From the archive

December 2010

45 posts

Trunk.ly or Memolane: Two Ways to Save Your Online Life

Do you ever have that moment when you remembered something you tweeted or posted to Facebook. It had a link in it that you really need, but it was a week ago and there is no way you are going to find it. When did you take that last trip to France was it in November or was it December?

Amazon Kindle 3 review

Being new to the Kindle (and all e-readers for that matter) I tried the kindle apps before I made the decision to get the Amazon Kindle 3. I have, and still use, Kindle for Android, Windows and Mac. I have tried Kindle for iPad when I installed it for a family member who has an iPad. After looking at the

Hype Over The New Motorola Tablet

As CES 2011 fast approaches it's becoming clear what the most hyped product will be.  It's not a 3D TV, Blu-Ray player, phone, or set-top box.  It's the forthcoming Motorola Android tablet.  Of course, as any good company would, Motorola is fanning the flames as hard as they can. It has already been a huge comeback year for them with

Woz on Net Neutrality

I just read a brilliant piece on net neutrality from Steve Wozniak and all I can say is you need to stop what your doing and read this now. Woz on Net Neutrality.

Some “Official” Android Tips And Tricks

Earlier today Google  gave a bit of an early Christmas present to all of the Android users out there by posting on their Official Blog a lengthy list of what they considered to be the best tips and tricks for their mobile OS. The list contained 3 sections consisting of Tips, Keyboard tricks, and Applications.  Of course they are just

GNC-2010-12-20 #636 Not a Top Tech Blogger?

I received an email today from a PR firm that set me off, I talk about it in the show. It is funny when a perfectly good email has three words in it that change the whole dynamic of the mailing, listen in when I talk about the "Top Tech Blogger" attending CES that really in no way deserves that

Nokia N97 Mini Smartphone Review

This week, it's the turn of Nokia's N97 mini to come under the harsh glare of the GNC spotlight.  Now over a year old, the smartphone market has changed significantly in the last 12 months, so how does the N97 mini stack up against the current offerings from Android, Apple and Palm? As the name suggests, this is smaller version

News On The Recent Domain Seizures

You have no doubt heard of the recent spate of web site take-downs by the government.  While many of the sites may not lend themselves to sympathy, it's still been a scary set of events.  The fact that ours, or any other government, can swoop in and take down any web site with no notice and no due-process is chilling.

GNC-2010-12-16 #635 Monster Show – Weak Voice!

Well the 64,000 question is, will my voice hold out through the 24hr Podcast. It is going to be touch and go... Doc loaded me up with meds yesterday and hopefully they start doing there magic. Back here in Hawaii, I have a monster show for you hope you enjoy it. I will see all of you here at 11am

Cr48 a Gift from Google

Yesterday afternoon an unexpected package arrived by UPS from Google, inside was the cr48.   After installing the battery and attaching the power cord.  I lifted the lid of the lap top and the Chrome logo appeared  I  entered my Google account information to register. I then watched  a brief tutorial.   After the tutorial the chrome browser appears.  This

Bing Continues Slow Climb In Marketshare

There's good news for Microsoft in the latest comScore report on browser usage.  The report, released today, shows Bing has made a decent gain in market share from October to November, while both Google and Yahoo had a very small decline.  Although, one could argue about the Yahoo part since they are part of Bing now - I don't know

Nokia E5 Smartphone Review

The Nokia E5 is a non-touchscreen smartphone with a split personality, bringing business features to the social networking crowd.  It's an interesting idea but are the features let down by lack of touch?  Let's find out. The E5 is a candy-bar phones with a 320 x 240 2.4" screen above an alphanumeric keyboard.  Separating the two is Nokia's trademark arrangement of

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