Technology & Gadgets

This page contains links to articles about all things technological, including cell phones, smartphones, laptop and desktop computers, tablets, e-readers, jailbreaking, web services, operating systems, software, and other gadgets.

Which New iPad Should I Buy?

by michael on March 8, 2012 · 0 comments

With yesterday’s announcement of a third-generation iPad, you might be wondering which one you should buy. I know I am. With that in mind, I’m going to walk you through my thought process.

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How Much Do the New iPad Data Plans Cost?

by michael on March 8, 2012 · 0 comments

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re likely aware that Apple introduced their 3rd generation iPad yesterday. In addition to a Retina display, better camera, and faster processor, the mobile-enabled versions are 4G LTE compatible.

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Do Apple Power Adapters Work Overseas?

by michael on February 13, 2012 · 1 comment

In a few weeks, I’m traveling to South America. In preparation, I’m trying to figure out what I’ll need in the way of power converters. As it turns out, just about the only things that I’ll need to plug in are made by Apple.

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iPad Won’t Turn on or Wake Up?

by michael on February 11, 2012 · 0 comments

If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance that your iPad has become unresponsive. You can’t get it to turn on or wake up, and you’re starting to freak out. Fortunately, there’s an easy fix.

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How to Reset (Reboot) Your iPhone

by michael on February 11, 2012 · 0 comments

Has your iPhone become unresponsive? Is it refusing to turn on or wake up? The good news is that you probably just need to reset (reboot) it to get it working again. So how do you reset an iPhone? Read on to find out…

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Have you ever noticed that Microsoft — for some unknown reason — has set the default left/right margins in Word to 1.25 inches. Seriously? 1.25 inches? What a waste… Of both time spent changing it and paper when people don’t bother.

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Have you ever wished you could launch an app with Siri? Or maybe change your iPhone’s settings? Yeah, me too. It seems like such an obvious thing, but Siri just can’t do it. Unless… Unless you jailbreak your iPhone.

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After jailbreaking my iPhone 4S and getting everything back up and running, I ran into a minor snag with the Twitter app. When I clicked on “Home,” it said “Protected Tweets.” What? Protected Tweets? Are you kidding?

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