Oliver Siodmak's Rants & Raves

When you want to tell a story with data in a truly simple way there is nothing communications quite like an Infographic. The image below comes from Visual.ly

Auctioning off my 1st Gen iPad w/ 32GB RAM, WiFi+3G (AT&T).  Includes Marware Exec iPad case, USB 30pin cable & USB charger and iPad 30pin dock.  iPad is in great condition.  Check out the auction at http://r.ebay.com/2vo2Qk.  

 UPDATE: Auction is closed!  Keep an eye out for other great technology items for auction soon!

From my family to yours ….

Wishing you a Very Happy Holiday and a Joyous New Year!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another year has come and gone and what a year it has been.  This year has brought me great success and significant loss.  Through it all however, I believe each experience has brought me and my family closer together.  

I wish you and your family a very happy holiday season and hope the new year brings you great joy and happiness.

All the Best!

OJS

Just goes to show you .. you can’t believe the naysayers. Even with all the rushed reviews of the iPhone 5 and countless speculators indicating that the next version of the device does not contain significant enough improvements to warrant an upgrade – Apple sold out the 1st batch in less than 1 hour. Important lesson learned — don’t believe everything you read, go with what you believe.

BTW — getting 1 week after launch (and not standing in line in the rain for 3 days) .. I’m OK with that.

One of the nice features of iCloud which doesn’t get enough press is the “Find my iPhone” feature which allows you to locate your iPhone, iPad and Mac devices.

This feature especially shines when you are traveling and you suddenly realize in the cab that you don’t have your iPhone on you. A quick check using your friend’s smartphone allows you to see that your device is still safely in your hotel room.

The service isn’t perfect since your device has to be on and either connected to a cellular network or WiFi. In several instances even when my Mac was on it did not show up on the map which is leaving me to believe that I need to further configure the Mac for this feature to work correctly.

There are additionally several software products (i.e., Lo-Jack) that allow you to install a software program on the device and track it remotely but as a Mac user who already pays for the iCloud service, I find the “Find your iPhone” feature sufficient for my needs.