From the archive

August 2013

Geeks.com pulls the plug!

The folks at Geeks.com have pulled the plug, basically saying they can no longer compete with the 500 pound guerrilla. This I assume of course is Amazon. Sad state of affairs when a popular online shopping destination cannot make enough margins to stay in business. This should be very foreboding for all of us.. When a online store cannot compete

Catch Notes for iOS, Android, Web Closing Down

Last year I reviewed Catch Notes, a way to not only take notes, but also tag and catalog those notes for quick reference. After a year and a half in production, Catch has decided to close the app. The Evernote competitor had a small but good following to the app. It was available for both Android and iOS devices, along

RAVPower Portable Power Solution Review

A daily pack out of my gear always includes Portable Power, since starting to play Ingress it seems I am usually carrying two power packs. Everyone is making Portable Power packs these days, but not many manufactures are producing power packs that are capable of charging at 2 amps. The RAVPower RP-PBOZ has the capability to charge at both 1&2

YouTube Lowers Live Streaming Requirement!

YouTube on Friday opened the flood gates to shows in good standing and are allowing shows with a minimum of 100 subscribers to get access to their Live Streaming Platform. It has only been a couple of months since they opened it to shows with 1000 subscribers. We all knew this was coming but it is really great news for

Blizzard’s Music Now on Pandora

Pandora recently added music from video games by Blizzard Entertainment to its Video Game Music Station. You can now listen to music from World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Star Craft through Pandora for free. You can stream it through a browser or through a mobile Pandora client. It looks like this is available to people who are inside the United

Zens Qi Wireless Charger

Although I was disappointed by the Nokia DT-900, I wasn't ready to give up on wireless charging nirvana for my Nexus 4. With a bit of searching and review-reading, I plumped for a Zens Universal Qi Single Wireless Charging Plate which garners 4.5 stars on Amazon. Although unknown to me, Zens is a young Dutch company specialising in wireless charging products,

Google Brings Faster WiFi to Starbucks

Great news for people who love to hang out in Starbucks, or who are using the local Starbucks as their “office”! Google has teamed up with Starbucks in order to bring a faster WiFi connection to all 7,000 company owned Starbucks stores that are located in the United States. Best of all, you will be able to use the newer,