From the archive

July 2013

47 posts

30/30 Productivity App Review

If you have seen the movie Up you know that the dogs that are in it are well-disciplined except when they see a squirrel. Unfortunately like a lot of people I have a lot of squirrels in my life: email, Facebook, and Twitter just to name some. I have been trying to become more disciplined and more productive by ignoring

It’s Time for Dual-Band Bluetooth Please!

So this first week with my Google Glass has come with a lot of fun tasks like getting out and capturing the city through this new device. Yet, it also brought some annoyances - mainly the pairing of Glass to a mobile device. Whenever I got in my car, my Jabra hands-free unit kicked the Glass out and Glass never

GNC-2013-07-15 #874 Awkward Moment

Here about my awkward moment with Google Glass at the beach. Stack of Tech News and this is the first episode we have streamed live on YouTube. Ton of Tech as always. Subscribe Today: Audio | Video (HD) | Mobile Video | iTunes | Zune Download the Audio Show File Follow me on Google+ Follow @geeknews on Twitter Geek News

Rovio officially announces Angry Birds Star Wars II, makes you wait for it

Last week Rovio teased something big coming today and hinted it had to do with Angry Birds Star Wars. Most folks expected a release of new levels or, perhaps, even a new game. The latter turns out to be true, but there are complications -- well, one. The Finnish game make only announced Star Wars II today. "Today we’re extremely

New Apple Store Uncovers Old Hospital

When Apple began building its flagship retail store in Madrid, Spain, the company probably wasn't expecting to find the remains of an old hospital on the building site. It's rather amazing what can sometimes be found when construction work is done in old cities! The new Apple store in Madrid is located at number 1 Puerta Del Sol, where the

Amazon Productivity Hits free for Android today

Everyday the Amazon App Store offers a "free app of the day" and, during special occasions, the retail giant frequently offers extra deals -- either additional free apps or steep discounts. While there seems to be no special occasion indicated for today's offer, it is still something that many Android faithfull will wish to take a look at. Today the store

Hulu Flip-Flopped. Video Service No Longer for Sale Again.

I am starting to wonder if I should even read stories of Hulu being for sale... The conglomeration of owners that is known as Hulu has once again backed out of the for sale market. The group - consisting of 21st-Century Fox, NBCUniversal and Walt Disney Company - have confirmed via press release they will once again take the streaming

GNC-2013-07-11 #873 Funk

Get a little personal at the beginning of the show. Also if you are going to become an Insider we encourage you to consider it this month. Subscribe Today: Audio | Video (HD) | Mobile Video | iTunes | Zune Download the Audio Show File Follow me on Google+ Follow @geeknews on Twitter Geek News Central Facebook Page Show Hotline

IF This Then That Comes to the iPhone

Today If this then that (IFTTT) came to the iPhone. If you are not familiar with IFTTT, it is an automator tool for the Internet. For example I use Feedly and Pocket and I use an IFTTT recipes that sends any article I save on Feedly to Pocket. There are hundreds of recipes that users have created on IFTTT from

Looking for an Android tablet? Now is the time

There are literally hundreds of Android tablets on the market, many of which you have never heard of. Of that group, it is likely that you that you do not wish to hear of most them, but do not get the impression that makes the market bad. While I can not recommend you grabbing that no-name $79 tablet, as it

Bartender for the Mac

Below in the first photo you will see how my menu bar usually looks. As you can tell it is getting a little out of control. A lot of what is up there are applications that I use occasionally, and I want them in my menu bar. However I really don’t need to see them, including  default menu applications like the Airport icon, the eject button and the Time Machine indicator. I was looking for an application that could organize my menu items better and I found that application in Bartender. There is a four-week trial period for Bartender, but I suspect if you are like me you will buy it long before the four weeks are up. It cost $19.00 to license Bartender.

GNC-2013-07-08 #872 Glass Impressions

I spend the first 30 minutes of the show talking about Glass and then get you guys caught up on the latest and greatest tech news. Subscribe Today: Audio | Video (HD) | Mobile Video | iTunes | Zune Download the Audio Show File Follow me on Google+ Follow @geeknews on Twitter Geek News Central Facebook Page Show Hotline 24/7

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