Technology Gone Wild!

The Allure of Self Publishing from a techie's perspective

2013-02-05T20:19:00.001-05:00

Self Publishing Self publishing has been a big craze producing both good and bad books and creating some big time author's like J. R. Tolkien and +Mark Twain. But obviously it is not a get rich quick scheme. I have been doing a lot of homework on the topic and there are a lot of articles, books, and communities that can help you on your authorship. Self publishing has been a

Lumosity (Web App review)

2013-01-16T20:22:00.000-05:00

Overview I know I stopped reviewing Windows 8 apps a while ago and I have good reason. I no longer own a Windows 8 device. My previous workhorse's motherboard died forcing me to get a windows 7 laptop as a stopgap until I get a Windows 8 tabtop. Anyway I know you have heard a lot about Lumosity which has recently gone mainstream after launching a massive ad campaign to get people

The History of the Ultrabook.

2013-01-16T16:40:00.001-05:00

Overview Did you ever think that the day would come when a laptop weighed under 4lbs and would have enough power to run Photoshop? Did you think that this class of laptop could measure under an inch and in some cases 15 millimeters? Welcome to the age of the ultra book "made by Intel." But was it actually made by Intel? Or was it made by Apple? Keep on reading for more on

The History of the Smartphone

2012-10-14T11:49:00.001-04:00

The smartphone has slowly evolved from clunky interfaces, fat, slow pen enabled phones to slick, fast, slim super phones powered by apps. Originally the smartphone was created to act as a PC and have the portability of a phone. Originally the smartphone was a niche product and picked up by very few until today where the smartphone today has become a status symbol. Many think that Apple was

HTC comes back to their true love

2012-10-03T18:52:00.000-04:00

Well HTC has been in the Windows Phone bag from the beginning. One of the most popular was the HTC HD2 which could run Android and Windows Mobile side by side. Now HTC still makes the bulk of the Windows Phone and has 1 on every platform and considerably the only Windows Phones on Sprint and Verizon. Still they have not really based all of their hopes on Windows Phone like Nokia did

Liking the new WP website?

2012-09-13T21:30:00.000-04:00

You may not know, but today the Windows Phone team has redesigned the Windows Phone online site. Thankfully this was much overdue and the overhaul adds a cleaner crisper look. The place where you could get your apps and games has been revamped so that adult content apps show up less and the same for racist apps. They have also destroyed the demo section and have the features/how to

Is the Nokia Lumia 920 looking more and more attractive?

2012-09-13T18:42:00.001-04:00

Well if you have not heard already the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Iphone 5 have been announced and we have seen some completely different opinions. So far the Iphone 5 has been received with a slightly more negative then positive approach especially in social media. Even CNET had to re ask the question because they said, "Since we have heard so many people hating the Iphone 5 is there

Windows 8 App review: Allrecipes

2012-08-09T14:20:00.001-04:00

Overview Windows 8 originally started out with 2 cookbooks: Cookbook by Bewise, and icookbook. Now we have 9 food and dining apps available in the store including the Allrecipes and videorecipes apps. I used to use the Cookbook by Bewise app, but it didn't have printing features. This app has a great printing feature, can share to virtually any app, and features the largest

Windows 8 App review: PhotoVault

2012-08-07T18:58:00.003-04:00

Overview Usually I don't give apps 5 star ratings but when an app does everything it says it does pretty snappy it is hard to go lower. The app does have some ground to cover like more content and a sharing function. Still for what it offers it does. Channeling through the high res photos was as smooth as butter even on my T3400 Pentium dual core laptop. The app loads very quickly

Windows 8 App review: Dictionary.com

2012-08-03T21:56:00.000-04:00

Overview Every good writer needs a very good dictionary. This is my personal recommendation over the middling competition. It has been available since the Consumer Preview, and little has changed except a few bug fixes. It does the job well, but is not the most feature packed app in the store. Also the design is very ho-hum. It does have "articles" called "The Hot Word" which

Windows 8 has hit RTM

2012-08-01T13:32:00.002-04:00

Well finally after a lot of hard work Windows 8 has reached RTM. It will be available August 16th. Source: Windows8Update

Windows 8 App review: Fine Cooking

2012-07-31T13:54:00.001-04:00

Overview I have always loved magazines and a good "magazine" app is hard to come by. This app shows true potential among the current crop of preview apps. The other magazine that I have reviewed My History Digest goes with a more web styled approach, but the Fine cooking magazine follows the path the Fine Homebuilder app took: the traditional magazine look and feel. The app has a

Windows 8 App review: Star Chart

2012-07-30T00:09:00.000-04:00

Overview I have not reviewed any Education apps yet and I am very excited to see one that rivals Google Skymap and Google Earth bringing them both into one good app. I could not try out the Augmented Reality function because I do not have a tablet yet. I will accept any people who would like to donate a Samsung Series 7 or if a Microsoft employee is reading has a Surface Pro

