Seriously trivial thoughts
Sometimes I want my iPhone to vibrate when I get something like an email, but I don’t want a ringtone to play. Moreover, I don’t want the iPhone to be in Silent mode overall. Unfortunately, there’s not a straight-forward way to do it. If you have ringtone Vibrate option enabled, but set, say, the New …
Because of the construction going on around my place, I constantly have to check the traffic. I know I’m probably being lazy but I find it annoying to have to turn on Traffic and get the zoom right every time. I found this site that explains the URL parameters for Google Maps and using that …
I’ve always backed up my files religiously, including having an off-site copy. I recently moved all my files to a new PC and decided to take the opportunity to rethink my organization and backup process. Security My main concerned is keeping data files secure. I really don’t care if someone was able to gain access to …
Ok, I know this set-up looks stupidier than heck, but I never realized how much I missed old-style phone handsets. We’ve gotten so far away from that with our flat cellphones. Even newer land-line phones are moving in that direction. However, if you haven’t noticed, your face isn’t flat! You can comfortably hold the Moshi …
The AYL 5-in-1 Leather Case Folio is an awesome case for the iPad 2. It’s nearly identical to the Yoobao case I have for my first gen iPad. (I believe that AYL and Yoobao are one in the same company, but it’s only a guess.) The case doesn’t add a whole lot of bulk and …
As much as I love my iPad, it had become too much of a constant source of frustration. After much thought and agonizing, I drove to the Apple store and walked out with a brand-new Macbook Air. iPad Frustrations Mostly, its the lack of Flash support on the iPad and the way content providers treat …
I think that Facebook will slowly see a MySpace-like death. It will become a victim of it’s own popularity. The bottom line is that the ONLY reason Facebook is popular is because people have their friends on it. Take that away and there is no reason to go there. Kids are what drove Facebook’s meteoric …
When you share a link using Facebook.com, it scans the page and lets you set a thumbnail image for the post. If you are on a webpage that you want to share, you can save a step if you have the Facebook Share Bookmarklet installed on your browser. Basically, a bookmarklet is just a bookmark …
I wonder if there is any relationship between Newsstand.com and Apple’s announced Newsstand service. I haven’t seen anyone mention this, but Newsstand.com has been delivering newspapers digitally for a long time. I mentioned them in my PC Mag vs MaximumPC digital subscription clients post back in Feb 2009. If there is no relationship, Newsstand.com must be …
I suppose that Google doesn’t have a “Force bookmark sync” button because they are worried about the potential strain on their servers. However, I’ve found that sometimes my desktop PC and laptop get out of sync and I really need this feature. I’ve seen some suggest stopping the sync and then re-enabling it, but this …