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  • As a blogger, I’m always searching for the most interesting and relevant tech news happening right now. Twitter has proven to be quite handy for discovering breaking stories and gauging the general sentiment of a community of people who share the same interests as I do. Anyone who has used...

    Why Zite is Winning the Social Newsreading App War

    As a blogger, I’m always searching for the most interesting and relevant tech news happening right now. Twitter has proven to be quite handy for discovering breaking stories and gauging the general sentiment of a community of people who share the same interests as I do. Anyone who has used...
  • Some of you may know from reading this blog that I’ve owned a second generation iPod Touch for the past two years. Missing the updates to the gadget like the built-in camera, retina display, and notifications center was a painful trial of attrition. It was the classic tale of what...

    Upgraded my iPod Touch

    Some of you may know from reading this blog that I’ve owned a second generation iPod Touch for the past two years. Missing the updates to the gadget like the built-in camera, retina display, and notifications center was a painful trial of attrition. It was the classic tale of what...
  • Have plans to hit up your local Target or Best Buy the day after Thanksgiving to snag some awesome Black Friday deals? Consider this alternative which The Atlantic has proposed: upgrade your parents’ browsers!

    Celebrate Update Your Parents’ Browser Day This Friday!

    Have plans to hit up your local Target or Best Buy the day after Thanksgiving to snag some awesome Black Friday deals? Consider this alternative which The Atlantic has proposed: upgrade your parents’ browsers!
  • When a fledgling search engine startup rapidly grows into a multi-billion dollar corporation and the envy of every tech company in the world, how does it stay innovative? At Google X, ideas as far-fetched sounding as coffee pots that brew remotely and elevators that can ascend into space are amongst...

    Dreaming up the Future at Google X

    When a fledgling search engine startup rapidly grows into a multi-billion dollar corporation and the envy of every tech company in the world, how does it stay innovative? At Google X, ideas as far-fetched sounding as coffee pots that brew remotely and elevators that can ascend into space are amongst...
  • After 111 seemingly pointless checkins on foursquare, which had up to that point awarded me with 7 virtual badges and three mayorships at places that no one ever visits, I have finally obtained the Holy Grail of foursquare: the special.

    Unlocking my first foursquare special

    After 111 seemingly pointless checkins on foursquare, which had up to that point awarded me with 7 virtual badges and three mayorships at places that no one ever visits, I have finally obtained the Holy Grail of foursquare: the special.
  • Remember the good ol’ days of Vista? Sorry, hardcore Apple fans. Mac OS X is no exception (I’m looking at you Lion). Annoyances enough to make you rip out your hair abound, driving users insane. Despair no more, lost one. I’ve dealt with my fair share of headaches and hope...

    6 Mac OS X Annoyances and How to Fix Them

    Remember the good ol’ days of Vista? Sorry, hardcore Apple fans. Mac OS X is no exception (I’m looking at you Lion). Annoyances enough to make you rip out your hair abound, driving users insane. Despair no more, lost one. I’ve dealt with my fair share of headaches and hope...
  • I don’t purport this tutorial as being the ideal way to download Youtube videos to your computer. A simple Google search will lead you to an assortment of options that requires less technical expertise. However, if you’re like me, and are relatively new to the command-line (think your OS without...

    How to Download Youtube Videos via the Command Line

    I don’t purport this tutorial as being the ideal way to download Youtube videos to your computer. A simple Google search will lead you to an assortment of options that requires less technical expertise. However, if you’re like me, and are relatively new to the command-line (think your OS without...
  • I remember the first time I started using my iPod Touch two years ago. It soon became this magical device that let me surf the Web, check my email, and listen to Michael Jackson wherever I was. But the thing that won me over was the App Store. “Inside,” I...

    Siri First Impressions: It’s Magical

    I remember the first time I started using my iPod Touch two years ago. It soon became this magical device that let me surf the Web, check my email, and listen to Michael Jackson wherever I was. But the thing that won me over was the App Store. “Inside,” I...