Why You Should Be Using GPS
GPS is my new friend.
Everyone who knows me knows I have no sense of direction—I can get lost going in a straight line with no turn possibilities. For that particular reason I have come to rely on my OnStar in my car and maps from various sources.
I am on the road and in my [...]
iPhone Applications
Now that you have either upgraded your iPhone or iPod Touch to firmware 2.0, or bought a device with it pre-installed, what the heck are all these “apps” and what is the “Application Store”?
As the name implies, these new apps are applications that you can add to your
Is AppleCare Worth The Price
A little while ago, I wrote up here on StarterTech about
Are Extended Warranties Worth It. In general I think they aren’t but AppleCare is changing my mind.
I started this story in a post on my personal blog about AppleCare, but it seemed fitting here also. In short, I bought a slightly used iPod Touch [...]
Buying A Portective Case For Your Gadgets
Once you’ve gone out and bought an iPod Touch or a BlackBerry, what are you going to do to keep your expensive new toy from being damaged?
While some gadgets, such as the afore mentioned BlackBerry, come with a manufacturer issued carrying case, they are usually cheap and useless. In situations such as the iPod Touch, [...]
What Is Jailbreaking An iPhone
Here and there around the Internet you see mentions of people “jailbreaking” their iPhone. What does this mean?
Due to the fact that the iPhone is exclusive to AT&T in the United States, people with other carriers were out of luck on getting to use the phone. Several groups of hackers worked on ways to [...]
Will MobileMe Be For Me?
Apple is launching a new service in July named MobileMe, and it will be doing some interesting things that may be perfect for the small business owner, the self-employed, or even students on the move.
Big businesses have enjoyed services called “Exchange Servers” for years that allows them to update all their devices in one go. [...]
Should You Buy The iPhone 3G
What is going to be an endless question for a little while now will be, “should I buy the iPhone 3g?” The answer, sadly, is “yes and no.”
If you already have an iPhone from the original 2007 release, your answer is going to be a tricky one. The first things you need to do [...]
OnStar
This website is really not here to tout any particular company or technology but after this past weekend I have to shout about OnStar.
I was in Dallas, Texas this past week working at a convention in the area of part of my business. I do this quite often—travel to a city with product, set up [...]
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs are those squiggly light bulbs people keep discussing, but the question is do they actually do anything to help you?
While the initial cost of these bulbs seems higher than your standard bulbs, you almost have to look at them as a long term investment. As opposed to incandescent bulbs lasting [...]
iPod Touch
I am no computer wiz. There, I have said it in public! I have to use computers in some way everyday in my work. Yes, I said computers—my laptop or my desktop are used everyday in some way. My desktop has so many programs on it that it takes forever to [...]
