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Google Hangouts on Air
Ever since the Internet took off, video and audio conferencing apps have become more and more powerful as smartphones and services like Skype and Apple’s Facetime came into play. These days, though, search giant Google is the force to be reckoned with thanks to the video calling capabilities of its service called hangouts Google Hangouts […]
Password Managers
We live in a world ruled by passwords. Almost everwhere we go online , we need a password. How do you keep track of them all? Some apps and web services can safely, securely and seamlessly manage your digital world. Here’s my suggestions… Password Box is a free app for Apple and Android devices that […]
Protecting your texts from spying eyes
All the new about widespread spying on the Internet is causing a lot of people to wonder just how secure their messages are. As a result, there’s a whole bunch of apps out there that promise to keep your sensitive information private. Here’s a sampling of what’s available. Cover Me is a free app for […]
Wild bird cams
Webcams have been streaming live video across the Internet for years now but besides cityscapes and tourist attractions, one of the fastest growing trends is towards virtual bird watching which allows up close and fascinating looks some of our coolest birds. I’ve found some pretty cool ones for you to check out. There are few […]
Wearable Technology and Technology Enabled Clothing
Technology keeps getting smaller and easier to take along. I have a sort of high tech fashion piece for us this week, demonstrating how the latest trend in tech is what’s known as wearable technology. When you’re talking about wearable technology, you’re talking about things like the Samsung Gear. It’s a Smartwatch. Now there are […]
Gadgets and Gear
Using Glass as a journalism tool
I’ve been using Glass as a reporting tool on my RV Travel blog (roadtreking.com), live blogging and tweeting as I drove an RV into the arctic vortex in the snow covered North. It is a lot of fun and adds a great POV aspect…. But, the thing that makes it not so cool is the […]
My personal tech gear lineup for 2014
I get lots of questions about the tech gear I use to capture and blog for this blog and my RV travel blog. I change and add gear all the time so this is current as of the last update note below. (Last Updated – January 19, 2014) My main video camera: I use the Canon […]
Do you have sitting disease?
I just learned that I have sitting disease. Yes, there really is such an disease. And it’s reached epidemic proportions and is linked to all sorts of other ailments, the first and foremost of which is obesity. Blame it on our sedentary lifestyle. Our deskbound working days. Our computer and Internet use. But the fact […]
Coin: An all-in-one credit card
I love the idea of Coin, a device that is aimed at replacing all the credit cards in your wallet with one very cool smart credit card. It has the strip that you swipe on the back and looks like any other credit card, except instead of colorful logos, it’s sleek and black and has […]
First video with Google Glass
I’m really having fun experimenting with Google Glass. Yesterday, when it was -12F outside my snowy Michigan home, I put on my boots, parka and fur hat with earflaps and wore Glass out in the elements to see how it did recording video. Here’s a video I did for my RV travel blog shot entirely […]
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Ever since the Internet took off, video and audio conferencing apps have become more and more powerful as smartphones and services like Skype and Apple’s Facetime came into play. These days, though, search giant Google is the force to be reckoned with thanks to the video calling capabilities of its service called hangouts Google Hangouts […]
We live in a world ruled by passwords. Almost everwhere we go online , we need a password. How do you keep track of them all? Some apps and web services can safely, securely and seamlessly manage your digital world. Here’s my suggestions… Password Box is a free app for Apple and Android devices that […]
All the new about widespread spying on the Internet is causing a lot of people to wonder just how secure their messages are. As a result, there’s a whole bunch of apps out there that promise to keep your sensitive information private. Here’s a sampling of what’s available. Cover Me is a free app for […]
Webcams have been streaming live video across the Internet for years now but besides cityscapes and tourist attractions, one of the fastest growing trends is towards virtual bird watching which allows up close and fascinating looks some of our coolest birds. I’ve found some pretty cool ones for you to check out. There are few […]
Technology keeps getting smaller and easier to take along. I have a sort of high tech fashion piece for us this week, demonstrating how the latest trend in tech is what’s known as wearable technology. When you’re talking about wearable technology, you’re talking about things like the Samsung Gear. It’s a Smartwatch. Now there are […]
Once again, it’s tax time. As those forms start arriving in the mail a lot of us are trying to get some organization going to make the annual task just a little more bearable. I feel your pain and have some apps that can help you get ready for filing all those forms. I’ve got […]
I’ve been using Glass as a reporting tool on my RV Travel blog (roadtreking.com), live blogging and tweeting as I drove an RV into the arctic vortex in the snow covered North. It is a lot of fun and adds a great POV aspect…. But, the thing that makes it not so cool is the […]
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