Room to Roam

Traveling overseas often used to mean being cut off from your mobile phone number because your handset wouldn’t work in another country — or because you didn’t want to pay exorbitant roaming charges just to check mail or take a call from a friend while you were on a foreign wireless carrier’s network. Remember all those … Continue reading Room to Roam

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PTJ 92: With a LIttle Help From Their Friend

It’s our very first crossover episode as comedian Mike Robles of the Robles & Rosado podcast stops by to help El Kaiser while J.D. is away. Mike reveals the details of the very special relationship he shares with his smartphone and tries his best to understand what drives Pedro’s notorious gadget lust. In the news, Target’s CEO … Continue reading PTJ 92: With a LIttle Help From Their Friend

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PTJ 91: All is Right With the Galaxy

Before J.D. and El Kaiser head over to the Ziegfeld movie palace to queue up for tickets to Star Wars *SQUEE*, they test Domino’s updated iPad app and its 3D Pizza Builder feature. They virtually make it rain pizza toppings. *SQUEE* In the news the Federal Communications Commission announces its latest stab at finding constitutional rules for governing the Internet; the … Continue reading PTJ 91: All is Right With the Galaxy

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PTJ 91 News: Old Games

Here we go again: Last week, the Federal Communications Commission announced its latest stab at finding constitutional rules for governing the Internet. Critics called the new proposal a “two-tier” system with high-speed fast lanes for those who can pay and slower connections for those who can’t — all decidedly problematic for the concept of net neutrality. In a rebuttal to … Continue reading PTJ 91 News: Old Games

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Pie In the Sky

Domino’s revealed its latest update for the iPad last week, and unlike most app updates, this one had a press release. The updated software now includes a realistic 3D Pizza Builder photo animation that lets you build your pie from the crust up. The app depicts your dinner as a work in progress as you tap through … Continue reading Pie In the Sky

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PTJ 90: Pump Up the Volume and Pump That Bass

Nothing drives me crazier than seeing folks sporting humongous, power-hungry headphones directly connected to their personal media players and smartphones. Actually, if they wear those headphones OVER a ski hat that’s keeping their ears warm, that would make me twice as crazy. A few weeks ago I overheard a colleague of mine at the day … Continue reading PTJ 90: Pump Up the Volume and Pump That Bass

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PTJ 90: Court Cases and Fiber Races

El Kaiser has a new toy and he can’t wait to tell you all about it. This week he reviews the Mont Blanc E12 portable headphone amplifier from FiiO.  Let’s face it, ebooks are here to stay. J.D. fills us in on how to make margin notes and highlight our favorite passages on all the popular digital … Continue reading PTJ 90: Court Cases and Fiber Races

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PTJ 90 News: Now With More Fiber

The Supreme Court heard the legal arguments in American Broadcasting Companies v. Aereo this week, a case that pits traditional over-the-air broadcast television companies against the feisty TV-streaming start-up with the wee antenna farms. Legal eagles and advocacy groups are watching closely and everyone  awaits the Court’s decision, which is expected by June. Creative types have … Continue reading PTJ 90 News: Now With More Fiber

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Book Marks

Ebooks have grabbed quite a few eyeballs with their lower prices, wide selection and ability to  be read on a tablet, reader or computer with a minimum of fuss. While ebooks do have their conveniences, some people are still pondering how to make margin notes or underline their favorite passages in the text, which can come in … Continue reading Book Marks

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PTJ 89: Amazon Just Might Have Your Number

J.D. tells us how we can make a correction on a Google Map and  Pedro hopes The Big Apple finally gets its recommended daily allowance of Google Fiber. In the news, Amazon is said to be working on its own line of smartphones;  Facebook is ripping out the messaging functionality from its smartphone apps; Google purchases Titan Aerospace out … Continue reading PTJ 89: Amazon Just Might Have Your Number

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