Category: Gadgets

Snackr- I’m Loving It

Snakr Screen What was your 25 billion app attempt? Mine was Snackr (Free) which is a lovely little App which aggregates news, and gives you quick audio TTS(Text To Speech) blurbs from articles.  The Text to speech sounds great compared to many, and is completely understandable. The english voice of “Alfred” never gets old and I love the little audio wave display. The news selection is...

Windows 8 WOWs!

Pure, Clean, and Functional. Three word I never would have thought of using when describing Windows before today. When I first used Metro Consumer Preview I was shocked. After some initial trouble with low screen resolution which I solved by switching to an external monitor, it has worked beautifully. Some of the apps in the Metro interface I already plan to include in my everyday...

Microsoft Releases Consumer Preview for Windows 8

Yesterday Microsoft released the Windows 8 Consumer Preview for the public. A smaller, developer preview was previously available to all to try, and could be set up easily using a free VMware like Virtualbox. From my previous experience using the DP I think the metro interface will be fantastic for tablets. It will be like windows phone OS except that it will feature more...

Travel Without Technology Really Sucks

Hey fellow nerds. I recently flew on Continental Airlines, and for the first time in years I was carrying neither my iphone, nor my Macbook Pro. The only technology I had was my ipod nano, and it was buried in my bag. To make things worse, I didn’t have my wallet to pay for TV because I left my wallet on the last plane...

Empire Avenue- First Impressions

Note: This is not a full review, because a game like this requires at least a month of testing before judgement. The game is simple. The more social you are on the web, the more eves (virtual currency) you gain, and the higher your stock price goes. For those of you who don’t know, EA (empire avenue) is a social stock market. Your friends...