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Continue reading →: Calling overseas
Time once again to review what the cheapest ways to call are: 1. Google Voice. If you have this, you can use your phone and call anywhere in the US for free. But your phones has to be in the US. You can send US text messages for free as…
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Continue reading →: iPad after one week…Ten things you have to get
So here using my IPad as my primary device. Here are tips and notes: If you are using your MacBook for network sharing because you are on the road and there is only one network connection. Here is what you do. Connect your MacBook to a wired connection. You can’t…
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Continue reading →: Vietnamese via lifehacker
Lifehacker points when out that the entire Foreign Service language pack is in the public domain. A great resource as there aren’t not much Vietnamese.
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Continue reading →: iPad accessories and connectors
Man monoprice.com is an amazing site. Got their six foot cables for iPods. Works well and are just $5 vs $20 from apple. Also have a combo cable that has a audio out and power too so I can eliminate out cable. They have two foot hdmi cables for $6…
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Continue reading →: Uh oh got a Lumix DMC-GF1 but is a Canon around the corner
Thanks to Rennie, I got a Lumix DMC-GF!, but found out today, he deferred the purchase because he things Nikon and Canon will release a similar small frame camera and he just couldn’t cope with the lack of a real viewfinder. Hope I like what I got. It will be…
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Continue reading →: Geek vs nerd
Thanks to a note from Bill. I finally understand the difference through a Venn diagram
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Continue reading →: At last scribefire for Chrome
I;ve been using Chrome more and more and the only thing I really miss from Firefox is scribefire (the other things like adblock plus and lastpass are already here). The main thing is being able to copy snippets and insert. The alpha is nice, but I do miss the delete…
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Continue reading →: Won a bet
Mrs-o.org. Michelle Obama was om the cover of Conde Nast traveller looking very good. They don’t disclose what clothes she is wearing. Well if yiu care there is a whole web site devoted to just that. Everything is on the internet! see mrs-o.org
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Continue reading →: New iPhone is on the way
>Macrumors has a view for the next iPhone. Looks cool. Has a glass back and removable battery (at last!!!). Someone found it dropped in a bar in San Jose! And AT&T has cancelled vacations in June, so it looks like more toys, don’t buy an iPhone now if you can…
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Continue reading →: cables and cables
I bought some expensive $11 cables from Kensington for iphone charging because we were running out. What a dummy. I should have just gone to monoprice.com, they really have great prices and great cables. Here is what I got $4 iphone charging cables (vs. $20 from Apple) Mini Displayport to…