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2013

Nextdoor

I have thought about writing about the new online service called Nextdoor for a while now. I personally set up a 'neighborhood' for my area a while back and have been trying to get it off the ground. But with their...

Freeze Frame

18 October 2013

We have talked about storing your photos online here before. There are some great ways to automatically backup your photos using some social networks like Google+ and Facebook, or cloud storage services like Dropbox and iCloud. I use a combinations of iCloud, Google+ and Everpix to make sure everything is securely backed up. With these sites costing me very little (other than some set up time) I have all my bases covered. However, Flickr recently updated their iOS app to allow for ...

Demand It!

16 October 2013

Normally here on Follow The Wire, we have our Demand It! feature on Wednesdays, highlighting the new releases available On Demand. (New Releases available this week are Pacific Rim, The Heat and Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain.) However, this week I want to point out how valuable Armstrong On Demand really is. We are in to October and new and returning shows are still premiering. Fall sports are in full swing and we are smack in the middle of playoff baseball. I have a lot of live television ...

Put Down Your Phone!

14 October 2013

I am just as guilty as everyone else. Your mind wanders, you grab for your phone to make sure you haven't missed a message, a tweet or an email. When what you are really missing out on is life going on around you. Whether it is dinner with friends or an evening home with family, I catch myself looking at my iPhone more than I should. I read a Lifehacker.com article recently that highlighted a new app aimed at stopping this epidemic. How can an app help you stop looking at your phone all ...

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