Monday, August 24, 2020
Sofia Pro Regular font: download and install for web use
Posted on 10:22 PM by Mike Stevens
Sofia Pro Regular font: download and install for web ...
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Holiday Smartphones for the Wise
Posted on 10:59 AM by Mike Stevens
Those looking for a new smartphone this festive season will find themselves flooded with choices — whether it is form-factor, mobile operating system or the price range. While Apple ’s new iPhone 5 , Samsung ’s new Note II , Sony ’s flagship Xperia devices already crowd the retail shelves, some more top-range smartphone launches from Nokia , Samsung and HTC , among others, will add more options for buyers in the weeks leading up to the holiday shopping season.
Last week iPhone 5 made its debut in Indian markets and soon Microsoft’s new...
Monday, November 19, 2012
Smartphone etiquette for the Thanksgiving table
Posted on 2:39 PM by Mike Stevens
Hey all you turkey gobblers and potato mashers,
Thanksgiving is just days from now, and if you are like millions of Americans, that means food, lots of food, friends, fun and...smartphones?
Chances are, if you are not hosting a dinner at your home, you are going to dinner at someone else's home, and since your smartphone has become a central part of your life, that means that it is going along for the ride as well.
Now, prior to the development of the cellphone, this article would not have been necessary, but because so many of us simply abhor...
Categories: etiquette
Your smartphone could be your best Black Friday shopping pal
Posted on 2:35 PM by Mike Stevens
More and more tech consumers now turn to their trusty pal, their smartphone, to find the best deals on the most sought-after gadgets and tech deals. Here are some ways that using your phone can help you mobilize your Black Friday shopping campaigns—assuming you venture from your living room to do so.
Map your route
When you run through stores trying to find door-buster deals, your phone might help you beat the rush in the race to the Black Friday...
Categories: saving money
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
How to Stop Your Smartphone from Secretly Wasting Data in the Background
Posted on 1:20 PM by Mike Stevens
Unlimited data plans are an endangered species nowadays, so most of us have to watch our limits in order to avoid excess charges on our bill. That's easy enough when we know how much cellular data we're using on our smartphones, but becomes problematic when our smartphones eat up our precious megabytes in the background. This doesn't just happen on Android, but iPhone, too. Here's how to stop it.
Recently, a friend asked me for help when he reached 90% of his data usage despite barely using any data. I thought this was surprising because he...
Categories: wasting data
Friday, October 26, 2012
Turn Your Smartphone Camera into a Pocketable Photographic Memory
Posted on 8:19 PM by Mike Stevens
Several apps exist to help you remember the many things you'd otherwise forget, but perhaps none are quite as useful and efficient as your camera. Typing takes time. Snapping a photo only takes a moment, and there are so many ways you can remind yourself better with nothing but a picture.
Remember Who Borrowed That Book (or Whatever)
The folks over at Apartment Therapy came up with a clever solution to the problem of remembering who borrowed your stuff: take a picture of them and the thing they borrowed, then save it to an album of borrowed items.
Keep...
Categories: Clever Uses
5 Money-Saving Tips for SmartPhone Users
Posted on 12:23 PM by Mike Stevens
Running over your cell phone minutes is so 2005. These days, with more and more carriers cutting their unlimited data plans, the real shock when you receive your cell phone bill is likely to be an overage on your data plan. So what can you do to lower those data charges? According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, you should watch out for these top 5 data-draining activities.
How much money is your smartphone really costing you?
Streaming Video or Videoconferencing: Video is definitely one of the hottest things in mobile right now, but...
Categories: saving money, tips
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