I’ll start this review by admitting that I am NOT a graphic designer. I do design graphics, on occasion for my various projects, but I would never apply for a Graphic Designer job. I’m just not that good, nor have…
Category: Internet
Karma Go: Share a little WiFi
I should title my latest articles “Cool-techie-things-Neal-would-like-to-have-but aren’t-available-yet.” Here’s another one to add to the list. The Karma Go (which really makes me think of “…you come and go…” from Karma Chameleon by Culture Club, which I’m guessing was intentional…
WWDC 2014 Quick Hits
These are my quick and dirty thoughts after Apple’s keynote from WWDC 2014. I’ll give my full thoughts after I’ve had time to sift through all the details. Tim Cook alluded to this being the mother of all releases, and…
Finally, an FTP client for Chrome OS that actually works
*Please wait while the angels finish singing* Stop pinching yourself, you’re not dreaming. This is actually happening. You now have one less reason to hold on to that ancient Windowsaurus (an old personal computing device, from the paleo-vista era).
Highlight and copy text from an image? Eh, maybe someday with Project Naptha.
Ever wish you could copy the text off of an image and paste it elsewhere? Well, now you can. Sort of. Thanks to the folks at projectnaptha.com, if you’re using the Chrome browser, you can copy/paste/translate text on images, with…
Tech is not one-size-fits-all — and name-calling doesn’t make you the winner
It’s a great time to be a tech enthusiast. There are so many choices out there: devices, services, operating systems, form factors, apps, etc. And more are released every day. But to a small (and obnoxious) minority, tech choices have…
Gmail Security Gets an Upgrade, Means More Privacy
Google has apparently upgraded Gmail security recently, in an effort to improve our email privacy. According to the official Gmail blog, Gmail will always use an encrypted HTTPS connection when you send or check email. It’s not clear exactly what’s…
Google Drive Drastically Drops Prices
Google, perhaps the largest proponent of Cloud Computing, took a huge leap forward in promoting said technology by drastically cutting their prices for cloud storage. 100GB, which used to cost 4.99/month, now costs only 1.99/month, and 1TB has dropped from…
The Chrome Show – Samsung Chromebook 2 and much more.
Definitely check out this podcast. It’s a great show hosted by a guy I myself have had the pleasure of podcasting with on episode 10 of the Practical Chrome show. On that episode, John Oliphant, Craig Tumblison, Kevin Tofel and…
Google, So Secure Even Uncle Sam Can’t Get In
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt was recently interviewed by Stephen Levy of Wired at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference, and as usual had some interesting things to say. Basically, the gist of it is that Google has recently beefed…