Posted on January 5th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
We were happy with the Tracfone we bought for $10 at a grocery store, but then a reader wrote to tell us about something better. (Readers: What are you gonna do?) He said we could have double the minutes with a much nicer LG 420G TracFone, which was just $20 at Walmart.com. So we took his advice and spent the $20. The phone dutifully arrived and it took only five minutes with TracFone customer support to have our old number and minutes transferred over. Unlike the $10 version, the new phone has most of the latest features: a camera, polyphonic ringtones, changeable wallpaper, games, web browser, speakerphone, auto redial, etc. “Best of all,” said our reader, “it has Bluetooth. So if you’re […]
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Posted on January 5th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
So you got a new iPad and you don’t know what to put on it? Take a look at the new book: “Best iPad Apps, The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders,” by Peter Meyers, $22 from oreilly.com. Every page is illustrated and you get a quick peek at what your app will look like. Prices range from free to about $10; most are $2-$3. Here are a few that caught our attention: NoteTaker HD; $5. People who still prefer handwriting to typing will love this. That’s because it’s hard to write small on a touch screen, but this app will take your large letters and instantly downsize them as you go, so you can get a lot more on a single […]
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