Sync Gmail Contacts through Microsoft Exchange If your like me your probably using Gmail to manage an extensive contact list. I only recently noticed Contacts in Gmail were not syncing with my iPhone so I did some investigating. Turns out that in IOS 5, when you setup your Gmail through the iPhone, the option to sync your contacts has disappeared. You can sync your email, calendar and notes but not contacts. I have no clue why. After a...

It’s Tech Tuesday! Check out this new app I’m using for foursquare. Foursquare is one social media platform I have trouble using on a daily basis especially for the places I routinely visit. . If there are places that you visit daily or even routinely and you check-in using foursquare , you can now automate the process using Auto4Sq. Auto4Sq uses the foursquare API to let you schedule check-ins, much the same way that...

I have had a lot of traffic to the blog today centering around iCloud and IOS5. I assume many people are having some of the same issues I have run into. Here goes the steps I took to run a clean upgrade… In order to save yourself some time you should backup and update your iPhone to 4.3.5. This will prepare the phone for IOS5. You will also need to download and install any updates that are needed for your MAC. I know I downloaded a...

Those of us who hangout in IRC chats and online through Social Media knew this day was coming. Maybe you heard some of your techy friends dropping cryptic messages about how things are going to get a lot worse in this country before they get better and you had no clue what they meant. I know I was one of those people who was dropping those hints… Now, a day after over 500-700 people get arrested in Downtown Manhattan, it looks like...

It’s Tech Tuesday and as a bonus but you can file this under “Free Software” Do you travel with your laptop often? My mobile office goes everywhere with me so this software was an immediate download. Ever have nightmares about having your laptop stolen? If so this free software from the Prey Project may be just what you need to help put your mind at ease. Prey is an open source project that is a lightweight laptop and...

Suggesting Friends? Is Facebook Getting Desperate? Lately I have noticed that facebook is getting more aggressive with the sales pitch to keep me adding more friends to my account. I now only log in about once a week (while I use G+ daily) and this is my new welcome screen on facebook…   I Think it’s Irresponsible of me to friend People on Facebook Yes, for me, I rarely accept friends requests on facebook. I don’t...