Category Archives: Geeky

Xoom Treated Unfairly

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Tom Long

Is anyone else getting miffed about people comparing the $800 Xoom to the $499 iPad? Is $800 too much? Probably. But a 32GB + 3G forever iPad is $729. The 32GB Xoom with 3G upgradeable to 4G is $800. So … Continue reading →

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Google Reader App

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Tom Long

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

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Tom Long

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

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Tom Long

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

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Tom Long

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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