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Skip the stereo connection, and use sun visor as an improvised iPhone car mount for $0

There are a numerous ways to connect your iPhone to your car stereo – speaker cable for cars with an auxiliary input, FM transmitter, Bluetooth, tape cassette adapter, and many more.  And for the car you drive every day, it’s … Continue reading

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Purim 2011: We dress up as the Apple product line

This Sunday was the Jewish holiday of Purim, which celebrates the Jews’ escape from a plot to kill them in Ancient Persia.  Similar to Halloween, it is customary to dress up in costumes, although both kids and adults often dress … Continue reading

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Learning to read on the iPad versus the old fashioned way

As many people can attest, iPads make wondeful computing devices for young children.  Whereas a computer’s mouse or trackpad is difficult for a toddler to maneuver, the iPad’s intuitive touch interface is easy for them.  Not surprisingly, there are thousands … Continue reading

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Camera+ makes a fantastic replacement for the built-in iPhone camera application

The built-in camera and camcorder have truly been one of the best parts of having an iPhone.  Like many parents with young children, I often find myself stumbling over “aw, isn’t that cute” moments that I want to share on … Continue reading

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Bose Wave Radio + Apple Airport Express + iPhone + iOS 4.2 = wireless music happiness

We have an old Bose Wave Radio sitting in our kitchen.  We used to have a CD player hooked up to it, but that has long since broken, and who listens to CD’s anymore, anyways?  These days, the Bose is … Continue reading

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Why I’m sticking with AT&T when Verizon releases the iPhone

With Verizon expected to announce an official launch of the iPhone tomorrow, analysts are prediction that 9-12 million Verizon iPhones will be sold in 2011.  The actual number of AT&T escapees is expected to be limited, however, by AT&T’s high … Continue reading

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Nighttime adventures with an old-fashioned iPod

Sleep has been in short supply in our house this week.  A combination of colds, a teething six month old, and prolonged bedtime dramas from our daughter Ayelet, who is going through a “terrible two” stage, has left everyone exhausted. … Continue reading

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Use Amazon’s Barcode Scanner in a store to look up product reviews on your iPhone in 10 seconds flat

Over the weekend, I found myself in a mall looking for a new camera for my father-in-law.  He’s not convinced that he needs a new one, but his daughters have objected to the fact that it requires using a view … Continue reading

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My mission: cut my AT&T phone bill by 30% (farewell unlimited iPhone data plans!)

Ever since my decision to pay to download two tv shows to my phone that I already had sitting on my TiVo, I’ve been thinking a lot about whether we are getting the full value for the money we are … Continue reading

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Hell must have frozen over. My wife is pining to upgrade her iPhone!

In our marriage, I have always been the geek, and Aviva has always been the technophobe.  While she is perfectly capable of using ATM’s and gas station pumps, she much prefers to have me do it for her.  She knows … Continue reading

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