Hundreds of Twitter and Facebook users had their personal information accessed or stolen by malicious apps they had downloaded and installed on their smartphones. Names, usernames, gender and email addresses are thought to be in the hands of app developers who gained access to those accounts after users signed in using their Facebook login credentials. According to Facebook and Twitter,…
A few years ago I needed a new pair of Apple earpods. I found a pair on Amazon that were labeled as a genuine Apple product. It even showed “Apple” as the seller. The price was about $3 less than I knew they sold for on Apple’s website and in Target and Walmart. But hey, this was Amazon. It’s got…
If you’ve ever wanted to cook alongside a professional chef, you won’t find many more talented than Daniel Holzman. The celebrity chef of Meatball Shop Restaurant in New York, launched his app “Project Foodie” when his brother, a TV producer, kept bugging him on how to make his favorite dish. Holzman assumes you don’t know what you’re doing which results…
It’s easy to purchase things on Amazon.com, it’s just as easy writing reviews for those products. It’s also a breeze to hire someone to write reviews for a product they’ve never even tried. On the internet there are companies offering to write reviews for as little as $25. For a few dollars more they’ll write reviews that will include customer…
Tech toys and gadgets are expected to be among the hottest Christmas gifts this year and if you’re waiting on Black Friday or Cyber Monday to get them, you may miss out. Several toys and electronics either won’t be on sale or will sell out in advance of the shopping holidays. Here’s my list of gifts that will be almost…
If you have holiday travel plans this year and they involve airplanes and airports, you may already be dreading long lines and delays. A long day in an airport can put a damper on the entire trip. Over the past year I’ve discovered some gadgets and tech products that help me get through security a little faster and makes it…
Every November I way to Las Vegas for the Rock and Roll Marathon‘a series where thousands of runners race down the Vegas strip. You see runners of all skill levels. Elite runners who’ll complete the marathon in a little over 2 hours, and people who are walking 5K. But almost all of the contestants our competitors have or do use…
Every night the family decides to watch something on Netflix it’s the same routine. Someone with the clicker spends 30 minutes or more browsing through the titles. Then we switch over to Amazon Prime Video. It’s going to get worse too now that we’ve subscribed to Disney+, Hulu and Apple TV+. My favorite app to help in this area is…
It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago when Black Friday was on a Friday. These days Black Friday is an entire week. Or maybe two. While shoppers have been getting Black Friday deals online, millions of people aren’t shopping in stores or even on a computer; they’re purchasing products from their smartphone. This year research group Adobe Analytics…
If you’ve ever looked in your closet and said “I need a new style”, but you hate clothes shopping like I do, adding quality items to your wardrobe is almost impossible and always unpredictable. Clothes shopping takes too long and many people need help to know what looks good and what’s trendy. Millions of people are like that and it’s…
