January 21, 2012 – 12:22 am | No Comment

Happy 2012! This year I am going lean–downsizing to control my budget and getting in shape. I am “cutting the cord” –discontinuing my cable TV service–and I am losing weight and training for another Olympic-length …

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Triathlon Training Technology -Fitness-Weight Loss

How to use technology for losing weight and training. Features, tips, and my journey toward an Olympic-length triathlon.

Cutting Out Cable-Streaming Media & Home Networks

Can you live without cable TV? See my experience. How to get movies, TV shows, your videos, photos and music WHERE and WHEN you want it. What you need to stream.

iPhones, IPads, ITunes & Gadgets on the Go

iHow-to and iNews: How to use your iPhones, iPods, iPads, Android SmartPhones, MP3s, GPS…What they are. What you want. How to use it. Troubleshooting and tips.

Photography

Making photography and cameras simple. Explaining features to help you get your best photos.

TVs, Home Audio and Home Entertainment

All about TVs, and home audio includes components like Blu-ray Disc and DVD players, and DVRs, TIVO, and anything else you hook up to your TV… Satellite, Antenna, Cable

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LG’s LE5500 – Picture Wizard Video Calibration – Great Picture Quality Made Easy
November 3, 2010 – 5:24 pm | No Comment
LG’s LE5500 – Picture Wizard Video Calibration – Great Picture Quality Made Easy

Let’s face it, most people will not go through a lot of effort to make sure their TV has the best picture quality.  Just the term “video calibration” will send most people running. But LG’s …

Video Call between iPhone and Macs with Facetime Beta Download
October 20, 2010 – 7:21 pm | No Comment
Video Call between iPhone and Macs with Facetime Beta Download

If you have an iPhone 4 or new iPod Touch, you may have tried out FaceTime to make video phone calls.  If you don’t have a iPhone 4, you may have watched others make those …

How to Get the Best Picture From Your TV- Video Calibration
October 12, 2010 – 11:41 pm | 4 Comments
How to Get the Best Picture From Your TV- Video Calibration

Now that you can spot a good quality picture on a TV, did you know that you can make the picture even better by adjusting it? TVs have come a long way from basic adjustments– …

How to tell which TV has the Best Picture Quality-Exactly what to look for in a TV
October 6, 2010 – 2:08 pm | 2 Comments
How to tell which TV has the Best Picture Quality-Exactly what to look for in a TV

Recognizing the Best Picture Quality – What to Look For
You’ve finally decided to make the investment in a TV and you want the best quality picture you can afford. With video technology getting better …

Photos Disappeared After Import? –How to Fix the Date in iPhoto
October 5, 2010 – 7:42 pm | One Comment
Photos Disappeared After Import? –How to Fix the Date in iPhoto

For the past few days, every one of the photos that I’ve imported from my Nikon into iPhoto have disappeared. They show up in in the file “last import” but then I can’t find them …

Getting the Best TV and the Best From Your TV
September 23, 2010 – 7:55 pm | No Comment
Getting the Best TV and the Best From Your TV

While iPhones have been taking over the simpletechguru blog, let’s get back to home theater.

Next week I’ll post articles about getting the best picture from a mid-priced TV and review LG’s LE5500.  This TV has …

What is HDR- High Dynamic Range– How HDR Can Help You Take Better Photos
September 16, 2010 – 3:45 pm | 2 Comments
What is HDR- High Dynamic Range– How HDR Can Help You Take Better Photos

Suddenly the iPhone world is abuzz about the new “HDR” feature on the iPhone OS 4.1 upgrade.  But there are a couple of other cameras on the market that also have this feature including Sony’s …

What is HDR? Taking Your Best Photos on iPhone i0S4.1and Above (including iOS5)
September 13, 2010 – 6:33 pm | 2 Comments
What is HDR? Taking Your Best Photos on iPhone i0S4.1and Above (including iOS5)

HDR (High Dynamic Range) is a feature of the newest iPhone software upgrade, iOS4.1.  (You can upgrade your phone today by connecting to iTunes and clicking on “download and install” in the upgrade dialog box.)
Perhaps …

What is an FM Transmitter? A Comparison of the Best iPhone/iPod/iPad FM Transmitters
September 10, 2010 – 8:59 pm | 2 Comments
What is an FM Transmitter? A Comparison of the Best iPhone/iPod/iPad FM Transmitters

Now that you’ve stored your favorite music on your iPod, iPhone or iPad, you can take it with you everywhere.  Rather than listen to the music from the itsy bitsy speakers on your iDevice, certainly …

iTunes 10- How to Ping
September 2, 2010 – 10:58 pm | No Comment
iTunes 10- How to Ping

iTunes 10 became available this morning.  iTunes didn’t automatically update when I opened my iTunes but I got it here.
A major new feature of iTunes 10 is “Ping.”  Ping is social networking for iTunes.  It …