Personal Technology Tips in Plain English
Archive for May, 2008
The Holy Grail In Cell Phones Confirmed
May 30th
Ok, so you’re one of the 10 million people that are on track to own an Apple iPhone by the end of this year.
But are you one of the super cool iPhone users that will be able to sport streaming video, audio and other cool data tricks becuase your iPhone will support 3G on the AT&T Wireless network?
It’s official, as Steve Jobs announced earlier last year that there will be a 3G iPhone coming this year in 2008. The question that remained was…WHEN?
Now, there’s confirmation to the speculation that we’ll see the 3G iPhone born at. . .
Design Your Own Emergency Party Button
May 29th
Are you just going through your days each and every day over and over and over and over and over and over and over again?
Do you feel the pressure of the daily grind sometimes to the point where you feel like your head may just explode?
In times like this, you really need one of those big fat red “use only in case of emergency” buttons. . .Something that sets off an exceptional break in your routine and lets you release all that pent up negative energy.
Without one, you are just living life dangerously (to yourself including others around you)!
If you could design your own “EMERGENCY PARTY BUTTON” what would it trigger? I think this is one of the most important parts about proactively managing your own life to ensure you stay creative, productive, and sane.
While it’s important to stay focused and keep moving forward with your life goals, there clearly is a need for you to be ready to make a rest stop here and there.
To help inspire you, here’s one amazing example of a RED EMERGENCY BUTTON that one guy created literally. . . Read the rest of this entry »
Free Upgrade to Windows Mobile Microsoft Office 6.1
May 19th
Microsoft Office 2007 introduced an annoying new file format which causes confusion among users of older Microsoft Office products since they need a downloadable plug-in to view files in .docx format on the PC for instance.
The reason for this change that will cause problems for a couple of years until everyone upgrades to Office 2007 is that the files are now saved in an XML-based file format. Supposedly, the benefits are that these new file formats will reduce file size, improve security and reliability, and enhance integration with external sources (web, etc).
If you have Microsoft Office Mobile on your smartphone cell phone, that you may have already experienced issues reading documents saved by anyone with the newer Office 2007 applications – just like on the PC.
To allow Windows Mobile to work with Office documents created in the new file formats, Microsoft has put out a free upgrade for Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile. . . Read the rest of this entry »
Free Magazine Subscription to PC Magazine
May 12th
Here’s a quick and easy deal for anyone that owns a computer, mobile phone or any other consumer electronics gadget that you purchased in the last 5 years (READ: That’s YOU).
PC Magazine is one of the industry’s standard magazines that gives useful tips, reviews and how-to articles for the average person.
Usually, I can find at least one article that’s useful or a new website to visit worth the opportunity cost of picking up the magazine to read. Right now, that’s the only cost you have to incur — meaning you’ll have no out-of-pocket cost Read the rest of this entry »
What If The Web Was A Text Message?
May 2nd
Today, I asked Stephan Gromoll for a guest post about a cool new service he has launched which allows you to surf the web by text message. Yes, you can look-up almost any site by texting – not with a mobile browser. Make sure you get this last point – it is really cool.
This is a great tip for anyone without a smart phone – so anyone with basic text mesaging capabilities (that means YOU and almost everyone else that reads this article!) . . .
A new service called DOTGO has created what they’re calling the “SMS Internet”: a new way to quickly and easily access information from web sites like essistme.com using text messaging.
Here’s how it works: Read the rest of this entry »
I love tech, gadgets and the web. Hope you pick-up a useful tip or two here today that helps you use technology to your advantage! Better yet, why not share your own expertise in a comment on a post today to help the other readers that land here for answers!