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Sublime Sounds

January 1st, 2013  |  by  |  published in Tech Notes | Leave A Comment »

Sublime Sounds

Wouldn’t it be great if you could have ringtones that are simple and relaxing, instead of the jarring sounds found on most mobile phones? I’ve been searching for the ideal ringtones and audio notifications for my cell phone and tablet — and I think my search may be over. Imagine a bell-like ringtone that is [...]

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Be Aware

April 6th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Tech Notes | Leave A Comment »

Be Aware

You like to listen to music while on the go. But there’s this problem. You can’t hear the world around you with the ear buds blocking your ears. You could place the ear buds loosely in your ears, but then you can’t really hear the music. So what do you do? If you use an [...]

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Dial-In Comfort

February 26th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Tech Notes | Leave A Comment »

Dial-In Comfort

It’s a hot, new product that’s completely sold out for several months. The man who conceived the product was largely responsible for the design of the iPod. And just about every review of the product has been wildly positive. Sounds great… except it’s a thermostat. That’s right. One of the most innovative of the current [...]

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Plant a Snapseed

February 26th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Tech Notes | Leave A Comment »

Plant a Snapseed

I’m a big fan of Nik Software’s plug-ins for Adobe Lightroom. In fact, I use Silver Efex Pro 2.0 for most of my black-and-white conversions. When the company announced it was releasing a $4.99 photo-editing app for the iPad, my first reaction was: How good can it be, if it’s only $4.99? Well, Snapseed for [...]

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Oh, So Cosmopolitan

February 26th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Tech Notes | Leave A Comment »

Oh, So Cosmopolitan

The Cosmopolitan has finally opened on the Las Vegas strip. The project was supposed to open in August 2008 at a cost of $2 billion. As it turned out, the Cosmopolitan is now opening in sections after possibly costing as much as $3.9 billion. I had a chance to walk through the Cosmopolitan during CES [...]

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Powerhouse PC

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Read my review of the HP Z820 workstation at StudioDaily.

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Better Fit

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All-in-One

They said it couldn’t be done. HP has managed to squeeze a true workstation into the back of a monitor.

Read my review of the HP Z1 at StudioDaily.

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Keeping it RAW

Is this new photo editor powerful enough to compete with Lightroom?

Read my review of Corel AfterShot Pro at DigitalCameraReview.