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Phone and Desktop Computing are Finally Combining in 2015
03 February 2015 10:23 PM | No CommentsI've written about my "dream device" -- a phone that could dock to become your laptop or desktop. More and more, people have been latching onto the idea, and I believe 2015 may be the year that a company does it.
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Getting Around Attachment Size Limits — Update for 2015
28 January 2015 2:03 AM | 1 CommentThe most popular post I've ever done on this blog was written back in 2010 about ways to get around email attachment file size limits. I figure that now -- almost five years later -- the time is right to update that information.
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Can the largest ever crowdfunding project succeed?
25 July 2013 10:47 AM | No CommentsThe Ubuntu Edge is the most ambitious crowdfunding project ever, with a goal of raising $32 million in just 31 days. But, can that amount of money actually be raised through crowdfunding?
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My “Dream Device” is Real! (Kind Of…)
22 July 2013 8:39 PM | No CommentsYesterday, I wrote about my "dream device" -- a phone that could be docked into desktop or laptop to act, in essence, as your main computer. Today, just such a device was introduced.
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My Dream Device — What It Is, Who Could Make It, and Why They Probably Won’t
21 July 2013 9:03 PM | No CommentsMy dream device is a computer you always have with you that provides a desktop, laptop, or phone/tablet experience depending on the situation. There's one company in a unique position to make such a product.
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Amazon Archive
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![Are students soon going to be carrying around all their textbooks on devices like the Kindle? In an article I wrote this week for the Occidental Weekly, I discuss the […]](https://tylerthetechguy.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Article: The Viability of Electronic Textbooks")
Article: The Viability of Electronic Textbooks
Posted on March 24, 2010 | No CommentsAre students soon going to be carrying around all their textbooks on devices like the Kindle? In an article I wrote this week for the Occidental Weekly, I discuss the […] -
![It seems that the Kindle has moved far beyond merely being the bestselling “wireless reading device” on Amazon — it is now the bestselling device on Amazon.com, period. (Yes, it […]](https://tylerthetechguy.com/tylerthetechguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kindle-story-teller-1259590480.jpg "Update: How About Those Kindle Sales?")
Update: How About Those Kindle Sales?
Posted on November 30, 2009 | No CommentsIt seems that the Kindle has moved far beyond merely being the bestselling “wireless reading device” on Amazon — it is now the bestselling device on Amazon.com, period. (Yes, it […] -
![…over on Amazon.com, they’re touting that the Kindle is the bestselling “wireless reading device” on Amazon. What are the odds? But, then again, Barnes and Noble says they’re already sold […]](https://tylerthetechguy.com/tylerthetechguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kindle-vs-nook.jpg "It’s Funny…")
It’s Funny…
Posted on November 23, 2009 | No Comments…over on Amazon.com, they’re touting that the Kindle is the bestselling “wireless reading device” on Amazon. What are the odds? But, then again, Barnes and Noble says they’re already sold […] -
Kindle Textbooks? Never Going to Happen if Amazon Keeps This Up
Posted on August 9, 2009 | No CommentsTweet I’ve written about how the Kindle and other ebook readers might replace traditional textbooks, and what the companies can do to make electronic textbooks successful. But, those articles assumed […] -
Article: How Publishers Can Make Electronic Textbooks Successful
Posted on July 10, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet As it currently stands, electronic textbooks will never take off. Last month I wrote an article about this, discussing the pros and cons of using e-book readers such as […] -
![Sometimes, an idea will seem great on first glance, but the more you think about it the less sense it seems to make. I call it the “wait a minute…†[…]](https://tylerthetechguy.com/tylerthetechguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/kindle-textbook.jpg "Article: Kindle Textbooks – Are Universities Going to Lead the Way to a ‘Paperless Society’?")
Article: Kindle Textbooks – Are Universities Going to Lead the Way to a ‘Paperless Society’?
Posted on May 22, 2009 | No CommentsSometimes, an idea will seem great on first glance, but the more you think about it the less sense it seems to make. I call it the “wait a minute…†[…]