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Jun
25

My Kingdom for the Perfect Smartphone!

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I want to get rid of my awful Blackberry, but what’s a techie to do? Sprint HTC EVO, Verizon Motorola Droid X, and Apple iPhone4… oh my!

All of these phones have great designs and great features, but the more I look into them, the harder it is to make a decision!

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Recently a friend of mine found that his Facebook account supposedly posted on all of his friend’s walls that there was a free iPhone4 to be had, if they would just “click here.”

Of course it was bogus. The question I pose to Facebook is: “Why does this keep happening?”

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Mar
14

Getting More Battery Life Out of Your Blackberry

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Until my company supports the iPhone, I’m going to have to love my Blackberry. It’s not a bad device, it’s just that my thumbs are suffering from repetitive stress disorder. Seriously. They hurt! Okay, I digress. Back on topic.

One of the most frustrating things about having any cell phone is dealing with battery life. Recently, I have discovered some real battery vampire applications that will suck the life out of your phone in just a few hours. I wanted to share my top 3 hotlist of applications to avoid if you want to extend your battery on your Blackberry. Read More→

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Mar
14

Postbox and GMail: A Great Match!

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Yes, it has been a while! Work and school have been keeping me crazy busy. Most of what I write about comes from trying new things, discovering new ways to accomplish a task, or experience I’ve gained working with my clients. Recently, I got tired of all the performance issues with Outlook accessing Google GMail and switched to a new mail client that has made a big fan out of me. The product is called Postbox and you have to try it! Read More→

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Nov
16

Windows 7 Tip: Upgrade, Bad! Fresh Install, Good!

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no_upgradeJust a quick tip for all of you out there about installing Windows 7 on existing machines with older versions of Windows. Don’t do it. I have found that I run into compatability problems and anomalyous behavior doing an upgrade. I just got my new quad processor Lenovo IdeaCentre K230 desktop and was having problems with windows resizing after sleep and games not playing. I took a chance and blew away the system and installed Windows 7 fresh. No problems since. Read More→

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