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kevinpurdy
Member since: May 2011
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Follow Kevin Purdy on Google+Kevin is a freelance writer, author of The Complete Android Guide, and former Lifehacker editor.
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Know that your coworker Bob and your father Bob will not receive your confusingly misaligned sentiments for each.
2 days 6 hours ago
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Here is what I tell people who want to know what to do next, after their email has been opened up and sorted through.
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The Chromecast model of "summoning" web video to your television may replace the "Attachment Box" model we have now.
4 days 2 hours ago
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Do you know about HelloSign? You do if you've ever so much as mentioned a fax machine or a scanner while in my hearing distance. You need HelloSign on your phone.
1 week 2 days ago
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Apple's Activation Lock feature seems like a very strong step toward mass adoption of better phone security.
1 week 6 days ago
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The public that is viewing and buying this iPhone is a different public than existed in late June of 2007
2 weeks 2 days ago
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Helpful is what we want when we walk into an actual store. We can reward the same kind of thing in app stores, if those stores allow us. Be helpful.
2 weeks 3 days ago
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Not everything on your phone gets used, but you have to scroll past everything. Here's how to hide the stuff you don't need.
3 weeks 2 days ago
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Google Glass is not a product you can buy now, and it's not a product that the majority of people will want to have on their head within the next five or possibly 10 years. But here's why it is compelling at this point: It gets you thinking about what you want from technology.
3 weeks 5 days ago
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Smartwatches definitely are not for everyone, but we've barely seen what they can do yet.
4 weeks 3 days ago
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A moment should be taken for this perfect example of Parkinson's Law.
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What did we learn? To always buy an unlocked phone when trying the no-contract waters. And that phone unlocking is, like most personal tech matters, not something the government is exactly great at crushing.
5 weeks 3 days ago
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What kind of pain is required for moving from the easy comfort of Contractville to Pre-Paid Junction? I will tell you, having just (almost) moved my small smartphone family.
5 weeks 5 days ago
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If you close something like an email app, or Twitter, you keep getting notifications. So what does "swiping" do, exactly?
6 weeks 2 days ago
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It's a fact that, like yourself, the more your phone is awake and working, the more it eventually wants to go to sleep.
6 weeks 4 days ago
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With your contacts, it is just turn-on-and-go seamless. Everything else? It does not work that way. At least as I've seen it, over dozens of restores, and I am a person who really digs into settings.
7 weeks 2 days ago
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I picked up a Google Glass headset yesterday. I've had it on and off my head for about 24 hours. Here is what my notepad of thoughts looks like.
8 weeks 2 days ago
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More than just the usual data-cap problems, I just haven't seen a lot of value in combining phones under the new share-your-limited-data plans.
8 weeks 2 days ago
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Greenify is an interesting approach to battery life troubleshooting, and very simple to use.
9 weeks 2 days ago
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Global fragmentation has problems and advantages: spread and reach, versus conformity and predictability. But just look at something like the screen size possibilities.
9 weeks 3 days ago
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Are Motorola and Ubuntu onto something? Are we floating around the limit of screen improvements that people can actually notice?
9 weeks 4 days ago
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Let's talk about that $32 million, that sapphire crystal screen, and how one makes the best suits and, maybe now, how one makes phones.
10 weeks 2 days ago
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Let's just take a moment to rejoice in everyone having a pretty easy and cheap means of beaming the web onto their TV now
10 weeks 3 days ago
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Lo and behold, somebody else shares my frustration with seeing Google Voice force its users to ignore text-connected apps and use only the modest Google Voice app for everything.
10 weeks 6 days ago
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BlackBerry is, by far, the most entertaining company to watch lately, in the same way that some people watch Nascar for the crashes.
14 weeks 2 days ago
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abennett shared Leaked new Fitbit Force activity tracker combines best of Flex and One models on StumbleUpon This isn't an official product yet, but signs point to a near-future release.3 days 4 hours ago
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I’ve been into video games my entire life. I’ve saved up and purchased just about every console platform and generation since the original NES. I currently own a PS3 and Xbox 360 but both are collecting dust now that I’m over thirty years old, married, baby and career laden. I want a reason to buy a nex-gen console this year but so far I can’t find that reason.
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What geeky suggestions will Phil and Keith make in this week's Geekend segment? You have to click to find out!
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Ronald Wayne missed out on a $35 billion fortune and has a surprisingly good attitude about it that we can all learn from
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abennett commented on BOOK GIVEAWAY: HTML5 Unleashed
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As online services incorporate facial recognition and other biometric technologies to identify users, the notion of participating online using a name not found on your government-issued ID may become a quaint relic of the early Internet.
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Use this preparation strategy to ace your onsite interview
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The 3D printing world is exploding, with researchers in fields across the spectrum drumming up formerly unthinkable projects. It was tough to narrow it down, but here are the five most fascinating 3D printing projects that are in the works.
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Intimidating reporters, destroying their computers, detaining them under false pretenses -- it's all in a day's work for today's modern spy agency.
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The survey was extended until 8/25. If you haven't entered yet, please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. -Amy
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abennett shared Mobile app development: The important distinction of quality over quantity on LinkedIn Capitalism is a strange animal. Its practice is interpreted differently from person to person, company to company, and generation to generation. The goal of course is always the same - to make a profit - but the path to profits is what defines you as a person or entity.
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New research shows that candidates who interview for jobs via video conferencing put themselves at a disadvantage.
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abennett shared Your Stack Overflow reputation can help get you hired … by Stack Overflow on LinkedIn A developer’s reputation score on the popular Q&A site is seen as an asset by some potential employers but not all
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Hiring remote workers can be tricky business. Here are some questions you should ask would-be telecommuting employees -- and some red flags to look for in the answers.
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Hiring remote workers can be tricky business. Here are some questions you should ask would-be telecommuting employees -- and some red flags to look for in the answers.
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abennett shared How to get better bug reports from users without resorting to threats, bribes or tears on LinkedIn Software developers weigh in on the best ways to get users to give them the information they need to fix problems
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Linux Mint takes on Ubuntu, which one is better? Find a Linux distro for your tablet, and find out why Linux is here to stay.
12 weeks 5 days ago
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Are you using an older version of Internet Explorer by any chance? IE6 and IE7, for example, aren't supported by our slideshow tool. Any other information you can give us about your setup, like what browser you're using and what device you're accessing the site from, will help us troubleshoot.
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Our mystery sound video series is back, publishing weekly on Tuesdays. This week, we go back to the classic video game well.
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From being outsourced to getting bored to hurting somebody with a bug, software developers find lots of things to worry about
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How valuable is your Gmail account to cyber crooks?
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ARM has 100 licensees but one, Qualcomm, is the company that's giving Intel fits. Here's why.
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