EMIE Power Blade Review – Great Back-to-School or Work Portable Battery
There are literally thousands upon thousands of portable batteries in the market. From ultra-high capacity to solar-powered to some with crazy designs, the choices are practically limitless. So why the...
View ArticleDo You “Know Your Stuff”? App Helps You Create Digital Inventory of Your...
Ok, imagine this hypothetical scenario. While you are away from your home or business or other property, a rip in the time/space continuum opens up, swallowing your entire property. (Yeah, ok, I’m a...
View Article2016 Mazda CX-9 Review: 10+ Great Things My Family Loved
For about a week, my family and I got to experience the fun that is the 2016 Mazda CX-9, the recently redesigned SUV from Mazda. We took it to the store and to drop offs and all around town, we went...
View ArticleParent Advice: Know Where That Car Comes From
This article is not what you think. At least not from reading the title. It’s not about “stranger danger” or that odd-looking white van that cruises down the street, freaking people out. It’s not about...
View ArticleWatch out Sonos & Echo – New Whyd Orb-like Speaker Listens & Plays
I don’t usually write about gadgets unless I can actually get my hands on them and try them out in order to form an opinion. But there was enough compelling information about the Whyd speaker to...
View ArticleAre You a Well-Rounded IT Pro? Take a Free CEB Assessment to Find Out
Disclosure: This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Capella University. The opinions and text are all mine. I have worked in the Information Technology (IT) industry for many...
View ArticleHow to Achieve “Millions” through Blogging – It’s Not What You Think!...
Disclosure: This post was inspired and sponsored by Domain.ME, the provider of the personal domains that end in .ME. As a company, they aim to promote thought leadership to the tech world. All thoughts...
View ArticleWant those New Snazzy iOS 10 iMessage Backgrounds & Effects? Disable This...
I’m sure you have seen the videos and demos showing the great enhancements to iMessage. Soon, on compatible iOS 10 devices, you will be able to add background animations or emphasis your messages in...
View ArticleHow To Hook Up a DISH Wireless Joey & Extend Your Viewing Without Wires
I currently have a DISH setup at home currently servicing our living room, two bedrooms and our kitchen. The living room is powered by the new DISH Hopper 3, a truly amazing set-top box, with the...
View ArticleReview: 2016 Samsung Clothes Washer – Massive, Many Settings & Marvelous!...
For the past several months, I have had the pleasure of washing clothes with the new 2016 Samsung Clothes Washer (Model WF50K7500AV). Wait…PLEASURE?!! How can washing clothes be a “pleasure?” It’s a...
View ArticleReview: 2016 Samsung Clothes Dryer – Super-Sized, Several Settings &...
Do you like doing laundry? In the past, I didn’t. But now I do. And there are a few reasons why I don’t view it as much of a chore as before. For the past few months, I have been testing out the 2016...
View ArticleHow To Set the Default Email Client on MacOS Sierra & El Capitan
I recently started a new job and one of the perks was that I could choose between having a Mac or PC laptop. While I consider myself to be ambidextrous when it comes to Mac versus PC, I definitely...
View ArticleMy Views on Blogging, Influencers & Brands – Interview with Imperial Leisure
From time to time I’m asked to voice my “expert”opinion on a variety of topics ranging from parenting to technology to digital marketing to writing. I put “expert” in quotations because I must...
View ArticleThe Results are In! Free CEB Skills Assessment for IT Professionals
Disclosure: This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Capella University. A few weeks ago, I wrote a sponsored article about Capella University and a free CEB Skills Assessment being...
View ArticleA Journey from Terra Firma to the Clouds and Beyond
Back in late-2007 I started a journey. I was brought into a company which rented out bare metal servers. Racking and stacking was their bread and butter, charging for space in a data center, leasing...
View ArticleTheSmartTalk.org Makes a Social & Digital Safety Contract for Families and...
A few months ago, my youngest daughter who is 12 started begging my wife and I to get on SnapChat (now Snap) because all of her friends were on it. Big sigh. We had already been through this two times...
View ArticleParents & Kids – Set Up Emergency Bypass on your iOS10 Device Now!
You need to get ahold of your child. You try calling and texting but there is no response. Panic sets in and you aren’t sure what to do. Are they ignoring you? Is their phone off? Are they in danger?...
View ArticleSetapp Review – Rent Access to the Best Mac Applications Monthly [Updated w/...
I have to admit it. I have an addiction. Actually, multiple addictions. To tech, to gadgets, to software. If it’s new and bright and shiny, I kind of want it. Unfortunately, addictions can be...
View ArticleDelivering More Than Just the Mail – USPS Delivers Innovative Experiences!
There is nothing more exciting or magical than receiving a package. Knowing that someone took the time to carefully place the contents into a box instantly creates a connection. For well over 200...
View ArticleHow To Fix RSS Feed Validation Error for WordPress Site Name with Trademark
A while ago, I decided I wanted to add the trademark symbol (™) to my WordPress site name – HighTechDad – so that all pages and articles would have “HighTechDad™” tagged on to the end of each page...
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