http://www.idealog.us/ Where technology and media collide en-US Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:46:32 -0800 http://www.typepad.com/ This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/ipad-news-reader-applications-with-google-reader-support.html http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/ipad-news-reader-applications-with-google-reader-support.html While Safari Web browsing, Mail and iBooks may be top killer apps on the iPad, News Readers are going to be awesome on the iPad. While they work pretty well on the iPhone today, they're going to be even better... Technology Web/Tech Jeff Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:46:32 -0800 http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/the-ipad-is-heavy-using-a-stand.html http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/the-ipad-is-heavy-using-a-stand.html I've been using my Amazon Kindle DX for awhile now. And, it's heavy. My wrists get tired holding it. If I set it down on the table, my neck gets tired reading it. I finally found a $10 portable stand... Books Entertainment Technology Web/Tech Jeff Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:28:56 -0800 http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/ipad-to-do-list-and-task-management-applications.html http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/ipad-to-do-list-and-task-management-applications.html Aside from browsing the Web, the iPad may be the first mobile device that really makes managing tasks and to do lists easy and useful. I tried task management on the iPhone and just couldn't get excited about managing lists... Technology Web/Tech Jeff Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:15:14 -0800 http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/taking-notes-with-a-stylus-on-your-ipad.html http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/taking-notes-with-a-stylus-on-your-ipad.html Update: Thanks MacSurfer for linking to us! Here are two other stylus products for iPhone and iPad. Pogo Stylus and Pogo Sketch via CNET - but still they emphasize typing not drawing, writing.While Apple didn't include a stylus for handwriting... Technology Web/Tech Jeff Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:42:04 -0800 http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/ipad-screen-sharing-with-your-mac-os-x.html http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/ipad-screen-sharing-with-your-mac-os-x.html Update: Thanks for the link MacSurfer! I expect to do a lot of web surfing from my iPad from the couch - and I won't always have all the documents on my iPad that I want to browse. A screen... Web/Tech Jeff Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:33:09 -0800 http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/i-finally-turned-in-my-comcast-cable-boxes.html http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/i-finally-turned-in-my-comcast-cable-boxes.html Those of you who read Idealog know that I don't like Comcast's customer policies very much. Well, I finally pulled the plug on my "enhanced" digital television experience. I'm now TV-free, for now! Entertainment Seattle Television Web/Tech Jeff Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:12:59 -0800 http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/review-of-epson-artisan-810-allinone-wireless-printer-scanner-fax-.html http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/review-of-epson-artisan-810-allinone-wireless-printer-scanner-fax-.html For years under Windows trying to scan was always a headache. When I switched to Mac OS X back in '04, keeping my trusty HP Laser Jet 3380 scanning properly never worked very well either. I think they finally killed... Photography Technology Web/Tech Jeff Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:08:14 -0800 http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/study-73-use-bank-password-everywhere.html http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/study-73-use-bank-password-everywhere.html Yet another good reminder that you should be using an inexpensive password managent solution like 1Password: MSNBC reports that 73% of users are using their bank password on other Websites. Password overlap also creates an easy end run around sophisticated... Technology Web/Tech Jeff Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:32:24 -0800 http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/ipad-3g-costs-raise-spotlight-on-compounding-internet-access-fees.html http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/ipad-3g-costs-raise-spotlight-on-compounding-internet-access-fees.html So Many Devices, So Many Access Fees! It's wonderful that we have so many wireless digital devices to enrich our lives and hopefully make ourselves more productive. But, just how many times should I have to pay for Internet access?... Technology Web/Tech Jeff Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:28:22 -0800 http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/newscloud-receives-knight-foundation-grant-to-launch-facebook-sites-for-twelve-news-organizations.html http://www.idealog.us/2010/02/newscloud-receives-knight-foundation-grant-to-launch-facebook-sites-for-twelve-news-organizations.html I'm excited to announce that NewsCloud has received a new Knight Foundation grant to continue our work on Facebook applications. The focus of this grant is to work more directly with news organizations and expand our open source development community.... facebook NewsCloud Technology Web/Tech Jeff Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:25:15 -0800