Did you think that Google wouldn’t get into the cloud storage option? Of course not, they have cloud storage and it is called Google Drive. Drive It launched in 2012, April 24 to be exact and it gives or offers 15GB of space for free. That includes the following: GMAIL […]
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In 2007, Dropbox was founded and their version of Cloud Storage started. IT seems to be going strong, 13 years later. History In 2007, it started up with funding and by 2009 it surpassed the 1 million user mark. By the time November came around, it reached 3 million users. […]
You know with cloud storage being what it is, you knew that Apple would get into the action. Their cloud storage is called iCloud. iCloud, what is it When you have an Apple product, like a iPhone, then you have 5GB given you as a freebie. So you get 5GB […]
When you think of cloud storage do you think of the clouds above us? You wonder how they store information in them. What is cloud storage One might ask ones what is cloud storage and why should I use it? That is a good question and hopefully I will be […]
You are thinking about adding a card to your mobile wallet but you are wondering if this is a safe thing to do. Yes, this is a safe route to go. Are they safe Yes, the mobile wallets are very safe, probably more safe than carrying you wallet around with […]
I have talked about a few mobile payment options out there. Yes, there are so more and I will talk about those at a later time. So what are the best options for mobile payments? The Best This is a matter of opinion and it all depends on what you […]
Samsung is a major player in electronics, in my opinion, and they have a great line of Android phones. It would only be feasible to have their own mobile payment options. Right? Well, they do. Samsung Pay Just like Android and Apple in which we have talked about before Samsung […]
In the era of COVID-19, it seems that the cash might be going away. I hope not I do like the feel of cash. But this introduces the next topic and that is paying via a digital payment. Wow, digital payment. History It all started in 2013 as Apple was […]
In this era of digital age you have to have that mobile pay option. Up first is Android pay, yep Android has one of these. Android This is actually called Google Pay and it is a digital wallet and online payment system developed. Shop how you want… choose your device, […]
In the era of smartwatches, smartphones, you know that it was only time, that they would push out the option from paying from your phone or watch. Yes, you heard me right, paying for things without ripping out your wallet. Are we living in the era of the Jetson’s (for […]
It was only time before Apple got into this market, you know the smartwatch market, it couldn’t stand not to have one, right? It would drive them crazy not to have a watch. The watch It was announced on September 9, 2014, and you had to have the iPhone 5 […]
When you think of Pebble what comes to your mind. Well, for my wife it is pebble ice which is her favorite. But that isn’t what I think of. Why would I think of ice? Not sure. But I think of the very first smartwatch I had. Of course, I […]
If you wanted to check your steps, heart rate, quality of sleep, and some other stuff, then you needed to get a Fitbit. Why do you ask? If you were concerned about your health. Then you needed one of these. History Founded in 2007 in San Francisco, California and they […]
What is a smartwatch one might ask? Well, it is a wearable computer, yes I said it was a wearable computer. Where you can look at things like apps, time, weather, stock market, and so forth. I know Crazy times, indeed. History Here is a breakdown of the history of […]
Since the launch of this website we have talked about a lot of stuff, I mean a lot of stuff. We started back on Jan. 1, 2019 and now it is August 18, 2020. It has been a wild ride. Tech We have talked about the following Pre 1970 stuff […]
Now you have seen a bit of technology that is leading up the technology that we use today. Over the next little bit I will be talking about certain apps for the iPhone. Why iPhone Well that is what I have and that is what I know. So I will […]
It was the year 2010 and something and all was quiet on the video game side of things until a new gaming system was released. Yes, a new gaming system was released what difference will this make now. There are so many gaming systems out there. September 20 Changed the […]
It was the year 2000 and something and well the headphone era just changed big time. Yes, the headphones have changed from the time in the 1970s but this was a game-changer. Head Phones In the 1970’s yes, that was a long time ago like a galaxy far far away. […]
It was the year 2000 and something and cash might have just become obsolete with the technology that was coming. Why am I saying this and what will take its place? Is cash gone For years we have used this paper money as the main means of payment for something. […]
It was the year 2000 and something and the technology just keeps getting better and better. We don’t have flying cars yet or ships that fly in space. Well that we know of. There could be and we just don’t know it. However, we do have a device you can […]
It was the year 2000 and something and it seems that the use of cash is going bye bye. When Apple Pay first came out I was excited since I had an iPhone and I could use it. However, I was wrong in that area. I couldn’t use it. It […]
It was the year 2000 and something and smartwatches are the new things. So, of course, I am going to talk about the Apple Watch, and of course, it is made by Apple, for the iPhone. It was announced on September 9, 2014. You have to have an iPhone 5 […]
It was the year 2000 and something and Steve Jobs was busy overseeing his last iPhone and that was the iPhone 5. This was also the first iPhone that was completely developed under the guidance of Tim Cook. Life Span This phone lasts a whole year. Yes, that was just […]
It was the year 2000 and something and Apple had already released an iPhone and an iPad. So what could they do now? Well, they launched a mini one. Mini It was a smaller version of the iPad and it came in at 7.9 inches. It has the same software […]
It was the year 2010 and something and Google has been on a good roll. ? They are branching out to a lot of things. I mean a lot of things What is it It is a line of digital media player that you plug into your TV USB slot. […]
In the year 2000 and something transportation had to change. In what way do you ask? Well, you have a Taxi’s and limos. Taxi’s Here is a taxi I remember watching a show called Taxi, yea this is dating me a little bit. But, if you lived in a big […]
It was the year of 2000 and something and music streaming wasn’t new, Pandora was around. But something about Spottily that just peak my attention. Streaming music So why is this so important in life? I mean music is music right. Why don’t we just pop the old cassette tape […]
It was the year in the 21st century and in the second decade, Two people created an App for IOS only in October of 2010. The original thought was a check in-app. But, wait that is what foursquare is used for. Burbn What the heck is this? Well, it was […]
It was the year 2010 and something and the Xbox had just come out and the people over at the Xbox 360 developer place and they were thinking up some things that can go with the Xbox 360. They did come up with the following. Kinect According to wikipedia.org, the […]
It was the year 2010 something and back in the day, Microsoft put out a video game console called the Xbox with all the home video game console out there Microsoft had to do something. Development In 2003 the Xbox 360 was thought up and it had 400 developers come […]
So we have the iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch so what is this thing called an iPad. The Newton was introduced in 1993 and that was the first tablet. Modeled after This was modeled after the iPhone of course, which was all about the touch screen. Well that is the thinking, […]
It isn’t the first decade in a new century anymore. It is now 2010 and we are almost caught up to the present in the technologies that come around. Here are the items I have come up with the following: 2010, iPad I will talk about this 2010, Xbox 360 […]
Over the last few months, I have been talking about technologies from 1970 until 2009. We have moved from computers that had 16 MB of memory to iPhones that have 512 GB worth of memory. 1970 We had Apple and TRS computer, CD’s and Atari 800 and my favorite something […]