Author Archives: Tom Long

Google Reader App

One Android app to which I am addicted is the Google Reader app. I can fly through and mark as read the tons of headlines that hold no interest to me and star the ones I want to see on … Continue reading

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Voicemail Notification Unstuck

For a couple of weeks, every time I woke up my Droid Incredible, it announced that I had a voicemail. Great, except that I didn’t have one. I use Google Voice for my voicemail. After searching forums and finding zilch, … Continue reading

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iPad's First B'day

Remember last year when I gave you a laundry list of all that is wrong with the iPad? Everything I said was true. But my conclusion was wrong. The iPad will go down as a milestone in the evolution of … Continue reading

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XBMC Owns Apple TV

Look we’re no news blog, but this couldn’t wait. A second generation Apple TV running XBMC? That is huge. The people freed from iTunes? Yeah! XBMC claims that one can stream local media wirelessly to the Apple TV. That is … Continue reading

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Is This Insane?

Now, I’ve gone and done it. Turns out the little antenna that comes with my Hauppauge 950Q works better than any of the myriad of antennas I tried from Best Buy and Radio Shack. I ordered one for each TV. … Continue reading

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