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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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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 …

The Best Way to Listen to you iPhone Music in your Car
August 31, 2010 – 6:04 pm | One Comment
The Best Way to Listen to you iPhone Music in your Car

Listening to music in cars is almost as old as the automobile itself.  The first portable radios were car radios back in 1922. The first known car radio is said to have been invented by …

The Best (Must-Have) Apps for Road Trips
August 29, 2010 – 8:38 pm | No Comment
The Best (Must-Have) Apps for Road Trips

How did I ever do road trips before my iPhone?  After a greasy spoon breakfast, we returned to the road from Seattle to Bend, Oregon (about 6 hours to go).  Not an hour later, we …

How To Deposit Checks into your Chase Bank Account Using your iPhone!
July 9, 2010 – 11:22 pm | 34 Comments
How To Deposit Checks into your Chase Bank Account Using your iPhone!

Another brilliant app for the iPhone!  It’s unbelievable that with a simple photo I can deposit checks into my Chase checking account. I’m all for one less trip to the bank. I use Direct Deposit …

Step by Step: How to Organize Apps into Folders in iTunes (iPhone OS4 & iOS5 Tips)
July 2, 2010 – 12:17 am | 7 Comments
Step by Step: How to Organize Apps into Folders in iTunes (iPhone OS4 & iOS5 Tips)

Got tons of applications (apps) on your iPhone , and tired of flipping through screens to find them? With OS4 you can make it easier to find your apps by putting them into folders.  Now …

How to control iPod and Pandora from any screen on iPhone with iOS4 & iOS5
June 24, 2010 – 3:29 pm | 2 Comments
How to control iPod and Pandora from any screen on iPhone with iOS4 & iOS5

The new iPhone OS 4 update makes it easier to control your iPod or Pandora music while you are working or playing in another app,  from your home screen or even when you phone is …

How to Use Multitasking -iPhone iOS4 & iOS5 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S
June 23, 2010 – 5:21 am | 22 Comments
How to Use Multitasking -iPhone iOS4 & iOS5 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S

If you have updated your iphone to OS4 (available today and way cool)…You MUST learn about multi-tasking and how to close apps! If you don’t exit apps completely, they will keep running in the background …

Choosing Your Internet Speed– Google to Provide 1 Gb/s–what it means…
February 11, 2010 – 5:14 pm | One Comment
Choosing Your Internet Speed– Google to Provide 1 Gb/s–what it means…

I’m all for fast internet.  My local provider, BendBroadband, offers us 60 Mb/s download.  Let’s compare that to what most people can get now.  DSL offers 1 to 6 Mb/s. (Megabits per second) The speed …

Favorite & Essential App suggestions for your new iPhone
December 27, 2009 – 9:50 pm | No Comment
Favorite & Essential App suggestions for your new iPhone

A lot of people got an iPhone for Christmas and are in search of apps, so I thought I’d let you know my favorites.  I’ve tried out hundreds and below are my suggestions.  Just do …

iTunes 10 (or 9) How to set up Home Sharing
September 29, 2009 – 9:12 pm | 14 Comments
iTunes 10 (or 9) How to set up Home Sharing

Since iTunes version 9,  Home Sharing has allowed me to share music, movies, apps and more.  With the Home Share feature, I can share my tunes and movies with my family and they can share …