Author Archives: Steven Stein

Not an app for that?? Go ahead, make it yourself.

By Steven Stein | Published: July 14, 2010
With there being hundreds of thousands of handheld apps in different markets, I still find myself in situations where I say “I wish there was an app that could do this….” The only problem is, I don’t know the first thing about handheld programming. Well, Google has done it again. They have created Google App Inventor [...]
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The good old “unplug the modem” trick doesn’t seem to work anymore?

By Steven Stein | Published: February 11, 2010
For years, when home users with cable modems would experience an outage, slowness or problems in general, the first thing to do would be to unplug the cable modem.  Many people have found that this no longer works for them. It turns out that many service providers who offer phone service in addition to Internet, have [...]
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Top 5 BlackBerry Tips and Tricks

By Steven Stein | Published: February 2, 2010
When setting up a new BlackBerry for a client, we like to make sure they know the most helpful shortcuts, tricks and functions, right from the start. Below is a list of our top 5 BlackBerry tips and tricks.
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Using a BlackBerry to access alpha numeric voicemail systems

By Steven Stein | Published: January 5, 2010
  We recently had a new phone system installed. After checking my voicemail I was prompted to press *D to delete. When I looked at my BlackBerry keyboard, I realized that I didn’t have a standard telephone keyboard and was unsure of which button to press for the D. I then realized I had this same [...]
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A Power User’s Perspective On Upgrading To Windows 7 From Vista

By Steven Stein | Published: November 17, 2009
Mike Sandman, the Senior Vice President at Fuld & Company, the global leader in competitive intelligence, provided us with this very informative review of his experience upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7.  Thanks Mike!  If this was a report on the upgrade from almost any earlier Windows OS, it would be entitled “Battlefield Report.”  But [...]
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Your Very Own Digital Dictator….

By Steven Stein | Published: November 13, 2009
It seems that more and more while driving, people are found looking at their handheld devices instead of watching the road.  One of the most useful handheld applications we have come across is called DriveSafe.ly.  This application will dictate emails and text messages sent to a handheld device.  The dictation is extremely clear and will [...]
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