Author: Sam

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is preparing to discuss plans for their new “mobile first, cloud first” strategy, which is rumored to include an Office for iPad announcement on March 27th. Is this going to be the game changer that Microsoft needs in their mobile efforts? Unfortunately they are likely to keep the Office 365 subscription […]

SXSW is well known as a music and movie showcase, but there is so much more that it offers to attendees in the form of non-stop presentations on a variety of cutting edge topics. The EDU portion of SXSW started on Monday and the listed presentations made by educators, for educators, shows an interesting trend […]

MagBak is hoping that lightening will strike twice with their second generation iPad mount, designed specifically for the iPad Air and iPad Mini. Their first Kickstarter campaign funded in 3 days and reached over a total of $70,000, which is impressive considering they started with a $15,000 goal. The new MagBak Air and MagBak Mini […]

Apple is increasing efforts to hire engineers and other supply chain related employees in China and Taiwan. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday morning that employees are being poached from other tech firms such as HTC in an effort to meet increasingly short product cycle expectations and a wider range of product offerings. There are […]

Apple technology is beginning to spread to new schools all over and one feature that has a lot of potential to enhance the learning experience is Airplay. In this post we are going to look at several of the issues we face when using Airplay features in a large-scale network environment and then we’ll look […]

It isn’t often that we get to report on news in which Apple and Samsung are working together for a common goal, but this is exactly the case today as both companies have joined together with 17 others to support new patent policies in the European Union to limit patent trolling. Certainly these companies have […]

I am a weather app junkie. Perhaps it is because I live in Colorado and the weather is unpredictable and can change in an instant. There have been days when it was snowing in the morning, sunny by lunch, and raining as I went to sleep. I have tried to use a lot of different […]

I don’t understand why everyone is in such an uproar about the the NSA spying on us. If they track my personal data they are going to be terribly bored and will be able to verify that I have a pretty lame personal life. While I have nothing to hide, I feel I can understand […]

It’s not often that I take a new email client app seriously because there are already so many out there and very few bring enough new to the table to make it worth switching. Evomail+ is certainly worth a closer look today because they took a mediocre app and listened to their users to add […]

There was quite a bit of excitement over the weekend concerning the newly released untethered jailbreak from evad3rs. Simply stated, you can jailbreak your iOS 7 device but there are a lot of users who are upset by the inclusion of an unofficial version of Cydia in  evasi0n7 and an app store called Taig, which […]

Even though Siri has changed the way a lot of people use their iPhones and iPads, there is still room for improvement in its ability to understand speech and comprehend meaning. Analyst Gene Munster has confirmed that Siri is better in iOS 7 but still grades the service at a C+. Google’s service Google Now, […]

FiftyThree is building on the success of ‘Paper’ and has released a very intriguing new stylus called ‘Pencil’. This stylus can be used with any tablet and app, but when paired with the Paper app it has additional functionality. If you use Paper on a regular basis then you should really consider purchasing this new […]

In a move that is both anti-climatic and somewhat obvious, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has indicated that Office is coming to the iPad. While no specific details have been announced, Ballmer spoke about an iPad version while speaking at a Gartner event in Orlando Tuesday. “iPad will be picked up when… there’s a touch first […]

Raise your hand if you could use more organization in your life. I am always on the lookout for a better way to keep track of the hundreds of things I have to do each day. I have a full time career, a lot of freelance work, four kids, and a few hobbies. With an […]

WaterField is known for its smart, high quality custom made cases. They are also known for the weight they place on customer feedback. The Staad was born when people asked for a nice backpack that is classy enough for the workplace yet also appropriate for everyday use. I love backpacks but this is way above […]

Smoke detectors can be obnoxious. I was making grilled cheese sandwiches last week and I accidentally let one cook a little too long and the fire alarm started blaring. There wasn’t a fire but the alarm going off created chaos with the kids and it even went off again after I deactivated it because I […]