Gadgets

Symbian’s New Web Tool Kit

Posted by on April 30, 2010 at 11:02 am

The Symbian Foundation has announced the availability of its web application development toolkit for the open-source Symbian^3 mobile platform. The new platform allows programmers and web developers to augment their skills with the use of “just a few more JacaScript APIs” in order to access capabilities like contacts, camera, location etc. on a symbian powered [...]

The iPad Hype: Much Ado About Nothing?

Posted by on February 1, 2010 at 10:05 am

Apple Computers (yes, that is what it originally was) recently announced a new iPhone-like mobile computing device called the iPad. Unless you live in the most remote of Islands, I’m sure that is all you’ve heard or read about in the past week. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post share via Reddit Share [...]

Device Manufacturers and the fleecing of consumers

Posted by on June 13, 2009 at 7:27 pm

I’ve recently had cause to wonder if device manufacturers purposely make sure their devices are of limited use to people who buy their products. A few examples: I recently bought a couple of NAS devices and each one of them failed woefully to do what was advertised. First is what I actually started calling the [...]

Backup Options for Small Business Owners

Posted by on May 26, 2009 at 10:27 pm

You’ve heard it a thousand times: backup your data. But I still find it rather amazing to walk into a client’s environment and ask, “so what do you do for backup?” and get a blank stare or “oh, we are doing ok”. The “it will never happen to us” syndrome is prevalent in the small [...]

New Nintendo DSi

Posted by on February 22, 2009 at 6:45 pm

Nintendo Corporation is planning a release of the next generation of their popular DS gadget later this year. The new device is called the DSi. Rumor has it that it will soon be available for pre-order here in the U.S. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Share [...]