by ben patterson | Jan 13, 2012 | desktops, reviews, tablets, the cloud
Does anyone really need a full-on, touch-friendly version of Windows running on their iPad? Good question, but a company that specializes in streaming high-end games to PCs, laptops, TVs, and tablets has pulled it off, and you can try it today for free. Available now... 
by ben patterson | Jan 5, 2012 | apps, desktops, laptops, the cloud, web browsers
If you haven’t tried Google’s impressive, app-friendly Chrome browser yet, you should—and when you do, make sure to try a few applications and feature-adding “extensions” from the Chrome Web Store. Read on for 10 of my favorites, from Angry... 
by ben patterson | Dec 5, 2011 | desktops, how-tos, laptops, the cloud
So, you’ve got the new Photo Stream feature in iCloud all set up and activated in iPhone on your Mac—except whenever you open Photo Stream and try to drag a photo into an album, nothing happens. And if you try to edit or share a photo, you get a curt warning... 
by ben patterson | Nov 17, 2011 | how-tos, music, the cloud
Now open to anyone in the U.S., Google Music will let you upload up to 20,000 songs to your own digital music “locker” and stream your tunes on your Android phone or tablet, or even over the web. Unlike Apple’s new iTunes Match service, Google Music... 
by ben patterson | Nov 14, 2011 | how-tos, phones, the cloud
Jeffrey writes: If my wife and I both have iPhones, how do we get each other’s photos to show up each of our respective phones? Do we need to have the same iTunes account? Hi Jeffrey! Excellent question—and indeed, it’s one my wife and I had to tackle with... 
by ben patterson | Nov 14, 2011 | news, tablets, the cloud
At just $200, Amazon’s Kindle Fire is less than half the price of the cheapest iPad—and to an extent, early reviewers of the Fire say, you get what you pay for. Then again, you’re still getting a lot of entertaining bang for your two-hundred bucks. Update:... 
by ben patterson | Nov 10, 2011 | how-tos, phones, tablets, the cloud
If you’ve got the new Photo Stream feature in iCloud enabled on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, each and every photo you take (including images you save from the web) will get synced automatically to all of your Photo Stream-connected handhelds or... 
by ben patterson | Nov 9, 2011 | how-tos, phones, tablets, the cloud
Still haven’t updated to your iPhone (or your iPad, or iPod Touch) to the latest version of Apple’s mobile iOS software? Yes, I know you’re out there—and don’t worry, you’re not the only one. The good news is that it’s not too late... 
by ben patterson | Nov 2, 2011 | how-tos, the cloud
Jean writes: I tried the new modern look for Gmail and it’s too modern for me. How can I get the old look back? Hi Jean! First, the bad news: like it or not, it sounds like Google will be rolling out the new Gmail makeover (which I quite like, actually) for... 
by ben patterson | Oct 26, 2011 | how-tos, phones, tablets, the cloud
Shelley writes: I followed your instructions and now I’m backing up my iPhone with iCloud Backup. Do I need iTunes at all anymore? Hi Shelley! Sounds like you’re all set with iCloud Backup, which automatically backs up your iPhone’s settings,...