Hi, friends. I’ve been saving up some gadgets for review. Here’s a tour of my little nerdy abode with reviews of my favorite (and not-so-favorite) gadgets. Products Reviewed Amazon Fire TV Cube Echo Show Roomba 980 Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker Logitech HD Pro Webcam Blue Snowball iCE Condenser Microphone Oculus Go Microsoft Surface Pro AirPods Apple Watch Google Home …
All about Digital Wallets and Mobile Pay
A couple of weeks ago, two members of our community asked questions about tap-and-pay mobile wallets. So I’ve been doing a little research to give you a short guide to how to use your phone to pay at retail stores. To be honest, I don’t use mobile pay often. I simply forget I have it, and I end up pulling …
The Best Workout Tools
I ran my first marathon in 2007 – and my sixth (and last) in 2012. I offer that as proof that at one time I knew what I was talking about when it comes to tools to help you stay active. (Want more health tips? Click here for apps to help with nutritional choices.) 7 Minute Superhero Workout Short Workout …
Your Favorite Apps!
This week I used Zoom.us to virtually meet with dozens of our nerdy community. I asked several people to share their favorite apps and tech tools — and I merged them all into one fun video! Thanks to everyone who participated. We’ll have to do this again sometime. Shortcuts: Molly and Sandy are both talking about uses for Canva.com starting …
Do you need the Series 2 Apple Watch?
Let me answer the question posed in the title of this post first… No, you absolutely don’t NEED an Apple Watch. While smartphones have become an essential tool for professionals, wearables like the Apple Watch still fall into the WANT category. So if you don’t have the urge (or the disposable income) to be a gadget guru, skip this review. …
Tools to Take a Break
When smoking in the office became taboo, the tobacco addicts took work breaks to huddle together in the smoking alcove outside. If one looked to find any kind of benefit from the smoke breaks, it was the fact that works left their desks to walk around every few hours. These days many of us park ourselves in front of our monitor …
Should You Buy the Apple Watch?
As we head into the holiday season, many of you are writing to ask whether the Apple Watch should be on your gift list (for yourself or others). My answer… probably not. I would wait until the next version comes out unless you fall under one of these scenarios: You travel a lot and would appreciate having your tech attached …
One Week with the Apple Watch
The first few hours with the Apple Watch were full of exploration, discovery and excitement. Here we are a week later, and the awkwardness is disappearing while the bigger picture is emerging. Here are insights that I’ve discovered with my new gadget this week. Battery Life I watched the juice drain rapidly from the device that first day, and it left me …
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