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Don’t Delete that NBC Olympics App Yet…More Live Sports are Coming

I recently switched phones from a Motorola Android device to a brand new Samsung one and one of the apps I didn't bother re-installing was the NBC Olympics.  After all, the games are over for another four years...or two depending on how you want to count it.  Now it looks as though I may want to revive that app because NBC has announced that

Who Sponsored That Political Ad? Ad Hawk Knows!

The United States is in the midst of an extremely heated and contentious political season. I expect that things are going to increase in intensity as we get closer to November. Political advertisements that are designed to promote a particular candidate, or to disparage the opponent of a particular candidate, are everywhere! These ads can be found on Facebook, in

Are Your Neighbors Too Loud?

Have you ever wondered if your annoyingly loud neighbors are making enough noise to damage your hearing? To find out, you are going to need a decibel meter. I recommend an app that is appropriately named Too Loud?. It is a handy, easy to use, decibel meter. The “Too Loud?” app is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. It

Create a One Time Email Using Gli.ph

There is a good chance that you have read about the problem of Matt Honan who was hacked by individuals who used social engineering to do it. One of the things that Matt admitted was he used the same email address for everything and in terms of security that might not have been a good idea. Are there times when

Getting Organized with Workflowy

I have trouble organizing my thoughts, when working on a project or a blog post. For this reason, I have been looking for a good organization tool for a while. I want something that is easy to use, and is available on multiple devices and platforms including the desktop, iOs and Android. I also didn’t want to have to spend

Trapit for the iPad

I have been playing with the app Trapit, which came out on the iPad earlier this week. There is also a web-based version which had come out earlier. However, I will only be reviewing the iPad version. First, what is Trapit. Trapit is a way to gather and view topics that interest you. Just enter a word or phrase and

Glitch in Apple’s App Store Causes Issues

You may want to wait before downloading a new update to your favorite app. There is a glitch that is causing problems for people when they use Apple's App Store to download new apps, or to update apps that they are already using. The glitch is causing a newly downloaded or updated app on an iOS device or on a