Category Archives: Geeky

Bye Read It Later

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Tom Long

My Evernote bookmarklet is not working today.  So, I fall back on Read It Later to temporarily store some web pages.  Only when I go to the website, I’m redirected to getpocket.com. The website formerly known as Read It Later … Continue reading →

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Yoobao Smart iPad Cover

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Tom Long

I tried the Belkin Pro Tri Fold and Photive iPad cases on my new iPad, but the autowake feature didn’t work consistently on either one. Neither these nor the many other covers I’ve seen are nearly as attractive as the … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Know What You’ve Got

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Tom Long

“Till it’s gone” After literally years of work, I pretty much had my HTPC configured the way I wanted it. I could watch live TV on Windows 7 Media Center (via a Hauppauge 2250 tuner card) and everything else on … Continue reading →

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New iPad with Old iPad Content-Settings

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Tom Long

Are you passing on your old iPad or iPad 2 and getting the new iPad (aka iPad 3, 3rd generation iPad, etc)? You can save all your content into iTunes, erase the old iPad and pass it on completely wiped, … Continue reading →

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Time Warner Cable, My iPad and Google TV

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Tom Long

I was pretty late to the Sony Google TV party. Price was definitely a barrier. But last fall when the prices dropped I picked one up as a “spare” TV. About the same time, Time Warner Cable offered me a … Continue reading →

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