December 2, 2013 – 8:09 pm
Starting a new thing, since I’m definitely a tech geek. Listing some of my favorite apps. Today’s is Gingerbread Keyboard, also known and Keyboard From 2.3. Can’t provide a proper link while using my Droid to write this. Obviously, it is based on the Gingerbread keyboard. I find it extremely easy, it was one of […]
November 21, 2013 – 9:43 pm
I had a friend email me asking what applications I use on my Android, since she just switched over from iPhone to Droid. This is a modified version of what I sent her, figured might as well not waste a long email, eh? Plus, something different. I have two Droid’s, phone is an HTC One […]
August 5, 2013 – 4:03 pm
As you might remember from about 2 weeks ago I mentioned that my Blu-ray player had died, so I got a new one. Well, because Gumball did this… ..I decided to get to check out some others. Well, really, there were a few features I really wanted, such as volume on the remote. I ended […]
July 27, 2013 – 8:31 pm
Sadly, my current Blu-ray player, an LG BD530, died. At least in terms of playing DVDs/CDs. Won’t recognize any disc, so I can’t even attempt to clean the laser. It’s been having a problem recognizing discs for a few months now. Sigh. It lasted about 2 1/2 years. I won it at the company Christmas […]
January 26, 2013 – 2:09 pm
Yes, you can now be fined big time and even do a stint in jail as a felony (ABC News) You likely have a cellphone that you bought from a carrier, like AT&T, Verizon or Sprint, and that phone only works on that carrier’s cellular and data network — unless you “unlock” it. That is […]
January 9, 2013 – 2:00 pm
When Conservatives talking about reducing the impact of Big Government, this is the kind of thing we are referring to (Politico) What happens here at the annual Consumer Electronics Show certainly doesn’t stay here, at least not as far as Washington is concerned. Stuffed into the seemingly endless Las Vegas Convention Center isn’t just a […]
April 11, 2012 – 8:10 am
If you thought SOPA/PIPA were bad, wait till you see CISPA (ABC News) Congress is set to act on cybersecurity legislation that has been making its way through committees in both chambers for several years. The House is set to vote on these bills during the week of April 23, dubbed “Cybersecurity Week.” The Senate […]
April 5, 2012 – 4:39 pm
As usual, Obama has been a bit too preoccupied with stuff, like golf, vacations, campaigning, impugning the Supreme Court, campaigning, to do the job he voluntarily ran for (Politico) Faced with the prospect of United Nations regulation of the Internet, the United States has yet to appoint a leader for an upcoming battle with other […]
January 15, 2012 – 8:37 am
Saturday, the White House responded to two petitions asking that SOPA and PIPA be killed as legislation Right now, Congress is debating a few pieces of legislation concerning the very real issue of online piracy, including the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the PROTECT IP Act, and the Online Protection and Digital ENforcement Act (OPEN). […]
December 19, 2011 – 9:48 am
If you aren’t familiar with the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), here’s a basic premise (NBC Bay Area) It could require Internet providers to monitor customers’ traffic and block websites suspected of copyright infringement. I’d recommend reading that entire article, and this one, and even watching the video at ZDNet (it’s about 20 minutes long). […]
