http://www.mindingthegaps.com/blog The discovery, acceptance & management of life's gaps Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:07:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have heard it said you should never go grocery shopping when you are hungry. How about mower shopping after watching news clips about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? Well, that is what I did and I ended up coming home with this little baby. While I had other reasons ... http://www.mindingthegaps.com/blog/2010/06/26/low-tech-is-often-the-best-tech/ Apple's iPad has been "in the wild" for a mere 80 days, and in that short time it has changed the world of computing forever. Don't believe me? Just ask some of the other people that have voted with their checkbooks. Apple announced today... "that it sold its three millionth ... http://www.mindingthegaps.com/blog/2010/06/22/ipad-changing-the-world-in-80-days/ I was in my local Apple Store the other day and learned a neat trick... Want to see if you are eligible to upgrade to the new iPhone 4? All you have to do is type/key in *639# (*NEW#) and hit send/call on your iPhone. Cool... Turns out I'm eligible ... http://www.mindingthegaps.com/blog/2010/06/10/iphone-tip-check-your-iphone-4-upgrade-eligibility/ During the last couple of months I have been off minding some very important life gaps. In the meantime, I let the gap between blog posts grow quite large. Hopefully this just means I had my priorities straight. As my nose returns to the 'blog stone', I will be back to ... http://www.mindingthegaps.com/blog/2010/05/31/minding-the-gaps-ignoring-the-blog/ The twins have finally arrived. Let's let them rest for a bit. We will fill you in later. [caption id="attachment_2264" align="alignnone" width="512" caption="Almost asleep"][/caption] http://www.mindingthegaps.com/blog/2010/04/03/bundles-of-joy/ Ready... on spur of the moment you decide to get away for the weekend. Fire... you pack the car and leave the house without knowing exactly where you're headed. Aim... all you need now is a destination... all you need is iPad. While you drive, your co-pilot is free to ... http://www.mindingthegaps.com/blog/2010/04/02/countdown-to-ipad-%e2%80%93-ready-fire-aim-use-case-47/ In Use Case 12: Countdown to iPad – Teammate, we introduced iPad as the "politically correct meeting tech." And although iPad can benefit a single team member, when you outfit an entire workgroup it really gets interesting. When everyone follows along on their iPad, you... ...don't need to wait for a ... http://www.mindingthegaps.com/blog/2010/04/01/countdown-to-ipad-teammate-ii-use-case-46/ Three geek cheers for iPortal, aka iPad! The power of Mac OS X, Linux and Windows is coming to the iPad. Through the use of VNC (Virtual Network Computing), iPads will be able to control desktops, laptops and servers. Companies like MochaSoft already have VNC technology working successfully on the ... http://www.mindingthegaps.com/blog/2010/03/31/countdown-to-ipad-iportal-use-case-45/ [caption id="attachment_2102" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Defender of Innovative Thought"][/caption] Sleeker than a common e-reader. More colorful than the gloomy Sony. Able to speed through content with a single swipe. Look! Up in the sky! It's a Nook. It's a Kindle. It's Super-reader! Yes, it's Super-reader - strange visitor from Infinite Loop who came to Earth with powers ... http://www.mindingthegaps.com/blog/2010/03/30/countdown-to-ipad-super-reader-use-case-43/ One of the most clever interactive technologies I have encountered can be seen at mypoingo.com. A year of so ago I had the opportunity to provide my youngest 2 glorious OOH-n-AAH! filled days. We immediately fell for the quirky Poingo charm. So much so that we set out to buy ... http://www.mindingthegaps.com/blog/2010/03/29/countdown-to-ipad-%e2%80%93-farewell-to-poingo-use-case-43/