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Years ago, even before my time, there were the rotary dial phones and households would share their phones with other households in a party line (where do you think the “town gossip” got her information?). We have come a long way since those days, with touch tone, cell phones, digital calls, video calls, and conference video calling (by choice and not necessity). There is a new app that allows you to use your Facebook (or … Read more
I received a copy of the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SSD Drive right after Christmas to review and was able to put it through it’s paces but I had to identify and figure out why I wasn’t getting the performance I should have first. My direct review was in comparison to the Kingston SSDNow V200 Review which I did last year to show how the later generation of SSDNow V300 drives compared and outperformed the … Read more
As a basic Android user, you should already be aware of the conventional ways of selecting e-mail messages in Gmail for Android. If you remember correctly, there is a small tiny check-box present at the beginning of each e-mail title in the list view which allows you to select multiple e-mail messages to perform certain operations such as deletion, labeling etc… However, in my case, I do miss those check-boxes a number of times and … Read more
Yesterday, Incapsula made their Backdoor Protect feature open up to public beta. This feature adds an additional layer of protection for your site by performing on-execution request monitoring and combining it with HTTP signature detection methods to detect any inappropriate shell environments that may be opening and being used on your web host. If a backdoor is detected by Incapsula Backdoor Protect it will notify the admin and send a preview link identifying the file … Read more
If you are one of those folks who have a 16 GB iPad or iPhone you will find space runs out pretty quickly. PhoneClean is an application that can free up space on iPad and iPhone by cleaning out temp files, flushing application cache and more without having to delete and uninstall iOS applications. I only have a 16GB iPad 2nd generation and I ran out of space quickly, it is time consuming and cumbersome … Read more
You hear over and over how you should be backing up your data, but manually just copying your files over to a USB flash drive or cloud backup service when you remember is not an effective way to keep your files backed up and in sync regularly. This is where a program like Handy Backup comes in. I found that Handy Backup worked well and provided plenty of choices for creating flexible backups or syncs … Read more
This is a truly fascinating era, with the ability to use video to chat (think “Jetsons” cartoon of the decades past), and interview people using Google+ Hangout On Air, and even create your own “Reality TV” series, right from your own home. Personally, the Logitech HD Pro C920 Webcam is an excellent choice for web cam to really make your entrance into the online video world. Before discussing the C920, what are the two main … Read more
Mozilla have recently announced their new phones which are the first phones to feature the Firefox OS. Known as a “Geekphone” they aim to be affordable mid-tier phones with the peak having better hardware than the keon. The keon is the first phone to have the Firefox OS developer preview and will be a good phone for developers looking to use the OS. Currently the specs for both phones are as follows: Peak CPU Qualcomm … Read more
Space Settlers is a game made by Digiarty for iOS and works with iPad, iPhone and iPod touch that have iOS 4.3 or later. The game relies on you building, resource buildings and defense to protect yourself from enemies. This is the first Sc-Fi Online game for iOS and will allow players to globally chat with others through the in built chat bar. The game is based around Scientist Hawking who is famous for dating the “God … Read more
The world is getting more and more dangerous for your children. Just twenty years ago, parents knew what their kids were doing, they could meet their friends and ensure their safety. However, with today’s fast paced lives we rarely have time to meet the friends of our children. What’s more with Facebook, Skype and other instant messengers we are unable to know who exactly are our kids talking to and what they are influenced by. … Read more
I was having router trouble for the better part of a week with intermittent dropping and clients losing connection often. In addition my range was greatly diminished in the 2.4gz bandwidth when moving just 8-10+ feet away from the primary router. The Anker Wi-Fi Repeater I was using did help extend the range, but because the router itself was dropping clients or just dropping and regaining signal so often, even with the repeater the clients … Read more
CES finished, and one last product to mention and talk about is how CoolerMaster has left us with lots of new information on the vast variety of products that will be available throughout the year, from fans to cases there are many items to talk about. Cases CoolerMaster has shown us their new cases throughout CES and the main star is the new Scout 2 advanced. It comes with 1 fan at the back and 2 … Read more
Continuing my recent review of the Anker product line up, they continue to send me products to get my take on them and share my experience with my readers. The latest product they sent me is the Anker Compact Wireless Networking Wi-Fi Repeater, they could have used a shorter name, so I am just referring to it as the Anker Compact Wi-Fi Repeater. What is a Wi-Fi Repeater For those who don’t know, a Wi-Fi … Read more
For those of you who doesn’t know what Wowza offers and what do they mean by media streaming service; let’s give you a small explanation. Wowza is premium software which acts as a media server that delivers high performance with high value streaming of media and video for almost any screen size. The word media streaming means the live or on-demand streaming of videos or just about any media content that you want. Here are … Read more
On this episode of The Dragoncast we welcome back Dragonblogger’s very own Victor Salazar to discuss with Brian and Bryce their favorite movies and games from 2012 as well as some of the movies, games and other awesome forms of technology to look forward to in 2013. Also we would like our listeners to give us some feedback and let us know what your favorite movies, games or anything else you really enjoyed from 2012 … Read more
Favi a company known for their projectors has announced their new project the android 4.0 Dual Core Gaming projector. It has a 720p resolution and also is 500 ANSI lumens. The Favi A4 has a 1GHz dual-core Cortex A9 processor and 1GB RAM as well as 16gb of internal memory. It can project up to 200 inches diagonally and it can connect with two HDMI ports, three USB ports, one VGA and one composite input. It works with DLNA … Read more
The end of CES 2013 has come and this year’s trends show that manufacturers are being far more experimental and in my opinion releasing new ideas that are trying to change how we interact with our entertainment in a way to grab the kind of innovation and luck that Apple did when it first released the iPad and the world realized there was a need for tablets to supplement and eventually replace netbooks and in … Read more
When browsing to see what Kickstarter projects were floated around and reached full funding it was curious when I saw that VLC had a fully funded Kickstarter Project to create a true VLC for Windows 8 integrated app so users can open media files quickly and easily from the Windows 8 start screen. VLC Viewer is a very popular and arguably one of the best media viewers for Windows and Linux that allows you to … Read more
Last year I wrote an article on the concept for the Razer Fiona a beautiful sleek and amazing tablet that had the power and performance to deliver truly breathtaking graphics and portability allowing players to game on the go. Now this concept is a reality with the Razer Edge. With the help of the community Min Liang Tan the CEO for Razer has finally given us what we have wanted to hear for along time the ability to … Read more
Lenovo have been known for their compact and good performing notebooks and ultrabooks but now Lenovo have announced something that really will change the market. A “Table PC” it’s designed to revolutionize using computers in a home and to bring back those times of playing cards with your family around your kitchen table. Lenovo has already shown off the table computer playing card games and monopoly. The Table is 27 inches and weighs a hefty … Read more