As a Verizon Galaxy Nexus owner for merely a month, one thing that I have learned is that you can not expect to have the update from Google at the same time as the GSM version. Here I sit one month in, and it’s been five months since the launch of the phone on Verizon [...]
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Why I Chose the Galaxy Nexus
About a month ago I was in the market for a new phone. My Droid 2 was at the end of its useful life, and I was ready for a new smartphone. There was a lot of debate between my friends over what would be better, and it came of shock to no one that I [...]
Turntable.fm for Android Now Available
Well it took a while, but Android finally has a Turntable.fm client. What is turntable.fm? It’s basically a chatroom with 5 turntables. Each DJ steps up to the table with a queue music. The DJ position moves to the right when the current song is done playing. If you just feel like listening and thumbs [...]
How Can Brick & Mortar Stores Get Better and Stay in Business?
Going through my feeds yesterday, I cam across a piece by Josh Smith on Gottabemobile.com on “3 Ways Retail Can Embrace Mobile to Profit and Thrive” and it got me thinking: Is that all there is? There has to be more and I thought up of a few more things that can not only make [...]
Amateur Radio Apps for Android
A mobile phone is a valuable tool that can be used for many things, even Amateur Radio. I thought I would provide a short over view of some of the apps that are available on Google Play. As there are always new apps, I will probably do another post as I come across them. If you have [...]
iPhone 4S vs Galaxy Nexus: Which Will I Pick?
Those who have been following me on Gear Diary know that I was an early Android lover. I had the very first Android phone, the G1. While it was not without its foibles, I loved the phone even with it’s Jay Leno chin and chunkiness. About 18 months ago, I replaced my beloved G1 with [...]
Got a Weird Icon in Your Android Notification Area? Here’s How to Remove It
I have only had this happen twice, and it has annoyed me to no end until I figured out what was causing it. What I am talking about are two different issues caused by the same piece of adware; one issue is a weird icon appearing in your Android notification area. Another is an icon [...]
Using Tech for My Bible Study
I never really thought about it much, but I do something that for some who practice my faith, might be alien. Much like my friend Dan, I use either apps or eBooks to do most of my Bible studies. Why It’s Better The app that I use the most when doing my Bible reading on [...]
Best Google Easter Egg Ever?
I love what Google does to have fun; just look at their April Fools stuff from this year. But now they have what may be the best Easter Egg ever! Just Google the Following and the egg you see above will be revealed. Google this(or just click it): 1.2+(sqrt(1-(sqrt(x^2+y^2))^2) + 1 – x^2-y^2) * (sin [...]
I Don’t Like Money-Grubbing Accessories, the Ham Radio Edition
I simply cannot stand money-grubbing accessories. What is more money-grubbing than the weird connector on my handheld radio? The above pic is of the headset connector for my Yaesu VX-7R. This radio is old but they still make it. One unique thing about it is that it is submersible. Yaesu had to use a different [...]
Which Ham Radio Should I Buy?
In my continuing series on the subject of Ham Radio, I’ll now attempt to answer the great unknown question: Which ham radio should I buy?? Well What do you Want to Do? In a lot of ways, this is almost the same as asking which phone one should buy. The first question you should be asking isn’t which [...]
How to Get a Ham Radio License
After my last ham radio post, one of the first things I wanted to write about is how you can get your Amateur Radio License. Well, it’s not as difficult now as it used to be. When I last tested to get my General Class license, I had to be able to receive Morse Code at 13 [...]
DropcamHD is the Smallest WiFi Camera on the Market
I have been thinking about setting up some sort of wireless camera at my house to help monitor my home’s security. There’s a new one that will let my wife and I check in on our house at any time, right from our phones. DropcamHD promises easy setup and loads of features that makes it [...]
Amateur Radio Is Both a Hobby and a Service
I am almost embarrassed that I had not mentioned this earlier, but there is a hobby that I have been involved with in some form or another for almost 20 years — Amateur Radio. Amateur Radio which is otherwise known as ‘ham radio’ has been around since before most of us were born. It has roots in [...]
Google, This Is Why You FAIL
This morning I got excited, at first. I saw on my phone and my tablet that Temple Run has had an update. The game has been less than stable on all of my devices so I was anxious to get the update to see if it was fixed. So I go to the Google Play [...]
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