Category: Blog
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What The Flickr! Three Things that Drive me Crazy About Flickr
I’ve been using Flickr since before forever! Well, at long time at least. I never really made much of it, and I’ve reset my account on more than one occasion and started all over again. But now that I have a smart phone and I’ve got Flync installed on it I’ve got a lot more photos on Flickr than ever before.…
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Three Things that Drive me Crazy About Google+
Don’t get me wrong, I think the stuff Google does is awesome. Especially the auto-awesome enhancements they make to the pictures automatically uploaded from my phone. But there’s three things I really wish they would fix and then it would be perfect! ONE – Wait for it. . . The Android App is almost there.…
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Alternative SMS Texting Apps for Android Round-Up
Given my recent disappointment with the way Google integrated SMS texting into Hangouts I went searching for a replacement to the stock messaging app on my Galaxy S3. The recent update to Android 4.3 added some nice little tweaks to the app, but nothing extraordinary. This takes advantage of one of the great features of Android:…
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FatDads Holiday Gift Guide: Polar Loop
Looking for something special for that Fat Dad in your life? Well this latest fitness tracker from Polar might just be the thing he needs to help motivate him through the post holiday grind, and could also help with fitness progress among other things like supplements which anyone can find from sites as Narco Culture…
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This is NOT the Hangouts 2.0 I was anticipating!
Woohoo! I finally got Hangouts 2.0 on my phone!!! Time to activate SMS integration and enjoy the glorious seamless world of messaging. Or so I thought! The SMS integration is half-baked! SMS messages should be integrated into the same thread with all the other contact’s messages. When I reject a call I often reject with…
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Blackberry Messenger on Android Review
Let’s cut to the chase: it’s YAMA! That’s right, I said YAMA!!! Yet Another Messenger App. I know the Fan-berries are going to get their panties in a knot because I didn’t say that it’s revolutionary or something like that. But it’s not. In fact it looks indistinguishable from Google+ Hangouts, or Twitter DM’s, or any…
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World of Warcraft – Authentication Frustration and now relief
I have been playing World of Warcraft for over 5 years thanks to a great friend of mine living out West (Obe). I can honestly say that I am not an addict nor am I constantly plugged in as some gamers are. I am a leisure player, playing when I have spare time, not making…
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What’s the Best Cell Phone Plan for Travelling in the U.S.
I travel to the USA several times a year – to go camping, sightseeing, and of course shopping! Many of us do. And when we go we take our mobile phones with us. But even though using your Canadian mobile phone in the USA is as easy as it is when you’re on home soil;…
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Swype vs. SwiftKey vs. Google Android Keyboards
One of the cool things about Android is all the things you can customize. And lately there have been a few keyboards coming out or receiving major updates. I took a look at three of them: SwiftKey, Swype by Nuance, and Android 4.2’s keyboard (available for 4.0 and up). There are a lot of keyboards…
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Booting up Reboots – Men’s Style Is Trending Back From The Classics
Remember the old days when the clothes men wore all looked the same as the clothes other guys were wearing? Some men though, broke those rules. They were actors, musicians or some other celebrities that got away with it. In today’s society men have such a wide variety of choice, that everyone has their own…