ response was after the […]
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Dave Gerlits sent me this email: Allison, Hi there. I’m taking you at your word about giving you feedback. On a recent show you talked about one of your listers (Darren) speaking up about the text on the email and how hard it is to read. You responded and said that you had fixed the […]
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Back in the very very early days of podcasting, there was The Conversations Network, a non-profit headed up by Doug Kay. Doug’s idea was to create a series of podcasts by a global team of volunteers. Imagine the excitement of that age. This is around 2004/2005 when we were just realizing that we were in […]
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If you’ve been following the show for a bit, you’ll know that I got a 12″ MacBook shortly after they were released. You’ll also know that I had to have it replaced because their fancy new key technology started locking up on me. Apple was great about replacing it on the spot, taking it back […]
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Guest Review by Bart Busschots of bartb.ie – Cycling With My iPhone My preferred form of exercise is cycling. I want to have my iPhone with me for two reasons – to play podcasts, and to track my workout. Physically doing that is not as easy as you might think. I tried slipping my iPhone […]
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I’m going to tell a story and I promise it ends with an actual review of the Manfrotto Compact Action Tripod. But first, my story of why I needed to buy a new tripod. When I got my first SLR camera, the Minolta X700 in 1980, I also bought a tripod. I used that tripod […]
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Google just told me a hobby is “an activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure.” Or a small horse. Years ago, back when I had a film SLR and lots of lenses, flashes, and related gear, photography stopped being mostly fun about the time I was invited to a wedding, asked to bring […]
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Hi, I’m Steven Goetz and I would like to give you my thoughts on the Brother MFC-L2740DW All-In-One Laser Printer. But first, the problem to be solved. As part of my job I get tons of paperwork, invoices from vendors, work orders, forms, and communications from operations. The HP Officejet Inkjet printer I had been […]
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