Archive for the ‘Tech Bytes’ Category

Hi-Tech Romance: Finding Mr. Right This Holiday Season

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I met my husband thanks to technology. OK, so it wasn’t online dating or a mobile app, but rather a Web 2.0 tradeshow that found us both catching some fresh air outside an afterparty club, and a number of additional shows in the months following that led us to continued encounters (he lived more than [...]

With Windows 7 + Windows Live, you can create, connect, and share this holiday season.

Start your gift list with saving money Family Pack: Windows 7 Family Pack is available this holiday season for purchase at participating retailers and online at the Microsoft Store. Purchasing the Windows 7 Family Pack gives you three upgrade licenses of Windows 7 Home Premium for the low price of $149.99.  Supplies are limited, so [...]

Allay Patch Gets My Five Stars

If you’re like me, that time of the month is a terror not only for me, but for my poor husband, who spends the days leading up to it hiding in his office and going out of his way not to cross my path. I can’t particularly help being a terror – as a PMDD [...]

Don’t Let Drunk Facebooking Happen To You!

Very rarely does a pitch come through my inbox that stands out as much as the one I received from Social Media Sobriety Test, so when I received this gem, I knew I was going to have to check out the website. The company provides a new free browser extension that is claimed to be [...]

I’m Listed!

After blogging for about a year, I’m excited to announce that I’ve been listed in my first “media database.” Yesterday, I received an email from Cision (which runs MediaSource, a press database for PR pros) saying: Your I’m No June Cleaver blog caught our attention and we have added it to our online database. The [...]

Archos 9 Tablet PC Review

The iPad gets all the buzz, but there are a few other tablets on the market that are worth looking at. I’m writing this on a Macbook, which is sitting next to my iPhone, so I may be a bit biased – but let’s take a look at the Archos 9 PC Tablet. Overall, the [...]

Zune HD 64gb Review

Even though I wasn’t one of the five lucky recipients of the Microsoft Zune at September’s TechCrunch50 conference, I am excited to report that ,as seen on several tech blogs, Microsoft has just announced the Zune HD 64 GB. The device will go on sale on April 12, and retain for $349.99. From the press release: [...]

Kodak Playsport Waterproof Video Camera

Kodak has released their latest pocket video cam, the Kodak Playsport Waterproof Video Camera, which retails for about $150. I would love the opportunity to take this baby for a test run – given its apparently good ratings for being sturdy and waterproof and my water-filled lifestyle. It certainly would have been helpful to have [...]

iPhone Fridge Magnets

I read in a recent issue of Wired Magazine that, in a series of studies, Apple fans’ brains reacted much more intensely to mentions of their beloved company, its fearless leaders, and its game-changing products than devout Christians’ brains reacted to religious references. It’s no wonder, then, that I – a woman who absolutely hates [...]

Asus Cine5 Preview

Living in a condo, one of the things that you quickly have to adjust to is: every inch matters. Bulky furniture, extra dishes, every item in the condo has to be carefully weighed to avoid having an over-cluttered, claustrophobic, environment. That’s why, when I heard of the announcement of the Asus Cine5, I as thrilled. [...]