Archive for ‘cellphones

Always fresh content for your phone or computer

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In some recent blog posts I have talked about how to listen to custom CDs or audio books in your car, either by burning a CD or through an FM transmitter, or plugging your player directly into the car audio system.  Recently I found a fantastic service that provides streaming content directly to your [...] Read more »

Your smartphone is probably revealing your location

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If you have concerns about online privacy and security, I have information here that you need to pay attention to.  The subject of today’s post is: geotagging.  You might not be familiar with that term.  If you take a picture with your digital camera and upload it to a website such as Google’s Picasa, [...] Read more »

Featured website: Cloud SMS

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When we first got cell phones, we were careful to keep track of minutes used and the number of text messages sent and received.  A surprisingly big phone bill was not fun! Now we have unlimited minutes and unlimited text messages to we don’t really pay attention to it any more. However, there [...] Read more »

Fixing a wet cell phone

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I can’t say it’s ever happened to me (yet). But for thousands of people each year, it’s a sinking feeling. You’re in the bathroom, taking care of business, and suddenly *ker-plunk* your cell phone takes a swim. You look into the bowl and your worst fear is confirmed – there’s your [...] Read more »