Author Archives: Jesse Tucker
A really useful iOS 5 tip: Keyboard shortcuts
I doubt that there’s any iPhone (3GS and up), iPad, or eligible iPod Touch users that haven’t updated to iOS 5 yet. Well, maybe there’s a few out there that are so technically challenged they haven’t figured it out. But the people in that boat are most likely still using flip phones. I’ve set up [...]
The Dark Meadow
A few days ago I was bored and in the market for a new app to grab my interest. I was also curious to see if there were any tributes in the app store for Steve Jobs, who as we all know just passed away after a long fight with cancer. That whole situation has [...]
You Need a Case For Your iPhone. Trust Me!
My cell phone is used so much I need chargers in my bedroom, living room, the office and in the car. I didn’t expect it to make it through its life cycle without getting a few nicks and scratches. I didn’t expect to be careless enough to have the glass shatter to pieces either. But [...]
Kinect…5 Months Later
Last November Microsoft released the Kinect for the Xbox 360, and it was recently named the Fastest-selling Consumer Electronics Device in the world, breaking a Guinness World Record. I made it almost 5 years since the Xbox 360 was released without breaking down and buying one. With all the hype surrounding this new peripheral, along [...]
Orb: Taking the TV Out of the Living Room
Traditional TV will be around for a long time to come. All the talk lately has been about enhancing TV with the internet. But in a world where “There’s an app for that” (a phrase recently trademarked believe it or not), why hasn’t there been more interest in taking the TV out of the living room, letting you put that high monthly cable bill to better use? There are a few options out there, and I’ve recently been using Orb to take my TV anywhere I go.