Windows 8 App review: Engadget

2012-07-28T20:48:00.000-04:00

Overview Engadget is a widely known source for all things things tech which is why I am reviewing this app. The other tech blogs that have approved Windows 8 apps are Ubergizmo, Appy Geek, and Tom's Hardware. I was surprised more than impressed with the appearance of the Engadget app. For a news blog that has some pretty critical reviews on Operating Systems and most Windows

Windows 8 App Review: Journal

2012-07-27T22:56:00.001-04:00

Overview Normally a lot of the apps that are in the lifestyle are very horrible and boring to use. At least 4 of the 9 apps in the section do not belong, and those are the best ones! This app is the best designed app that I have ever seen yet on Windows 8. It is almost finished, but has a long way to go. It takes a considerable way to go and only 5 fonts work. I think it is a

Windows 8 release date

2012-07-18T17:29:00.001-04:00

Well guess what we know when Windows 8 will be released!!! On October, 26, 2012 we will see droves of people heading to the big box stores: Staples, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and Target. Amazon will be buzzing with sales, and Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Nvidia, and the other chip makers will have a big quarter. Expect PC sales of over 10 million on day one and many stores selling Windows 8 tablets,

Windows 8 App review: Office 2013 CP

2012-07-18T13:44:00.002-04:00

Microsoft Office 2010 PC Home And Student Edition - MSCD04771WI Overview Well you might be asking, "This is a desktop app not a Windows 8 app?" Well actually the Office 2013 suite is so metrofied that it feels like a Windows 8 app. The new Office 2013 or Office 15 has some great improvements like, edit PDFs, embedding videos into Word documents, adding social sites,

Windows 8 App review: Free Books

2012-07-17T11:13:00.001-04:00

Overview Doesn't everyone love free stuff? What if you had 23,469 ebooks for free with no catch or ads? Well your wish has come true. Many great authors like Jack London, Jules Verne, Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens, Author Conan Doyle, and many others who are renowned authors, scientists, and inaugural addresses. I originally rated the app a one star since it

Windows 8 App review: Basketball Clipboard

2012-07-15T17:33:00.001-04:00

Overview Well we do know that one basketball team uses the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and this can be a game changer with the right hardware. I may have played basketball, but I am no coach. I have used the app and found it very cool, but it lacking some pretty core features like exporting a play as a video or sharing the play to your team via e-mail or Facebook.

Windows 8 App review: TouchMol

2012-07-14T11:14:00.002-04:00

Overview I am a tech writer and blogger not a chemistry wizard so if anyone tells me I did something wrong that is a chemist please tell me. First off it starts up pretty quickly like most other apps. It shows three base chemistry formulas which have some information on them. You can import your own and when the IOS and Android variations launch share them with your friends.

The return of the digitizer (UPDATED)

2012-07-12T20:00:00.000-04:00

UPDATE: I had to add a lot more devices to the list because this was written before a lot of the devices were put on display in trade shows. When people think of a stylus most think of a resistive screen tablet or a really old smart phone. Most think that the capacitive stylus is a good equal to the active digitizer or the N-trig system. It is very hard to explain the accuracy of the

The Surface as I see it

2012-07-10T16:32:00.000-04:00

The Microsoft Surface is a very unique being that was launched a few weeks back and it took the entire tech world by storm. There were many questions left answered and unanswered and everyone had mixed views when leaving MILK studios. The Surface has two variants: 1 Surface RT which is launched at the same time as Windows 8. Most likely we will see the Surface and Windows 8 at some kind of

Windows 8 App Review: Tom's Hardware

2012-07-07T22:47:00.000-04:00

Overview In all of my searching for a good solid tech news app that was simple to use and covers all the latest news Tom's Hardware fits the bill. It is a good, easy to use, and works great in Windows 8. Some qualms are when I want to scroll inside of the article and not the sidebar it will not work. Also it does follow the same design rules as other Windows 8 news since the

Windows 8 App review: My History Digest

2012-07-07T14:30:00.000-04:00

Overview The My History Digest is a magazine style app that currently showcases some premium looking articles that are pretty in depth into history. I really like the layout of the application and think other magazines or news websites like, The Verge, Engadget, and Better Homes and Garden should really follow the History Digest route. There are two other apps that follow a real

Windows 8 App review: Slap Dash Podcast

2012-07-06T17:46:00.003-04:00

Overview Podcasts are pretty important in our lives whatever we do. In the techie world podcasts are vital to getting our message out whatever it maybe. The Slap Dash Podcast app is where all of your video and audio podcasts come together for you to either watch or listen on that long plane flight. Sadly you can download audio podcasts only and the ability to download video is