When Updating Your Parents’ Browser Isn’t Enough
Photo by theilr As the household IT/tech guy in my family, I’ve spent a fair amount of time educating my parents on good security practices like using strong passwords, ignoring requests for personal...
View ArticleAt $99, is Amazon Prime still worth it?
Photo by CNN Money If you are a current Amazon Prime subscriber, you probably received an email this morning from Amazon informing you that the price of your subscription would be increasing by 20%....
View ArticlePlaceboCast 13: Fresh Prince of Twitter
Android Wear is Google's first major step into extending its mobile OS to the emerging smartwatch arena. With industry giants like Samsung, LG, Motorola slated to release both updated and new...
View ArticleFacebook Adds Virtual Reality as a Friend
Via @jasonforal It’s easy to forget that Facebook has its roots in gaming. Remember how annoying it was to receive those notifications from your friends to play Farmville and Words With Friends? No, I...
View ArticlePlaceboCast 14: Getting Punched in the Face for $1500
In this episode: Flappy Bird, Nintendo, T-Mobile’s latest moves, Amazon’s Fire TV, and the security bug that sent the Internet ablaze. Thanks for listening!...
View ArticleHow to Reclaim Dropbox Storage Space
Running out of Dropbox storage? If you’ve tried every known trick in the book to increase your free storage without paying, then it may be time to re-evaluate your current Dropbox usage. In this...
View ArticlePlaceboCast 15: WWDC 2014 Rapidfire Discussion
Apple’s annual developer conference kicked things off this week with its much anticipated keynote. CEO Tim Cook and Craig “Superman/Hair Force One” Federighi announced a slew of upcoming updates to...
View ArticlePlaceboCast 16: This Phone is on Fireeeeeeee
Today, Amazon lifted the wraps from their much-rumored smartphone, the Fire Phone. Make no mistake, this phone was built for Amazon Prime subscribers. Firefly could be a shopper’s ultimate companion,...
View ArticleAdventures of a First-Time TaskRabbit
About a month ago, I received an email from TaskRabbit – a company that lets you outsource small gigs to people in your neighborhood. Thank you for your interest in joining the TaskRabbit community!...
View ArticleSecuring your MacBook: Going Beyond Tinfoil
How do you secure the data on your portable computer from thieves, without having to chain your computer to a concrete slab? I have just the answer. Disclaimer: The methods I outline here are nowhere...
View ArticlePlaceboCast 17: Rocky Yosemite
In this edition of the PlaceboCast, we find out firsthand just how much unfinished work Apple has before Mac OS X Yosemite’s official public release. But with Joseph’s magical audio technician-caliber...
View ArticlePlaceboCast 18: But can it bend?
Undeterred by the Fire phone’s abysmal sales, Amazon has unleashed a flurry of new hardware gadgets including its fascinating new home personal assistant, Echo, and the Fire TV stick (aka Match...
View ArticleA new look for LonePlacebo in 2015
You are now looking at the fourth major iteration of LonePlacebo. For the 0.05% of you RSS readers, I recommend opening this article in a browser window. Lovingly dubbed “Gravity” for no particular...
View ArticleHow I Read The Web With My Kindle
Photo by the magnificent Joseph Chang I once bought a book called How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading, which I probably found in a recommendations list from HBR or related site...
View ArticleIt’s Time: An Apple Watch (Mini) Review
Let me preface this with a question: Can Apple really sell anything as long as it has its logo affixed to it? More “professional” photographs.The Apple Watch, in a sense, is the first new product...
View ArticlePlaceboCast 19: The Apple TV 4
Joseph and I are back after a long overdue retirement stint to bring you the latest and greatest in media streaming devices. None other than the Apple TV 4. Caught in a crowded onslaught of competing...
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