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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NBC’s Zucker talks about Boxee & Hulu
February 5, 2010 – 12:11 am | No Comment
NBC’s Zucker talks about Boxee & Hulu

Boxee, the video-watching computer software, and soon-to-be online video streaming device (can connect to CBS.com, comedy central, MTV and many others), was discussed during today’s NBC/Comcast congressional hearings. NBC was questioned about blocking Boxee users …

Pandora Makes it Easy to Share Music
October 28, 2009 – 7:30 pm | No Comment
Pandora Makes it Easy to Share Music

You don’t have to be too tech-savvy to use Pandora.  Pandora will create a “radio station” that plays music based on a song or an artist that you like.   Now Pandora has made it …

What you Must Know about Streaming Movies from Online-”Fair Use”
September 10, 2009 – 4:17 am | 2 Comments
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 …

Surviving the First Day at Comic-con
July 24, 2009 – 3:17 pm | No Comment

The massive crowds at Comic-con are a testament to how popular “popular culture” truly is.  Mostly appealing to teens, the rest of the nearly 130,000 people are mostly made up of young men in their …

Comic-Con for Adults & Baby Boomers
July 22, 2009 – 4:03 pm | No Comment
Comic-Con for Adults & Baby Boomers

If, like most people you haven’t heard of Comic-Con, it is a convention for geeks and those who like pop culture.  From video games to popular TV and movies, it’s all there.  Movie directors like …

Lessons & Tips about iTunes and Your Account
July 21, 2009 – 11:43 pm | 6 Comments
Lessons & Tips about iTunes and Your Account

I have been using iTunes for several years now.  My first iPod was a second generation iPod that still had a black and white screen.  I’ve loaded it up with all the CDs I owned. …

Comic Con San Diego – 40th Anniversary of the Geeks
July 21, 2009 – 11:23 pm | No Comment
Comic Con San Diego – 40th Anniversary of the Geeks

I’m in San Diego now for the popular culture convention called Comic-Con.  Originally just about comics and sci-fi, this convention has blown up to 125,000 people coming to see comic icons like Stan Lee from …