This week’s entry is dedicated to my good friend, and co-host on the Gonna Geek Podcast, JS. Those that might have listened to some shows in the past know that JS really didn’t care for The Avengers film. Perhaps this video shares some of those reasons…. In all seriousness I picked this video because it…
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I was one of the lucky few to get my pre-order in for a Google Chromecast when it was first announced last week. For those that aren’t familiar with this device, its a HDMI dongle that plugs into your TV to stream content. This content includes things like YouTube, Netflix, or a mirrored copy of…
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Over the weekend a long time friend of mine made an announcement that he was going to be less active on Facebook instead spending more time on Google+. While I quite enjoyed Google+ when it launched I found the mobile app to be barely useable and the desktop version to be hit and miss –…
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Years ago when an individual died (assuming they had a will in place) it was simple to determine the destination of their possessions; however, in today’s hi-tech age, so much of our lives are kept hundreds of miles away, buried deep within a server in a random data center. It’s been a question that has…
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With its ever increasing-in-popularity Nexus line of touch devices, Google has been gaining more traction than ever in the line of consumer electronics; it appears they want more. On Thursday Google unveiled their first touch screen laptop which is powered by the Google Chrome operating system. The Chromebook Pixel will cost $1299 for a Wi-Fi…
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For quite some time I’ve become very aggravated with my first generation iPad. Not only does the screen look terrible compared to anything current, but my iPad has become slow and very unstable with modern apps. I also had the opportunity to play with a 7 inch tablet and I found that for my use…
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When Google Play (previously Android Market) first made its debut its collection of apps were laughable when stacked against the Apple Store; however, as Android has gained more traction in the mobile and tablet market, they have been neck-and-neck with their competition. I recently read an article that indicated that Google Play is projected to…
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During the holiday season I’m sure that Apple iOS products are going to be popular gifts. These devices are pretty cool on their own, but to really unlock their potential there are some apps that are incredibly useful to have. Since I’ve been using my iOS devices for a few years, I thought I’d take…
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For years I’ve been an advocate of dumping Internet Exploer. My biggest problems have always been IE’s security issues and more importantly the way it tends not to properly render HTML correctly. Around 4 to 5 years ago I made the move to make Firefox my primary browser and never looked back. Aside from the…
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