Free Phone Service Using the Obi and Google Voice

Please note: This post is out of date. Obi has phased out free services. Landlines are so passe, aren’t they? I have been using VOIP for a while now, as have many people. I started with Vonage, moved to whatever cable provider I happened to have at the time (meaning I have experienced both Comcast […]

Mint Cell Phone Service a Review

I promised I would update you on Mint’s cell phone service* after I had occasion to be out of my home. Everything Seems Solid for Mint Mobile I made a couple of calls, used Google Maps, and tried some other apps. This was in various locations including on suburban, highway, and urban roads. I live […]

Mint Mobile – Initial Thoughts

As my long-time readers know, even before COVID-19, I was pretty much stuck at home. My contract with Sprint ended a few months ago and I was paying about $70 for unlimited data, talk, and text. Sprint, which is now combined with T-Mobile, was fine for me, but it didn’t make sense to spend so […]

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.” […]

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 […]

Prezi – the Presentation App that Makes me Nauseous

Prezi Makes me Sick Currently I am getting over the norovirus that is sweeping the nation. Normally I wouldn’t mention this except it is relevant to my point, which is: I attended a webinar today that literally made me ill. The speaker used an app called Prezi.  Within several minutes of the start of the […]

Update on Rondee – Free Conference Calling

You might recall that I had a disastrous experience with the free conference call service Rondee.  Well, yesterday  (October 28) I got an email from the CEO, which I will post in full here.  You will note the CEO states that they updated their Twitter feed. That is interesting, because when I was looking for […]

Got my HTC Evo 4G LTE

I got my new Evo. I’ll walk you through my early thoughts. Size   When I opened the box and took out the phone, I was surprised at how light and th in it is. I knew in my head that it was both bigger (screen) and smaller (thickness) than my Motorola Photon, but I […]