Mar 4, 2011 | Apple, backup, Dropbox, file_sharing, Google, iPad, Microsoft, Office, tablet, web_services
Previously: Google Cloud Connect For Microsoft Office – Part 1: Sync And Share Documents Easily Almost a year ago I wrote an article about how Microsoft could change the world by moving our files online. Imagine that you could have your office documents appear...
Jan 13, 2011 | Apple, iPad, Microsoft, mobile, phone, tablet, web_services
I’m going to tell you a story about one of the little problems that came up yesterday – just a random illustration of why my hair is thin and I occasionally start openly weeping for no apparent reason. This one happens to involve an iPhone, an iPad, and a hosted...
Jan 12, 2011 | Android, Apple, Google, iPad, mobile, phone, tablet, wireless
You probably saw the news that Verizon will begin selling a version of the iPhone that will run on its network starting February 10. We’re very conscious of Verizon’s business plans in the North Bay, since AT&T’s presence up here is feeble at best and Sprint and...
Jan 7, 2011 | Android, Apple, business, Google, hardware, iPad, laptops, Microsoft, tablet
The Consumer Electronics Show is keeping gadget freaks happy in Las Vegas this week. I can’t begin to tell you anything in depth – it is a frenzied scene, with close to a hundred thousand people looking at devices from literally thousands of exhibitors. Only a...
May 7, 2010 | Android, Apple, Dropbox, file_sharing, Google, iPad, mobile, phone, tablet, web_services
Dropbox has become an indispensable part of my toolbox. It’s the free service that syncs files between different computers, so that files in the “My Dropbox” folder appear on all the computers running the software linked to your account. Edit a file on your home...
Feb 4, 2010 | Apple, iPad, laptops, netbooks, photos, tablet, video
Who’s going to buy an Apple iPad? Well, not you or me, anyway – not this version, not at $600-800. It’s not going to revolutionize anything, it’s not going to replace netbooks, but it will find large and devoted audiences, particularly after the price drops and...