How to Get Your iPhone 4 Free Case or Refund- Now Available
July 23, 2010 – 5:13 pm | No Comment

Apple and AT&T have released the details of how to get your free (or refund for already purchased) ”bumper”  that will eliminate the calls dropped by holding the phone along the antenna edge. See my blog …

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DTV Transition

Coming June 12, 2009. What do you need to know? “How to” info that the techies haven’t told you.

Gadgets on the go

MP3s, iPods, iPhones, GPS, anything you want to take with you. What they are. What you want. How to use it.

Home Networks - TVs, Online, & Computers

View your photos or listen to your music from your computer to your TV and home theater. Watch online videos from HULU or YouTube, etc. The Digital Home. All explained with simple “how to” DIY

HomeTheater

From TVs to Audio to Blu-ray Disc Players to Networked TVs, to DVDs–”how to” DIY

Troubleshooting Technology

Tips on where to look first when your electronics aren’t working. Troubleshooting tips to try. Tips on “how to” approach solving your problem.

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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 …

What is a Home Network? What is a Router? The Connected Home 101
February 23, 2010 – 4:18 pm | No 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 …

CES-Consumer Electronics Show- Gadget & Tech News Made Simple
January 6, 2010 – 7:23 pm | No Comment
CES-Consumer Electronics Show- Gadget & Tech News Made Simple

This afternoon the starting gun will go off and the next 5 days will be a barrage of new innovations, cool gadgets, and technologies that will be available to buy in 2010.  There will also …

New Ways to get Photos, Movies, and Music around your WHOLE HOME
January 5, 2010 – 4:42 pm | No Comment
New Ways to get Photos, Movies, and Music around  your WHOLE HOME

I’m using this New Year’s day as a starting point to talk about the future of your home entertainment…And about letting go of old views of how we  have watched and listened to our TV …

Black Friday Pictures in Southern California
November 28, 2009 – 3:50 pm | No Comment
Black Friday Pictures in Southern California

About to be traveling, but wanted to link to the report of  black friday pictures…Come back Monday for the report.
Black Friday photos
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Black Friday Store Procedures – When to line up?
November 25, 2009 – 6:29 pm | No Comment

What Black Friday procedures can you expect at different stores?  In the past, mayhem has occurred when the doors opened early Black Friday mornings.  People were trampled, others robbed and shot.  Not a picture that …

How to Be Sure your Black Friday Deal is REALLY a Good Deal
November 19, 2009 – 10:36 pm | No Comment
How to Be Sure your Black Friday Deal is REALLY a Good Deal

So you’ve looked through the ads and you are excited about the price on a new gadget, toy, computer, TV….But how good is the price really?  Is it worth braving the wee hours and crowds …

Black Friday Preparation – Ads are your Treasure Map
November 18, 2009 – 4:40 pm | No Comment
Black Friday Preparation – Ads are your Treasure Map

No doubt, Black Friday can be a grueling experience. Deciding the store where you want to visit first, being bombarded by piles of boxes with sale tags, wondering if you are getting the best deal, …

Confessions of a Black Friday Junkie
November 17, 2009 – 8:54 pm | No Comment
Confessions of a Black Friday Junkie

I am a black friday junkie.  My best friend says that’s an understatement. Let’s just say I’ve seen the front of many electronics/office supply/clothing and toy stores at 4am.  The idea of dragging yourself out …

What you Must Know about Streaming Movies from Online-”Fair Use”
September 10, 2009 – 4:17 am | One Comment
What you Must Know about Streaming Movies from Online-”Fair Use”

I am the proud owner of a number of devices that allow me to stream the movies I want to watch anytime I want to watch them.  August is a month of reruns so movies …