There’s a new Humble Bundle in town … but this one has a twist! Instead of just Mac and PC versions of games … now you get Android copies as well! This makes an awesome deal even better – and check out the great games:
Archive | January, 2012
PDFpen for iPad is Powerful and Simple to Use, Review
Smile software makes some of the mainstay apps I use on my Mac. Their PDFpenPro is an amazing application for working with PDFs and I’m honestly not sure what I would do without their TextExpander application. It lets me create shortcuts for terms, phrases and especially HTML code that I use all the time. Now, [...]
Game Gear Review: Hyperkin Supaboy Portable Pocket SNES Console
Still got actual Super Nintendo games? Well, get them out of storage for this portable SNES console that also plugs into a television and features two SNES controller ports.
Sling Media Brings SlingPlayer to Kindle Fire!
Sling Media, makers of the SlingBox, today announces the availability of the SlingPlayer app for the Kindle Fire. What is the SlingBox? It is a device that works with all of your various set-top boxes to: allow folks to watch their TV from wherever they are with their PC, Mac, tablet or smartphone. And now, [...]
The Lost ‘Here Comes The Sun’ George Harrison Guitar Solo
Sometimes these stories are just too amazing … George Martin and his son Giles were visting Abbey Road studios with George Harrison’s son Dhani, and walking through the master tapes to ‘Here Comes The Sun’. Martin shows Dhani how the track was constructed by isolating various sections, with Giles commenting on hwo little orchestration had [...]
Gear Diary 101: How to Keep Up-to-Date and Share Information with Colleagues
The other day one of my Rabbinic colleagues asked what “system” I use in the synagogue to keep track of all of the various lifecycle “events” that take place in the community as well as make sure that all of my colleagues have as accurate and up-to-date information as possible. I wrote up my answers [...]
ScotteVest Adds the “Molly Jacket” to Their Women’s Lineup
We here at Gear Diary enjoy using our SeV. Seriously. All your GD world travelers–Judie, Dan, Dino, heck even me — rely upon ScotteVest wear to keep us comfortable, yes, but also to help us tote our gear. In case you hadn’t noticed, in most ways the clothing world hasn’t really caught up to our [...]
Gear Deal: Core i7 Dell XPS 17 with a 256GB SSD
Today’s Gear Deal brings us the huge 17.3″ Dell XPS 17 at equally large savings. The model our Gear Sponsor is recommending comes with a Core i7 processor, a backlit keyboard and a 256GB SSD. It also has 4GB RAM, 1GB GeForce GT 550M graphics, a 900p LED-backlit LCD, a 2MP HD Webcam, Windows 7 [...]
Amazon Offers One Last Chance to Get Great Deals and Use Your $5 Coupon!
I have discussed the Amazon ‘Bestsellers Promo’ here and here, and I have already used all 6 of the $5 off promo codes I had from buying select games in December, but in case you haven’t scooped up anything either time … NOW is your last chance! Today only Amazon is having a final round-up [...]
Considering the Move from an iPhone 4S to Windows Phone Titan
Judie: I recently reviewed the Nokia Lumia 710; even though the lower-end phone’s hardware wasn’t the greatest, I came away with a new respect for the Windows Phone operating system. About a week later, Dan and I were at a Microsoft-sponsored CES dinner where we were both given an HTC Titan to try. Maybe it’s [...]
Did Android Tablets GAIN Market Share … or Lose It?
If you look at the image above, you might come to the conclusion that Android tablets have made significant inroads against the iPad in the fourth quarter of 2011. That would be an incorrect conclusion, though one that many people are making. There are two problems with the conclusion. The first is that while Apple [...]
OS X Moves Yet Another Step Closer to iOS
If you still weren’t convinced that Apple’s desktop/laptop Mac OS X operating system and their mobile operating system iOS were moving closer and closer to one another here’s yet one more example. If you have a Mac go to software update and download the Airport Utility update. Once you do you’ll be greeted with a [...]
Check Out The Full Stream of Ringo Starr’s New ‘Ringo 2012′ Album!
Ringo Starr just keeps on chugging along. He had some decent hits in the 70′s and seemed to fade away until making a comeback over the course of the last decade. He will never rival his bandmates in terms of songwriting or singing, but he brings a certain bouyant sense of fun with a distinctive [...]
Verizon Customer Service Rocks!
Sarah and I are planning a trip abroad soon, and on my to-do list was to call Verizon and add international roaming to my iPhone. When I called the customer service line, I was incredibly impressed with how helpful they were, above and beyond what I had expected! As soon as I explained the purpose [...]
Tiny Tower: My Shameful Obsession
Have you heard of Tiny Tower? Chances are you have, at least if you use an iOS device. It was named Apple’s 2011 Game of the Year, which is how I stumbled upon it while browsing the App Store. But now that I’ve discovered it, it has become my go-to game throughout the day. Worst [...]
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