As with all things, everything must change. So too has Mobility Digest. We have had our ups and downs and had a lot of people come and go. It has been amazing form me because I still keep in contact with most of the people I have met over the years. It all started with … Read more
I come to the discussion of the impact of technology on our lives from two perspectives. I hold a Ph.D. in psychology, am the author of Raising Generation Tech: Prepare Your Children for Media-Fueled World, blog about the psychology of technology, and speak regularly to parents, educators, and young people about the impact of technology … Read more
As much as I want to be annoyed by wearables, I can’t help but be intrigued by the endless possibilities a smartwatch presents. While Samsung’s and LG’s clunky first stabs at Android Wear failed to garner much respect or attention, Motorola’s Moto 360 simply rounded its watch face to steal all the applause. As an … Read more
I had some downtime yesterday and decided to browse the Windows 8 Store. After poking around Featured, Top Free, New & Rising, and a couple other categories, I took at look at the three tabs across the top of the screen; Top Charts, Categories & Collections. I was surprised, and disappointed, to not see a … Read more
Parents getting their children involved in technology as early as possible has become a societal imperative and a source of great pressure on parents these days. The belief is that if children don’t get on the technology train at an early age, they will be left behind and be doomed to a life of Luddite … Read more
Redmond Tech giant Microsoft will purchase the very popular multiplatform game Minecraft for a whooping 2.5 billion dollars. Mojang, the company that developed the popular game created a “Lego Like” virtual player game that has been downloaded 100 million times since it launched in 2009. It is a played across PC, iOS, Android, Xbox and … Read more
With the release of Windows 8.0, I considered it an oversight. When Win 8.1 was launched, I figured Microsoft was in such a hurry to make the Windows XP/7 purists happy it fell to the back burner. For sure I expected this to be fixed with Win 8.1.1 and all its little refinements. But it … Read more
When I downloaded TouchRetouch to my phone last week, I was impressed. When I discovered that TouchRetouch is now available in the Windows Store as a Universal App (pay once, get it everywhere) I was excited. And this app is truly universal as it’s also available for Mac, iPhone, IPad and Android. Sure, we’re not … Read more
It’s no secret that I am a task/to-do application maven, constantly seeking the Holy Grail of task apps. Not that I suffer from acute CRS (Can’t Remember Shit). It’s just that I was brought up on Franklin Planner, which eventually evolved into Outlook Tasks. And that’s a hard thing to part with. Especially when I … Read more
A friend posted on Facebook this morning. I clipped all the tweets into a single page below. Here is the original link from The Daily Banter And here is a link to the full size version of the above. We’ll miss ya buddy.
Back on June 13th I reported that several of my Hotmail records had been altered or deleted on my phone, and subsequently on all my Windows connected devices. Actually, there were a total of (5) Hotmail records, either deleted or altered, and another (5) Hotmail/Facebook linked records, where all the Hotmail related data disappeared. … Read more
I was really happy when Microsoft decided to make OneNote free for everyone. I have been using it since 2003 and it’s still my favorite Microsoft program. If your child learns nothing else about computing, they should at least master OneNote, which opens their minds to a wealth of options. Watch the below video to … Read more