Weak WiFi in Your House? Try a WiFi Range Extender

Review of the N300 WiFi Range Extender Today I installed a product I have recommended to others but never had reason to use myself before, a WiFi extender. What is a WiFi Range Extender? As the name suggests, a WiFi range extender, also known as a WiFi repeater, increases  the range of your router. Many […]

Why is my iPad / iPhone So Slow???

My iPad / iPhone is Slow! What is Wrong? Ok, so this is a simple thing, but it causes a lot of grief. I actually have run into this several times, most recently at a doctor’s office when the receptionist was complaining that her iPhone was running slowly. I said, “here, give it to me.” […]

Want an Alarm System? No Phone Line? No Problem.

Wireless Alarm Systems Don’t Always Require Phone Lines As part of cutting cords I chose to get rid of my traditional phone service. I used to have VOIP through Verizon, but I got rid of that in favor of Ooma. The problem with Ooma is that I cannot hook it up to an alarm system. […]

Companies Making it Harder to Cut the Cable Cord

Trying to Watch Shows Online? Better Have a Subscription A lot of tv stations have put their popular shows on their websites for free. This is nothing new. In fact, this is the basis for a lot of people dropping their cable service (otherwise known as cutting the cord.) They figure they can just watch […]

Ooma – My Experience

I Got an Ooma Like many people, I am trying to lower the cost of my cable and Internet service. Since I moved, I decided this was the time. I needed a replacement for my phone (cell won’t do for business calls) and so I went with Ooma. Installation I had trouble with installation. Not […]

Dictamus – New iPad Dictation App

Dictamus – iPad App Allows You to Send Your Dictation Out Automatically   I wish I had known about the Dictamus (Dictate+ Connect) app prior to the seminar I taught this past week on iPad apps.  I would have been quite happy to share it. Currently, Dictamus is only available for iPad, but I am […]

Office 365 Tech Support Makes Me Want to Bang My Head on my Desk

I Hate Office 365 Tech Support   Understand, I don’t use the word hate lightly. There is very little I hate. I don’t like calamari, for example. But I don’t hate it. So maybe I should say I dislike Office 365 tech support. But I really really dislike it. Why? Because it is useless. They […]

Update on Office 365

What is it Like to Have Office 365? I have been remiss. I promised to write a detailed post on Office 365, and I haven’t done so. Fortunately someone reminded me lately by asking. As I mentioned previously, I switched to Office 365 Small Business Premium in mid May. Previously, I used only cloud based […]