Rainn Wilson (Dwight from television’s The Office and the film The Rocker) recently tweeted “I wish there was an app to not drop calls.” Comedian Jim Norton said “Downloading an update for my iPhone. It’s supposed to help with dropped calls. You know what would help with dropped calls? Verizon.” An oft-quoted joke is “I...

This is the third installment in the series “Apple Jailbreak Q & A”! If you missed it, check out “What is Jailbreaking?” before getting started with the rest of the series. Can My Device be Jailbroken? Not every iDevice can be jailbroken, but most any of them that run the iOS firmware (iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone) can be jailbroken to some degree...

I asked for this app review because I have a really hard time staying organized. This isn’t a great trait for someone who wants to write professionally – or for anyone else with deadlines, multi-step tasks, projects, ingredient lists, or any other number of things integral to GTD – Getting Things Done. My friends have often said it’s...

While Yet Another Facebook Look Change is nothing new to report about – the features of the newly redesigned user profiles is something of which to stop and take notice. Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerburg, appeared on 60 Minutes last night to talk about the newly unveiled profile look for users of the social networking site. As early as yesterday,...

Welcome back to the second installment in the series “Apple Jailbreak Q & A”! If you missed it, check out “What is Jailbreaking?” before getting started with the rest of the series. Many people – the media especially – have drawn conclusions about whether or not jailbreaking your iDevice is legal. MYTH: Jailbreaking Your...

Even if you’re not heavily vested in the “hacking” and device unlocking scene, you’ve probably heard the term “jailbreak” used in conjunction with Apple’s line of devices. The term has become so ubiquitous that other device hacking groups have begun to use the term instead of “hacking” because of the softer...

If you’re one of the myriad people who have purchased an Android-based phone like the Droid 2, Droid X, or any of the newer HTC phones, you may have been insanely jealous when your iPhone-owning counterparts were endowed with the shiny new Netflix App that let them watch movies and television on the go. As it seemed Netflix was on the verge of...

Any of you reading this have been here before: You’re in the middle of an important project whether it be personal or business, and you encounter an error or an unexpected problem getting something done on your computer. Murphy’s Law seems to dictate that the more important the project is to you, the more complex or trying the problem seems to be. If...

Social Media giant Facebook is set to unleash the proverbial “dogs of war” on G-Mail tomorrow by announcing its own rival e-mail service to its over 500 million members. Facebook members can already chat and send private messages on the site – this branch out to external email is not a simple task, but a logical one. The company has been noted to have...