Blog Profile / Joe Tech
| URL : | http://www.joetech.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Technology | |
| Posts on Regator: | 268 | |
| Posts / Week: | 1.4 | |
| Archived Since: | November 14, 2009 | |
Blog Post Archive
Unifying Communications With CDW Cloud Collaboration
This year, I moved across the country and went from an office of just a few to a corporation with several thousand employees. Before this big move, I would communicate with others in the office mostly by voice. Seeing someone face to face meant only a couple dozen steps in any direction. These days, comminucation [...]Show More Summary
What Is Usenet?
Usenet was formed in 1979 and 1980 as a decentralized system for communicating online. Usenet, also referred to as newsgroups, has grown and evolved in the intervening years independently from but parallel to the World Wide Web. Today, millions of people share ideas and information on Usenet. Using a high quality newsgroup provider ensures a [...]Show More Summary
Get A Web Shop Online Fast With An eCommerce Site Builder
This post brought to you by eDirectHost.com. All opinions are 100% mine. Having been a founder in a web development company where I spent 13 years building professional websites, I'm well versed in what it can cost to have a website made. If you have start-up capital, spending thousands of dollars on your company's website [...]Show More Summary
The Rise Of Android – An Infographic
I’ve reviewed several Android phones, but never owned one. I’ve been a loyal iPhone owner since the iPhone 2. Despite my moderate iPhone slant, I’ve watched a growing Android market evolve to inspire better hardware and more of it year by year. Below is an infographic that shows just how far Android has come in [...]Show More Summary
The Illusion Of Super Lava : Crazy Aaron’s Super Putty
You might have a hard time finding someone who didn’t play with some form of putty or play dough as a child. I can even smell it now when I think of it. When I was sent a 3.2 ounce tin of Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty to review, I was very interested in this new [...]Show More Summary
How To Add A Digital Flickering Light To Your Halloween Pumpkin
It’s that time of the year when costumes are worn, trick-or-treaters skip from house to house, and we dress up our yards to look spooky. While some go all out on decorations and others do not, nearly every house in participation will proudly display a pumpkin, carved with care and lit by a candle. After [...]Show More Summary
How To Save Like A Pro On Ebay
This month, I bought a new iPad 2 for $280 on eBay, more as a result of searching and planning than luck. A long time ago, I learned the dangers of shopping on eBay for the first time. It can be suck a wonderland of interesting things that you can buy right now and if [...]Show More Summary
Data Virtualization And Storage With CDW
This post brought to you by CDW. All opinions are 100% mine. Fresh, still, is the feeling of frustration experienced while searching sometimes an hour or more for a document that someone in the office swore was in the system but could not find and needed right away. The re-direction of valuable man-hours from a [...]Show More Summary
PC Gaming vs Console Gaming
When the subject of gaming comes up, I find some gamers are pretty sure that console gaming beats PC gaming hands down and other gamers feel the opposite way about it. This infographic from Digital Storm puts the two head to head in a comparison. (larger version here) Gaming PC VS. Gaming Console – An [...]Show More Summary
Lenovo Z585 Laptop Giveaway
It’s time for another contest from my friend Justin at DragonBlogger.com. After almost 25,000 entries in the PS3/XBOX giveaway, Justin decided to give away a laptop, too. Not bad for just sharing a link or following on Twitter or Facebook, right? This one’s open to people outside the U.S., too, but you’ll have to pay [...]Show More Summary
Digital Musical Instruments
Is digital musical more than just a play button? Once, if you went to a gig, you’d see people skilfully (or sometimes not quite so skilfully) play their instruments. But lately, it’s started to become just as likely to see someone back up the ukulele-playing frontman by pressing the play button on a laptop. Technical [...]Show More Summary
Fast Fun With Cooper Tires On Mud, Rocks and Test Tracks
This post brought to you by Cooper Tires. All opinions are 100% mine. In June, I flew to San Antonio to spend a few days with Cooper Tire at their test facility. Although I went on "business", the trip was a lot of fun and very educational for a guy who, like most, doesn't spend [...]Show More Summary
Power To The Online People
“After an earthquake hit the east coast, people in NYC read tweets about the quake 30 seconds before they felt it.” That’s some pretty powerful stuff. It’s the power the internet community wields in communication and it has forever changed how we get information. Even President Obama took to Reddit today to field questions from [...]Show More Summary
Win A Guitar Link Guitar To Computer Kit
It’s time for another giveaway contest. This time, I’m giving away a Guitar Link so you can hook your guitar right into your PC or MAC and make some awesome music. How To Enter Entering is easy. Just use the contest widget below to like JoeTech.com on Facebook. Bam! 5 easy entries. Then you can [...]Show More Summary
Manage Your Personal Brand Online
Your online presence is your virtual first impression. What you do online can affect your job, your personal life and what opportunities are available to you in the future. But what happens when your reputation is damaged in some fashion online? Having someone looking out for your reputation can be a vital asset. That’s what [...]Show More Summary
How To Connect Your Guitar To Your Computer
In an age where we integrate computers into every facet of our lives, the need for musicians to connect their instruments to their computers is commonplace. A few years ago, I saw a guitar designed specifically for plugging into a computer and I wanted it immediately. Being able to forego the amp completely was a [...]Show More Summary
An Apple a Day Keeps The Entrepreneur Away
Apple devices have struck like an eye-popping thunder bolt in midst of the dark boredom filled consumerism of our generation. The iPhone and iPad have taken the term ‘user-friendly’ to a whole new level and have generally met great resonance from people belonging to all walks of life. Same holds for work places, however many [...]Show More Summary
Win a Quirky Pivot Power Flexible Power Strip
Last year, I reviewed a great new product from Quirky called Pivot Power. Just to refresh your memory, Pivot Power is a power strip with outlets that each pivot in order to provide more space for plugging in larger items like those bulky power bricks. Most of us would just skip an outlet when a [...]Show More Summary
What Is A Smart TV?
The word ‘smart’ seems to be appearing all over the technological world; smartphone, smart refrigerator, smart oven etc. Smart TVs have recently surfaced, and their capabilities are dramatically improving with each model that is released, keeping them on a path to becoming a type of all in one device. As a result it is quite [...]Show More Summary
Win An Xbox 360 Or Playstation 3
Our friends at DragonBlogger.com are constantly throwing great contests to give loyal readers really cool stuff. Today, they launched another contest to give you the chance to win either an Xbox 360 console (250GB) or a Playstation 3 Console (160GB) and the lucky winner gets his or her choice. This contest is open Internationally but [...]Show More Summary