In mid-2016, I was super excited to get the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The rumored specs were amazing, and the resulting phone was as well. I got it, and it was an awesome phone with some really neat features. However, as you likely know, the Note was recalled due to battery issues, so I had […]
The hearing impaired scam
We got hit with a fairly well-known scam, but I followed it through (for a while) to get some fodder for the blog so that hopefully this post will come up if people get a similar email and wonder if it’s a scam or not. Emails like this are a scam 100% of the time. […]
My favorite smart watch right now is… Pebble?
I should have seen this coming after my blog post about Android Wear 2.0 back in February, but I’m in love with my “new” old Pebble watch. As I mentioned back then, I really just wanted a dumb smartwatch — send me some notifications, maybe let me archive some emails, and that’s about it. If […]
Go Ahead, Pick My Brain
In late 2009, I got an email from an acquaintance from church named Barry. It was your typical “can I pick your brain” email, which I was happy to respond to. Here’s what he asked: “I would like to meet for coffee sometime to ask some advice on internet marketing. I am looking into a […]