Author Archives: Tom Long

It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Tom Long

the Amazon Cloud and it is here. If Rdio, Grooveplayer, et al, weren’t cutting it for you; if you were tired of waiting for Spotify to come to your country; if you were lamenting the day that Apple bought and … Continue reading →

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Nook Color 2?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Tom Long

Our friends over at Engadget are reporting that the Nook Color is going to move more deeply into the tablet space (as opposed to the ereader space). The bottom line being that the new Nook Color (Nook Color 2?) will … Continue reading →

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Mine All Mine – iPad 2

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Tom Long

Anyone who knows me in the least, knows that I analyze the crap out of my gadget purchases.  Ever since last year when I bought Joy’s iPad, I have been shopping for a new tablet for myself.  At the time … Continue reading →

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Is Android Doomed?

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Tom Long

Apple Insider quotes one Wall Street Analyst as saying that the iPad has an "insurmountable lead."  Is the Android Honeycomb OS, Xoomed, er, I mean doomed from the start?  Like the Android tablet OS, the Android smartphone OS was a … Continue reading →

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Traffic Workaround

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Tom Long

See what I did there? Want a workaround for the traffic jams that seem to be a part of too many trips? There’s an app for that – from Google. Here I am wondering whether I can go back to … Continue reading →

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