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Have you ever wondered how much it really costs for Apple to produce its iPhones? Based on iSuppli's analysis of previously released iPhones, with each iteration of a new iPhone release, the cost of production material went down. For example, iSuppli estimated that the first iPhone in 2007 had $218…
The Amazon Kindle is your new best friend! But how do you protect it?
You have heard horror stories about how people have dropped it in the water. They are on vacation and reading by the pool, and drop their kindle in the water. Or they are trying to…
What with all the controversy surrounding Napster, the Recording Industry Association of America filing lawsuits against music fans, and some artists uploading audio clips from their upcoming albums to get publicity by complaining about illegal downloading, you’re perfectly justified if you’re hesitant to make your old audio cassettes and albums…
Say you’re at the pool, reading your Kindle, relaxing in the nice warm sun, when three teenage boys bomb dive three centimeters from the nearest edge, and what was once a warm clean towel is a sodden mass of cloth. You shriek at them for a few minutes until they…
Intriguing title? That will probably caught your attention by now. However do not be surprised - for those who are always in tuned with news thru television, newspaper, and other resources had known what harm this gadget can bring. Unless of course if you are the type of person who…
Given the events of the past few weeks in Japan people world-wide are turning their thoughts to alternative sources of energy that are more environmentally friendly. One of the alternative sources being researched is Solar Energy.
The subject of this discourse is to give you a viable alternative to Nuclear…
Have you been collecting vinyl albums and singles since the days they were considered a technological breakthrough? Then you may have started wishing for a more efficient way to reduce their resulting clutter, as well as preserve your memories, by making them digital. It is possible to turn your turn…
Remember the first Apple Mac? I do, still got it, it was hilarious, big old mouse with one big button, nothing like the PC's of that era. And it didn't work, the models didn’t sell and people all but wrote Apple off, I did. More fool me. Now look at…
There are different ways in which we can send and receive fax.
I have been wondering if it was possible to send and receive fax with a computer using a phone line. Using a fax machine is not bad at all but if you don’t have one, it is so…
You have just purchased your first E-reader and are thrilled! You can not wait to go on your holiday to sit, read, and relax. You will have room to pack more clothes (or shoes....he-he) into your luggage now that you do not have the weight or bulk of books. At…
There are many reasons someone might want to get an American IP address. The main reasons can be categorized as
Entertainment
Privacy
Security
First an foremost, an American IP address can be use to access cool sites that are restricted to American users. Sites like Hulu, Netflix, CBS, Pandora, and…
I am very busy multitasking at the moment – writing this and putting a ten-year-old ninety-minute audio cassette on my computer.
The completion of the storage of the cassettes on my computer is going to take ninety minutes. It's not because it will take at least that long to get…
Many individuals are excited to own an iPad 2. Well, who wouldn’t be! With the many features and functions of the iPad, it is really worth the money and investment. If you love to go boating, you may want to take your iPad with you since there are apps that…
Maybe you’re worried that the records or audiocassettes you’ve had since you were a teen are wasting away. Maybe you don’t listen to them because your turntable, boom box or audiocassette deck is as worn out as they are, but it doesn’t make financial sense to replace them. Or maybe…
If you’re old enough to remember when boom boxes and portable cassette recorders were cutting-edge high technology, you’ve probably got a box, closet, or attic full of the vinyl LPs, 45-rpm singles, and audio cassettes you’ve collected over the years – or should I say decades? Well, I’m willing to…
I’ve been looking through my collection of VHS videos – looking through, not at.
I’d been using a VCR and VHS cassettes since MTV was just a gleam in Madonna’s eye. I loved never having to worry about missing my favorite TV shows – you were able to set the…
Quite frankly, the Cassette2USB audio cassette converter sounded too good to be true. But with a box full of audio cassettes up to twenty years old and three cassette players expired due to old age, I needed to get started on transferring the recordings to MP3s and CDs for future…
More Nature Photography Tips - Other items to have
Nearly everyone I’ve known, including me, who has gone out into ‘nature’ to take photos has made the same mistake, they don’t take some of the essentials that are needed. And, I’m not talking about camera gear. Ever forget toilet paper!…
3D Video Games
With 3D technology advancing and becoming integrated into many forms of our favorite entertainment and devices 3D gaming has become A wonderful feature added to our favorite games. 3D gaming consoles and 3D gaming computer systems have brought interactive 3D into our homes and mobile 3D and…
Why is my computer slowing?
When you took your new computer out of the box a set it up it was fun to explore all of the new things it could do. One of the best things about it was its speed. Compared to your old computer it blazed, but…
I know I'm not alone in wanting to get my audio cassette and vinyl album collections onto MP3s and CDs. Whether it's in the interest of both preserving them or for wanting to listen to them no matter where you go, there were only two ways do it: by yourself,…
Portable pdf readers have become very popular. You now have the ability to carry thousands of books around without feeling any significant amount of weight. The portable PDF reader gives you the freedom of having thousands of books at your finger tips.
What Portable PDF Readers Are Available?
To date…
The Amazon Kindle is an eReader that has the ability to store over 10,000 books at once. With the cost of the initial Kindle eReader just under $200, it makes sense to protect the unit from any damage it make occur during everyday life.
There are plenty of Kindle Cases…
The Kindle Lighted cover from Amazon is now available on the market and many Kindle users have held tightly onto their money, while fastidiously reading up on reviews from the first consumer users of this Kindle Lighted cover. It seems that Amazon has had a few design flaw issues with…
You just purchased your new iPad.
What is the first thing you want to do?
You got it… turn it on and take it everywhere you go. Now take a look at your new device. Not much there between the unit and the elements. If you are like me, you…
A waterproof Kindle cover will protect your cherished Kindle reader while you are out having fun this summer. And while a good cover will protect your investment from water damage around the pool or on the beach, it will actually do so much more.
There are all kinds of threats…
One of the reasons that the iPad is so highly regarded is due to its extremely varied functionality. The number and range of apps available for it means that it can be used for business and communication, for entertainment as a media player and gaming machine, and also as an…
Millions of people know the meaning of the word Skype today. Skype is the most convenient (and most importantly free) tool to stay in touch with friends and family from all over the world. It really doesn’t matter where you live. You can find almost everyone via Skype now.
Once…
An E-book reader, or E-reader as they are more commonly known, is an electronic device on which, E-books can be read. When the term E-reader is used it is mainly referring to the portable device, that uses electronic paper, however E-books can be read on computers or phones. E-readers use…
Photography is not just a hobby, it is an art on its own. It is the art of creating a picture by recording radiation on a radiation-sensitive medium. For common purposes the term light is used instead of radiation.
What do I need as a photographer?
First of all, you…
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