It’s Tech Tuesday and time for a little talk about using Wine on a MAC. NO not that Wine! : Last week I had the unfortunate experience of having to open my old laptop, out of necessity, for the the first time in a year. I was working with an online program that just did not work properly in Chrome, then Firefox, Safari and finally Opera. I had this sneaking suspicion that I would only be able to use this particular site in internet...

Every so often I shoot a picture of the World Trade Center’s Tower 1. This time I decided to put the latest picture I took side by side with one of the earliest pictures I took of the tower just peeking out above ground… So here is the side by side comparison. In about a year and a half the tower has grown tremendously and the picture on the right is the first picture I’ve gotten where the first 6 stories of glass...

The Tax filing season has begun and the rush (or procrastination) to get your taxes done correctly is on. Here are a few tips and tricks that will help you master the upcoming tax season like a pro: Don’t bother looking for help from the Mac App store. This was the first place I checked out and there is no software readily available to help you. The Mac App store is fairly new so I’ll let this slide but I hope there is some...

Here is the first look at the IOS 4.3 Beta for the iPhone & iPad. Since I’m not an Apple Developer I was not able to download the Beta version but I did have some questions this video answered. The hot-spot feature has not been turned on yet but is included. Still no word as to when IOS 4.3 will actually be coming out. CNET shows off some of the new features, including new multitouch gestures, that are in the latest...

So the announcement is official. Verizon will be carrying the iPhone 4. Here is my take on the Verizon iPhone 4 as an iPhone user for many years: Pro’s: The Verizon iPhone will double as a hotspot (tethering) (I like this!) You could jailbreak this phone to be used on other CDMA networks like Sprint Con’s: It’s the same iPhone 4 with the antennae problems It’s running on Verizon’s old CDMA...

One of the top questions I get is how do I manage to find and tweet so many good articles on twitter? Well, I’ve always used Google Reader which is just one fantastic way to get new content delivered to you daily. With Google’s Reader I can sift through new articles, from the various blogs I have subscribed to, fairly quickly. I tweet the ones I find most relevant for my readers. Recently I have been testing out Reeder for Mac...

I was checking out some research done by the Pew Internet Project and decided to post some of their findings here. I highlighted two categories I found interesting. SNS (Social Network Services = Social Media) use decreases the older you get. I expect those numbers to level out within the next couple of years as Social Media becomes more widely accepted. This explains why I can still only find about 50% of my friends on facebook, even...

Polaroid makes a comeback and “Lady Gaga is Polaroids Creative Director” – Here’s a video breaking down all the gadgets Polaroid has in development and announced today at the CES Event in Las Vegas: I did not know this but I learn something everyday. Lady Gaga is Polaroids Creative Director and introduced a few products including a pair of sunglasses that she designed herself that can take video and pictures. That...