Want To Save Some “Siri”ous Time On Your iPhone 4S?

Much of the recognition with Siri on the new iPhone 4S is its ability to schedule meetings, set timers and reminders, and come up with some pretty humorous responses to off the wall questions. What hasn’t gotten a lot of press is one of the more powerful tools Siri’s voice-cognition capabilities offers to users of the iPhone 4S.

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Can you post from an iPad?

So a question I get often is this: can you post to a website that uses WordPress on your iPad? Well, this post, along with this older picture of my youngest daughter Brooke (who is eight years old now) was done from my iPad. So you tell me?

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Grumpy Hosts – TechFan Podcast #58

Both Tim and David are feeling a bit grumpy, so what better time to record a podcast? Justin Bryce from Geekiest Show Ever and Drunken Halo joins us for half a segment (mostly to pitch that this Sunday is his birthday we think) and talk about the new Halo Anniversary Edition. David and Tim discuss the Steve Jobs biography (Tim is not happy, David is more apathetic), going the minimalist route, and why online videos suck now.

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thunder – Thunder – THUNDER! – MyMac Podcast #377

Oh those GMen! This show has a punk rock version of the Banana Splits theme, what to eat in Hell, and how Tom Schmidt now has to pay for Mark Greentree and Gaz to fly to Macworld to give us lessons on how to speak like an Aussie! Thunderbolt boots your Mac? Why that could be a good thing and just how well did Apple do on Black Friday and Cyber Monday?

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Headphones Comparison: V-Moda Remix Remote vs. Arctic E461-BM

One of the greatest assets to any iOS device is the ability to listen to your favorite music, audiobooks, or your favorite apps. There is nothing more annoying than trying to do so with earphones that simply ruin the experience with their shoddy qualities. Most of us aren’t in the market for expensive earphones that can cost over $200, so what’s out there for those of us who want to find a balance between sound quality and cost? V-Moda and Arctic each have earphones in their lineups that try to reach such a balance. How do they compare?

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To USB 3, or Not to USB 3. That is the question.
Part 2

So far this is the fastest USB 3 drive I have tested, and I am starting to believe that USB 3 is significantly faster than USB 2, but if you look at the chart at the beginning of this article you can see that USB 3 is supposed to be much faster than FW 800 and my testing did not show that.

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The iPad. Where is The Magic?

In typical Steve Jobs flair, the announcement today of Apple’s tablet computer, the iPad, was heralded as “something magical.” John Ivy, Sr VP of

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BIG announcement coming! Whatever will it be?

DOES anyone need a tablet computer? Not really unless it’s running specialized software for inventory control, doctors, nurses, ect. Why would Apple release a device to compete in that space that’s a niche of a niche? The answer is that they wouldn’t. But a number of things have been going on that points in a few possible directions.

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