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Guest Post by Cynthia Bemis @highoctane Photo Courtesy of http://www.penn-olson.com When asked to be a guest blogger for the iGuy and iGirl on why I love the the Droid, I launched into my mental list of features I adore: the qwerty keyboard, the haptic feedback (vibration response), and most of all the service through Verizon. I could go on and on, so I approached it a different way. What is it about the iPhone that makes people look past it’s imperfections and limitations and upgrade to the [...]

Blame it on the rain…or the iPad! I use my iPad and iPhone all day for work and play. Combined they are the hub for connecting with my social network, sending emails, taking/revising notes during a meeting, sharing demos, watching TED Talks… But sometimes I want to embrace my inner wanna-be artist and create cool photos. Since I am not a photographer or Photoshop wizard, I spend much of my time turning my very average photos into works of “art” – hey beauty is in the [...]

As many of you know I am very active on Twitter (@ifficiency).  I can’t help but set the record straight on the NEW and IMPROVED Verizon iPad.  Most of the comments I have read on Twitter describe how “Amazing the new Verizon iPad will be” or “how service is going to be so much better.” WAKE UP! The Verizon iPad is nothing more than a standard Wifi only iPad you can buy at ANY Apple, Bestbuy, Target or Walmart.  No difference! No bloatware, not faster connection speeds…nothing. [...]

Malcolm "Sideshow Bob" Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell author of The Tipping Point recently wrote a piece in the New Yorker condemning Social Media for its ineffectiveness in, well everything.  The basis of his argument stems from activism and the perceived ROI for the Save Darfur Coalition in which he stated that the 1,282,339 “Like” Followers on Facebook only gave approx. $.15 a piece.  Well Mr. Gladwell its $.15 more than they had before the Facebook fan page and quite frankly who are [...]

Here we go again, and again, and again. The rumors are relentless and my Verizon carrying friends are drooling. Verizon will get the iPhone in 2010, or is it 11 or 2012…. Your guess is as good as mine however AT&T’s exclusivity deal is starting to see the finish line. Ill be honest, I DONT REALLY CARE. It is not that I wouldn’t like to see my Verizon toting friends have in my opinion the best phone on the market, but soon i’ll have to hear about how much BETTER the Verizon [...]