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Feed: GADGET ADVISOR
Cutting Through the Cutting Edge
Best iPhone Apps to Travel to Chicago
31-Jan-12 By: Kate
Mobile phones have come a long way from simply allowing us to exchange conversation, and mobile apps have come a long way from simple calculators and time-wasting games. The modern iPhone is a tool in nearly any situation, offering the traveler in particular an endless array of useful apps and functions to make every trip [...]
How to Control Your Home Computer From Anywhere but Home
30-Jan-12 By: Kate
It is possible for you to be able to connect to your home computer from a different location, and work with your files, photos and software. With Virtual Network Computing (VNC), you can connect to your home computer’s desktop from any computer with Internet access. The VNC technology uses remote capabilities to control another computer [...]
iPhone Apps to Check Your Eyesight
23-Jan-12 By: Kate
Everyone, even those with healthy eyes and no vision problems, have to go to see an eye doctor on a fairly regular basis. As we age, and especially in a time with so much digital media keeping us looking at a glowing screen for hours at a time, eyesight becomes more blurred. More people need [...]
Does TuneUp Utilities 2012 Improve PC Performance?
15-Jan-12 By: Meryl
Every move you take on your computer adds to its workload. Downloading, uninstalling, browsing, moving, deleting. All these activities leave a trail of worthless data getting in the way of computing processes. Optimization applications can help erase the trails while keeping your machine clean, lean and mean. However, optimization apps can be dangerous for the [...]
7 Useful Remote Desktop Tools
12-Jan-12 By: Kate
For anyone who doesn’t want to be tied down to their desktop computer, remote desktop tools offer freedom at an affordable price. This is an invaluable service to any system support professional. Instead of driving into the office in the dead of night to fix a problem, you can simply use the remote-control function to [...]
Jailbreaking the iPhone – Worth It Or a Waste of Time?
20-Dec-11 By: Kate
You have probably been hearing the term “jailbreaking” a lot lately. No, it doesn’t mean busting out of jail and going on the run. It is a technical term applied to network-connected devices, and you can jailbreak anything from a Playstation to an Android. However, the real debate has come from the jailbreaking of the [...]
Access Gmail with Offline Google Mail
30-Nov-11 By: Meryl
With Wi-Fi available in more places, many of us take the Internet for granted feeling always connected. But there are times when the Internet isn’t available whether it’s Mother Nature intervening, a wireless company’s outage or traveling in an airplane that requires turning off the network. Once upon a time, we didn’t always connect to [...]
Geeky Kitchen Gadgets for Thanksgiving, Holidays and Year-round
18-Nov-11 By: Meryl
Tis the season to be cooking, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Don we now our kitchen gadgets, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Whether you love cooking and gadgets or someone who does, there’s plenty of great stuff out there to get your geek cook on. Prepare your [...]
Kindle Fire vs. Apple iPad
08-Nov-11 By: Meryl
You must admit Amazon keeps amazing everyone. The store originally sold books. Then it added products from A to Z. It went further by creating its own product in the Kindle eReader. The eReader move has paid off as Amazon said its ebooks outsell books. Now, it took another step by with its own tablet [...]
Apple iPhone 4S Announcement
10-Oct-11 By: Meryl
Many feel let down by the recent iPhone announcement because they expected to hear about the iPhone 5. And then, Steve Jobs passed away the next day. Maybe it was a good thing. The tame announcement allowed the world to reflect on Steve Jobs’ incredible life and contributions. Initial Reaction to the iPhone 4S In [...]
Features to Look for When Buying a Smartphone
03-Oct-11 By: Meryl
The pool of smartphones available today is overwhelming. Not only do you need to decide on the type of smartphone — such as iPhone, Android and BlackBerry — but also the model. If you’re not sure which type you want, think about how you will use the phone. Will you read email, ebooks and documents? [...]
5 Facebook Apps for Androids
22-Sep-11 By: Meryl
Using Facebook through a PC is a wholly difference experience from using one on a tablet or phone between the smaller screens and the use of fingers to interact with the app. While you can use Facebook through your Android browser, working with an app made with the Android in mind improves the user experience. [...]
5 Great Web Browsers for Android Tablets and Phones
08-Sep-11 By: Meryl
With pages of browsers available for the Android tablet and phones in Android Market, who has time to install and try them? These browsers lead the market, but which one depends on how you like to surf the web and your device. Some browsers work better with some devices more than others do. These Android [...]
Backup Your Data Locally and Cloudly
31-Aug-11 By: Meryl
With the cloud growing in use and affordable pricing, it turns into a valid option for individuals and small businesses. However, many people worry that data saved online could won’t be secure or accessible when the network goes down. Local Network Drive Another option is backing up to a local external hard drive. (These are [...]
Bare Bones Guide to Keeping Your PC Clean
18-Aug-11 By: Meryl
You know that the more software you install on your computer, the more bogged down it gets. This guide gives you the essentials. Your computer cleaning routine doesn’t need to be complicated. Just remember to run and update these types apps on a regular basis, if it’s not already automatic. All of these applications are [...]
100 Best Android Apps
21-Jun-11 By: Chris
Although the iPhone has been the “it” phone for some time, the Android is not set on second place. In fact, the Android has generated a major threat. In a struggle to compete, Apple has even resorted to lowering their prices on the iPhone. While Google and Apple continue in their phone war debacle, the [...]
8 Web Apps to Compare the Way and Cost of Living in Different Cities
14-Jun-11 By: Kate
Moving to another city is stressful, much less moving to another state or country. But it is something most of us find ourselves planning to do at some point, whether that means going because of a job, family, school or just as a change of scenery. Just as it is with any change, it is [...]
8 Great RSS Feed Readers For The iPad (Absolutely Free!)
18-May-11 By: Kate
RSS Feeds are an important part of website interaction. Subscribing to a page will let you get updates, see new information, keep up with current events or just see something funny when it is posted on a blog. Whatever it is you are looking for, these eight applications can give you a useful way to [...]
Is the Blackberry Dead?
12-May-11 By: Chris
Remember what cell phones were like before iPhone and Android? Basically cell phone users fell into 2 categories—those who wanted the tiniest phone they could get their hands on (remember Nokia?) and more serious, adult users who went the way of the Blackberry. The Blackberry was touted as the personal digital assistant. It made it [...]
HOW TO: Link Your Android Contacts With Facebook
13-Apr-11 By: Kate
In the last few years, there has been a new focus when it comes to personal accounts and devices. That focus is compatibility, and the most commonly asked question of any software update or new piece of technology is what it can sync to and use. With companies making alliances all across the board and [...]
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