Music
This Is My Jam is (sorta) Shutting Down

This Is My Jam is (sorta) Shutting Down

Music discovery and social sharing site This Is My Jam is shutting down. But the site won’t completely disappear from the Internet. From an e-mail sent today to This Is My Jam users: Well, this is a tough one to…

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Shawn Thorpe
domain names, Security
Hover Asks Users to Reset Passwords

Hover Asks Users to Reset Passwords

I use Hover to handle all of my domain name registrations. Yesterday, I received an e-mail from the company asking me to reset my password. From that e-mail: We are writing to let you know that we reset your password…

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Shawn Thorpe
iOS, review
App Review: Thyme for iOS

App Review: Thyme for iOS

Cooking meals at home used to be a way of life for most Americans. But over time, we’ve become more accustomed to dining out or ordering in. Having food prepared outside of the home is nice, but that food is…

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Shawn Thorpe
Information
Multi Trendo is a Huge Waste of Time

Multi Trendo is a Huge Waste of Time

A few months back, I came across an ad in the Gigs section of my local Craigslist. The ad indicated that you could get paid for “reading articles.” As a freelance audio producer, my first thought was that this ad…

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Shawn Thorpe
Apple
Getting Onto Tim Cook’s Radar

Getting Onto Tim Cook’s Radar

Last week, I wrote about my wife’s broken iMac that’s just barely outside of a special warranty period. That post was meant to be an open letter of sorts. Something I’d hoped would get the attention of someone up high…

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Shawn Thorpe
Accessory, camera
This Ring Light Promises an end to Dull Selfies

This Ring Light Promises an end to Dull Selfies

I’ll admit, as a male growing ever closer to the age of 40, I’m not much of a selfie taker. Regardless, the culture of the selfie is becoming more prominent with each passing day. Like it or not, selfies aren’t…

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Shawn Thorpe
3D, Accessory
3-D Printed Cap Detects When Milk Goes Bad

3-D Printed Cap Detects When Milk Goes Bad

When exactly does your milk go bad? There’s a helpful “sell-by” date printed on the packaging to give you an idea of the liquid’s shelf life. But at best, that date is an educated guess. Of course, sometimes it’s really…

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Shawn Thorpe