Review – Canon Expo 2015 – Javitz Center, New York
Trade shows are a wonderful way to meet and greet, reveal new products, court the press, welcome customers, discuss specific needs, and so much more. The biggest downside for exhibitors…
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Review – i-dSp and dSp Portable DAC/Headphone Amplifiers from HRT
A few years ago, we witnessed the first truly portable and affordable USB-powered DAC (digital-to-analog converter) headphone amplifiers. The idea was that with a simple plug-and-play unit, not much larger…
Apple’s View Of Storage, Circa Late 2015
Apple’s crowded September 9th press event was about many things, but one of the facets that was most interesting to me was their treatment of various storage-related issues. I’ll highlight…
Review – Working With Kingston’s HyperX Savage SSD
I needed to upgrade one of my MacBook Pro computers from Mac OS X Lion to Yosemite… I knew that if I performed a straight upgrade, I’d probably run into…
Review – Seagate Personal Cloud 2-Bay 4TB Network Attached Storage Device & Seagate 4TB Backup Plus Portable Hard Drive
Seagate Personal Cloud 2-Bay 4TB NAS device One of the great joys of advances in storage technology is that Network Attached Storage is no longer scary or difficult, and to…
Review – Seagate Seven USB 3 Hard Drive and LaCie d2 Thunderbolt™ 2 Desktop drive bring performance and design to product matrix.
Ever since Seagate purchased LaCie the distinctions between the two companies continue to blur. A case in point is the Seagate Sevenmm, a thin USB 3 drive with an absolutely…
Pre-Revolutionary Historical Site Meets 21st Century Music and Culture at Sexton Sideshow’s Memorial Dei Family Picnic
Sexton Sideshow’s Memorial Dei Family Picnic has become an annual event held each Memorial Day weekend on the grounds of the Gloria Dei Church (Old Swedes Episcopal) at 927 South…
Review – Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6 & CC
Like many photographers, we have switched 90% of our workflow to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Its cross-platform compatibility, combined with ever more robust Digital Asset Management features, coupled with state-of-the-art image…
Review – TextNow Wireless Cell Phone and App
There are lots of options for cell phone users, and over the past years consumers have sought out lower cost options. Certainly apps like Skype have made it possible for…
Review – NeatConnect Wi-Fi Scanner + Software
As tax time approaches, we are reminded how many expenses we have, often on crumpled up pieces of paper, or business cards from conferences, and when it departs for the…