Archive for April, 2009

More Skype-Hype

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
picLast week, I wrote about Skype service.  I was looking for a way to talk to my wife from the other side of the world.  All my research pointed to Skype, or at least the hype.  I decided to try a Skype phone: the GE 28300EE2. I wanted a way so that my wife did not have to sit at the computer to talk to me.  GE had a phone, which was a cordless handset.  She could walk anywhere that the DECT 6 technology would let her.  Besides, having a Skype application on my iPhone, further reinforced my decision to buy...

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Skype-Hype

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Skype, Skype, Skype.  How many times have we heard about this company in the past few months?  Oprah always talks about it (so I have been told), and everywhere the company’s name is surfacing. I am a new user to this phenomenon and wanted to share my experiences.  Currently, I am typing from Qatar in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  My wife and family are back in the USA.  Since I like them all, I began to explore options to speak with them before I left and kept landing on Skype. It is an online chat program much like Yahoo and MSN...

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Old School Prank With New School Taste

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
picPranks are a thing of the past. The ol' Charlie Chaplin films and Three Stooges shows are worth mentioning, even though they aren't anywhere close to being in a league together. Prank stores used to exist everywhere, and they had tons of ways to play a silly game on friends. Pens that would explode in a flash of confetti, ink that wouldn't show up unless on the correct paper, and even crazy ways to shock your friends. Speaking of shocking your friends, a brand new prank toy exists that will shock friends while they attempt to snap your photo. The toy looks...

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The Pocket Sized HD Camcorder

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
picIn the incredible world of family experiences there is always a moment that deserves to be captured for looking back at a later time,  especially when there are children involved. Unexpected events most certainly can be humorous and entertaining. In today's modern world, even though small, users would have to carry around a bulky camcorder, especially if they wanted to capture their moment in true HD quality. Of course, there is no argument, today's technology is certainly much more compact compared to let's say ten years ago, but sometimes devices even in a small size can be a hassle to carry...

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