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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iPhone 4 News: Buy in Store on June 24 or Pre-Order Online for July Delivery
June 17, 2010 – 5:31 pm | No Comment
iPhone 4 News: Buy in Store on June 24 or Pre-Order Online for July Delivery

The saga continues. Yes, there are no more ONLINE pre-orders that will get you an iPhone 4 by June 24th.
However, check with your local Best Buy or RadioShack, many have been taking pre-orders for their …

Why you Can’t Pre-Order an iPhone 4– Frenzy/Fraud Cause AT&T failure
June 16, 2010 – 5:13 pm | One Comment
Why you Can’t Pre-Order an iPhone 4– Frenzy/Fraud Cause AT&T failure

Okay, so maybe you CAN’T pre-order your iPhone4…what a mess!  There were clues that there were problems: The Apple website repeatedly stalled out while checking my upgrade eligibility…Something was fishy when I couldn’t login …

Link to Order Your iPhone Today
June 15, 2010 – 4:17 pm | One Comment
Link to Order Your iPhone Today

Today you can order your iphone online…Okay, make me jealous, go ahead and get this cool new phone with the best screen ever.  Enjoy its thinner than ever design. UPDATE: The “Check Eligibility” link hasn’t …

Target to Offer High-End TVs, Installation
June 15, 2010 – 3:59 pm | One Comment
Target to Offer High-End TVs, Installation

Target to Offer More Brands, LED and IPTVs on a Do-It-Yourself Buying Wall
See ya! I’m going to Target to pick up some towels, potting soil, socks and—oh, yeah—a 55-inch LED TV.
If you are looking for …

Walmart, RadioShack, Best Buy to Sell iPhone 4 on June 24
June 14, 2010 – 7:20 pm | No Comment
Walmart, RadioShack, Best Buy to Sell iPhone 4 on June 24

Want an iphone 4 on the day it comes out but don’t want to wait in line at AT&T or an Apple store?

The new iphone, heralded as most desired iphone since the original, will be …

What’s New in iPhone 4– Available June 24
June 8, 2010 – 2:30 am | 3 Comments
What’s New in iPhone 4– Available June 24

Yet another announcement from Apple–iPhone 4 will be available June 24.  (And for those who followed the whole iPhone-prototype-found-in-a-bar broohaha, yes, it looks like the prototype they found.)  This model is a little more squared …

iPhone’s OS4 Features & How it’s Better than OS3
April 9, 2010 – 5:45 pm | 5 Comments
iPhone’s OS4 Features & How it’s Better than OS3

What’s New & Why It’s Better
Apple’s announcement of a new operating system for the iPhone and iPod Touch was clearly motivated by the popularity of Android phones like Motorola’s Droid and the Nexus One.  There …

Apple fights Android with new iPhone OS4
April 9, 2010 – 2:43 am | No Comment
Apple fights Android with new iPhone OS4

Just months after the bruhaha of the iPad announcement, today there was another Apple announcement.  This time it was about releasing a new operating system (OS) for the iPhone.
An operating system is the main software …

Filtering Your Wall in Facebook – March 2010- Seeing the Friends & Posts You Want to See
March 17, 2010 – 6:51 pm | No Comment
Filtering Your Wall in Facebook – March 2010- Seeing the Friends & Posts You Want to See

Thanks to my reader who asked me the question after reading my blog from 10/09.   Things happen so fast on Facebook. It’s hard to tell if the changes (that mess you up because just …

What is a Home Network? What is a Router? The Connected Home 101
February 23, 2010 – 4:18 pm | One Comment
What is a Home Network?  What is a Router?  The Connected Home 101

Don’t worry! It may not seem like it yet, but with my help, you’ll see Home networking is much easier than it used to be when you had to hire a professional to connect it …