Category Archives: Experiences

When I first learned about how I could enable the Google Experience Launcher (GEL) after a recent update to Google Search, I decided to only try it on my 2012 Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy Note 8, and not try … Continue reading →

Earlier this month, when Google finally revealed Android 4.4 along with the Nexus 5, there was some speculation about whether all Android users would get the ability to install what is being called the Google Experience Launcher (GEL) on their … Continue reading →

In his column for The Daily Transcript, Phil Baker writes about the recent twenty year reunion of the Apple Newton Messagepad team. The Messagepad was the first Personal Digital Assistant and Apple started selling it in 1993, and it’s most … Continue reading →

Wired reminds us that twenty years ago this week in August 1993 Apple began selling the Newton Messagepad. The milestone is significant for me as it actually lead to some life changing events. I didn’t know it then, but my … Continue reading →

The problem with the River format of displaying RSS feeds is that it is not the default setup for services like Feedly. If you are willing to simply read feeds curated by someone else, Dave provides several different topic based … Continue reading →