Ron Schenone
KegDroid: Google’s Answer to the Self-serve Beer Dispenser
Over the years, Google has used its technology to change the way that we perceive the future. As a result, it seems that Google, with its introduction of new technology and experiments in futuristic ideas, is constantly finding itself newsworthy. One of these noteworthy experiences occurred when it opened its Mountain View campus where, instead [...]
NFL Embraces iPad: From Xs and Os to Ones and Zeros
NFL teams including the Denver Broncos, the Baltimore Ravens, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in the process of replacing the traditional playbook with the Apple iPad. So what is making the iPad an ideal replacement for the traditional playbook? Printing Cost As in any business, budgeting strategy regularly determines which budgetary items can be cut [...]
Best Free Android Apps for Reading American Newspapers
Free. Because of its nice ring, the word has always been one of my favorites as well as a favorite for most people. So, while many programs offer premium or professional versions of their software, I have personally found that the free versions were adequate to meet my needs. For this reason, most of the [...]
Tablet Computers of the Future: Features We’d Like to See
While reading a report from comScore last night, I was not surprised to learn that the Amazon Kindle Fire commands over 50% market share of the Android tablet market. But the really surprising fact (revealed by the same report) is that these Android tablet computers have actually lost market share: Samsung Galaxy Tab Family Motorola [...]
Robo-Graders: How Accurate Are They?
I have always felt that it is grossly unfair that teachers are required to spend their leisure time performing tasks that should be paid on a per hour basis since it stands to reason that these dedicated individuals have lives apart from the school setting. Fortunately, in response to this concern, a programmer has designed [...]
Rent Before You Buy with ybuy
It has always amazed me that people have fallen into the trap offered through the “Rent to Own” TV advertisements. I know that advertisers attempt to present their products as a cheaper alternative to purchasing the same product, from an appliance store, but some consumers may not realize that this is a weekly fee (for [...]
Is That Cloud Really Clean?
The cloud — the ultimate solution to computer storage capacity — is becoming more and more a factor of life, but is there a day coming when it, too, will not hold enough data to satisfy the ever-growing needs of our technological society? That could be the case if one looks at the past decade [...]
DNS Malware: Will You Lose Your Internet Connection in July?
Last November, a group of hackers known as Rove Digital were arrested by an assortment of law enforcement agencies from around the world. It appears that, during the course of the FBI’s investigation, it had discovered that Internet users who responded to an online advertising scam were finding their computers infected with malware software that [...]
SwiftKey X Keyboard: Amazing Alternative Keyboard App for Android
The developers of Google Android applications have recently created a variety of keyboard apps for our use. To evaluate their performance, one only needs to try the built-in keyboard app for Android to immediately determine the app’s limitations and pitfalls. The first thing one might notice is that just trying to type a simple text [...]
MRI Scanner – What Makes That Banging Noise?
For those of us who are advancing in years, it would be unusual to hear of of anyone with health issues who has not at least heard of the claustrophobic MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) machine. My first experience was back in the 1980s when I needed a scan of my lower back as a prerequisite [...]
