New technologies you probably didn’t know you had
Twenty years ago nobody dreamed that cellular phones would become the hub around which our growingly data-centric society would revolve.
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Paul Croke, former newspaper editor and longtime Washington DC area freelance writer, has loved gadgets and consumer electronics since he saw his first Dick Tracy watch. He writes about consumer technology.
Author: Paul Croke
Life before the Internet in the 1980s
Last week I decided to take a trip back to 1980. Not in a literal sense, of course, but I
Read moreRising Cloud: Services most suitable for individual use
By now everybody has heard the term “cloud computing”, but very few can define it. That’s because there is no
Read moreRace to the bottom
As smartphones, computers and internet devices have nearly reached the limits of computing power, measuring transistors in nanometers and packing
Read moreCell phones changed the world and no one saw it coming
Many people have remarked on some of the seemingly uncanny accuracy of a few science fiction authors predicting the future
Read moreAndroid shoots low, aims high: Moto G – the everyman’s phone
Google, which gives away its Android phone operating system to a plethora of manufacturers, is taking a different tack. It
Read moreBest ways to stream music
As quickly as technology is changing today, with the explosion of powerful tablets and do-everything smartphones, so too are the
Read moreTechnology transforms education
Gone are the days when computers in schools were housed in small rooms and tended to by enthusiasts and hobbyists
Read moreTech Myths and facts
I’d like to share some answers to a variety of common questions and facts and myths about your consumer tech
Read moreThings you can do on an Android that you can’t do on Apple
There are clear advantages to owning an iPhone or iPad over an equivalent Android device. These include build quality (though
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