YOUR PHONE WILL BE YOUR WALLET

Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

We remember when people who weren’t paying cash, wrote checks at the grocery store. Some still write checks and hold up everybody in line. Most… Read more

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THE APPS ATE MY DATA

Posted on July 20th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

AT&T has a free calculator that makes it easy to find out why you keep going over the data limit on your smart phone. It’s especially helpful… Read more

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HANDS FREE ON THE FREEWAY

Posted on June 14th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

We envy our friend Louise for the built-in hands-free speakerphone that came with her Toyota Prius. We’ve been in her car when a call came… Read more

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INSTANT PREVIEWS ON YOUR CELL PHONE

Posted on March 11th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

Google recently launched instant website previews for mobile users. Instead of clicking on a result, checking out the website and going back to… Read more

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SENIOR PHONE

Posted on January 28th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

The Jitterbug phone is a phone with great big numbers and simple buttons for the basic controls, like on and off. This February, they’ll offer… Read more

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A LEAF INTO THE FUTURE

Posted on January 7th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

An impressive app is now available on the Nissan Leaf electric car and soon to be available on Ford’s Focus Electric, announced today at the… Read more

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THINGS TO DO

Posted on November 17th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

There are lots of free to-do list programs, some with catchy names like “RememberTheMilk.com.” But we’re currently enjoying “Task List… Read more

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HIGH TECH JACKET AND GLOVES

Posted on November 14th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

North Face sent us high tech gloves with special tips. Use them to work the touch screen on your phone, iPad or tablet computer on a cold day…. Read more

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GEE WHIZ DEPARTMENT

Posted on October 5th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

We’re not big on all-in-one office machines – which are a combination of printer, fax machine and scanner in one unit. But there’s a new one… Read more

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TOO MANY CELL PHONES

Posted on August 9th, 2007 by Bob and Joy Schwabach

Another day, another cell phone. Sometimes, two or three. We have seven now, and they all have different connections for recharging. Apparently these… Read more

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