New app has 'Slots Appeal'

One of those riverboat casinos is parked a few miles from our home so we occasionally drop in for a few hours of gaming. My wife gets drawn immediately to the banks of slot machines. I know there’s something mesmerizing about those spinning wheels and the crazy sound...

By: Ric Manning On 9/28/2018

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Covert Alert app offers voice-enabled protection

I have a friend who sells real estate and her job sometimes takes her alone into sketchy neighborhoods. I need to tell her about Covert Alert. Covert Alert is a mobile app that can an instant lifeline to friends, work colleagues and, if necessary, to emergency services. The...

By: Ric Manning On 9/11/2018

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ProTech's kit jumpstarts electronics hobbyists

Earlier this month I wrote about Charles Platt's book Easy Electronics, which contains a instructions for building super-simple electronics projects. I also mentioned ProTech Trader, an online store that sells sets of components that are needed for Pratt's projects.  Pratt's book is aimed at younger hobbyists and other...

By: Ric Manning On 9/02/2018

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Kwilt is a personal image server

There are many services that will park your photos videos on a cloud-based server, but there are also times when you might prefer having a more personal storage solution. The Kwilt Shoebox aims to fill that need with a tiny device that turns a thumb drive or other...

By: Ric Manning On 9/01/2018

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