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Don’t Buy a HomePod or Apple TV Yet: A Buyer’s Guide
Here's a number that should stop you before you click "buy" on a new HomePod mini or Apple TV 4K right now: inventory for both products is reportedly running low…
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This Is How We Live – The Mindless Escape
We tend to go through life based on repetition. Every morning you wake up to the same alarm clock sound with the same routine. You get out of bed, let…
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The New iPhone 3GS – Better Than iPhone 3G?
In the blogging world, you are in the business of sharing your life, experiences and random thought probing antidotes with the world. Any device that can make the transition from…
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I am GPS stupid – Don't ask for directions
I had a friend ask me a question the other day that should have had an easy answer. Which way did you come to get here? It took me a…
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iPhone 3.0 Update and a Dirty Secret – Tethering
I use my iPhone for a number of different functions. One of those functions is to provide my MacBook Pro with an internet source while on the move. In previous…
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5 Years Ago Today – Things Were Much Different
Some people go through life and just repeat the motions until they get to the end. Others…like myself…needed a life changing event that would forever change their path. 5 years…
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Blogging: What you can learn from the Hampton Inn
Being a regional sales manager for a number of years required that I travel…a lot! When you are on the road, the last thing you want is to stay in…
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The Key To A Happy Life
It always surprises me when you ask people what makes them happy and their answer is “I don’t know…I’ll have to think about that.” How could you not know what…
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The Hangover – Movie – Get Ready To Laugh Your Ass Off
So my wife and I had a difficult week…and we needed something to laugh at on a rainy Saturday night. We went on a date night and saw the movie…