They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If so, why is it so difficult to drop captions onto photos before uploading to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, et al? As it turns out, all you need is 99-cents and the … Continue »

Have you read about the $400 Lytro camera? It takes photos where everything is in focus. Adding focus or depth of field is done in software. You can kinda sorta do the same thing with the camera in your iPhone. … Continue »

Getting Things Done is easier said than done but there’s just so much to do these days that you absolutely positively must have a list. Among the hundreds of todo list apps, which one? What’s the most popular todo list … Continue »

Chalk it up to genes, but I’m not a musician that people would pay money to see and hear. Actually, my piano is so bad that I’d probably have more financial success where people would pay me not to play. … Continue »

Apple just announced that they’ve sold 100-million iPod touches. That’s a huge number for the iPhone model that isn’t a phone. Whether iPhone or iPod touch (or iPad) we all have something in common. We love free apps. Now, let … Continue »

There’s a dangerous side effect that comes with the typical low priced app for iPhone and iPad. Too many apps. I have two folders full of photo effects apps on my iPhone, and one folder dedicated to iPhone camera apps. … Continue »

Friends and family have heard me say that ‘food is not the center of my life. It’s much higher than that.’ If you’re a foodie then you understand my sentiment. Being a foodie means I’m a Yelp user, and have … Continue »

Social media is all the rage in the 21st century. From Twitter to Facebook we’re all connected to each other somewhere. Here’s what Facebook doesn’t do well. A social neighborhood. Your neighbors. Think of the value of knowing and connecting … Continue »

Kate and I were talking about how young people date these days. Back in the day, a bar was a good place to find someone. The internet age brought greater efficiency and wider variety to the dating scene. Today, all … Continue »

The security guards in the school where I work are constantly being monitor and monitoring. Surveillance cameras observe and record video of their (and our) every move. Wherever they go on campus is tracked all the time. That sounds a … Continue »

One of the inherent benefits of the massive number of apps in the iPhone App Store is that there’s usually something for everyone, an app for every need. Need sushi? Yelp. Need pizza? Yelp? Nah, why bother with a general … Continue »

The iPhone is the world’s most used, most popular camera. Why? The photos are of decent quality and the camera is always available. Wouldn’t it be cool to capture photos of every important event throughout the day? Your iPhone can … Continue »

It seems like a generation ago, but back in the day product reviews were difficult to find, and that made Consumer Reports the magazine to have before you bought a product. Sadly, those days are gone, and Consumer Reports today … Continue »

A couple of crazy trends are taking place in photography these days. First of all, the single most used camera in the world is the iPhone. Secondly, every iPhone camera app tries to beat the competition by adding more features … Continue »

Have you ever downloaded and tried out an app on your iPhone that you later regretted buying? Sure. That’s the nature of mobile apps today. Buy, then try. How about this? Have you ever downloaded and tried out an app … Continue »

Deliberately or subconsciously, we all have one thing in common. We count things. Whether it’s money, or to do items, or bills, or the latest Top 10 List, humans have this inherent need to count things. Sometimes we count in … Continue »

Don’t ask for a hard number, but I’m taking a guess that there are hundreds and hundreds of notes taking apps for the iPhone and iPad. What can yet another notes app bring to the table that isn’t already available? … Continue »