Category Archives: Geeky

Nexus 5 v iPhone 5

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Tom Long

Intro I got my new Nexus 5 on Thursday.  But will I keep it?  It has been a great 14 months with the iPhone 5 and is there really a good reason to move on to the Nexus 5? Look … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 – Have it Your Way

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Tom Long

Introduction If you currently are running Windows 8 on your computer, stop doing that.  Take the free upgrade to Windows 8.1 offered in the Store or Settings>Change PC Settings>Windows Update.  Almost every quibble about 8 has a correction in 8.1. … Continue reading →

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Tablets and Personal Computing

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Tom Long

Yesterday, we technophiles witnessed a very marked shift in computing. Apple announced their new 64-bit A7 processor and retina display, but in doing so, they pitched the iPad Air (9.7″ display) and iPad Mini (7.9″ display) as productivity tools. Whether … Continue reading →

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The Skin-ny on XBMC

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Tom Long

My wife and I enjoyed the Raleigh First Friday street fair and ate dinner at the Fiction Kitchen vegan restaurant. We even got some yardwork in and repaired the gas grill. But the real zen renourishment of my spirit came … Continue reading →

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Low and Slow

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Tom Long

Leo Laporte of the TWIT network has been touting the new Moto X as a phone to wait for. Hold off on that HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4, the first Google-directed Android phone is coming out of the Motorola … Continue reading →

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