We seem to be at the beginning of a process that, I have little doubt, will evolve into something useful with regard to “data access”. The piece I’m picking on today is the cell phone data package any of us with a smart phone pay extra to have. In my case, for the time being, […]

I’ve been involved in a debate with a closed technology forum I belong to and the debate involves some recent news items pertaining to various forms of piracy including one where the industry suggests the penalties could be as high as $75 trillion dollars. I’ve been around this issue personally and professionally most of my […]

In January 2009 I signed up for FiOS TV and Internet service (but not phone service) with the last post about my troubled experiences here. Things improved slightly during the last 18 months, or more accurately, I adjusted my expectations down a bit. The DVR is still just terrible. The biggest issue is that it’s […]

So Apple acknowledged the problem with their iPhone 4 this week regarding the now-infamous “death grip” and its impact on reception. The company put out a letter on its website to its users and among the comments is this gem: We sometimes display 4 bars when we should be displaying as few as 2 bars. […]

I often will see technology-based publications make statements that defy even the most common sense. As a bit of a technologist myself I try to guard against the very myopic view that causes these sort of errors in judgement. The Huffington Post is running a story called “12 Things That Became Obsolete This Decade“. As […]

Mozilla has been a clear force in the digital communications realm. Their ancestry goes back to the very earliest days of the Internet when most of us connected to it via dedicated phone lines and slow modems. Back then we all wanted Netscape Navigator instead of proprietary solutions provided by so many other sources. Frankly, […]

So I’m doing my normal tech reading and I come across an article about an artificial lens that gives the wearers “HD” vision. I’m hoping this gets here somewhat soon actually. Why? For those who don’t know it several years back I had Lasik surgery and I’m one of the cases where it went wrong. […]

I previously covered the initial buying experience of the Motorola Droid and then posted about the physical make-up of the phone. Now I want to delve into actually using it. Starting Out After some brief setup where you need to provide the phone with a (seemingly) required Gmail account you can get into using the […]

This is a more in-depth look at the make-up, layout and features of the Motorola Droid phone from a physical sense. The first entry covered the actual background and buying experience. So how is the Droid to use? So far I must say I’ve been quite blown away by the experience. The things possible with […]

When it comes to cell phones I’ve pretty much been living in the middle ground of technology. I outgrew the most basic phones the various providers offer. I now demand certain minimal basics like easy text messaging, comprehensive contact lists, some access to games, etc. Verizon has been a decent provider for me in that […]

I had a recent experience (as in this past weekend) that I thought I’d put a note up about, as I doubt I’m alone. It involves my mother who reads this blog, so if this comes off as insulting in any manner, it’s not intended, and you have my apology in advance (though I should […]

Backing up is one of those challenging tasks that’s as looked forward to as trips to the dentist. In fact, it’s even more of a problem because we all know that if you don’t go to the dentist you’re likely to experience pain whereas not backing up has the specter of pain but it may […]