May 2011

RackSpace Cloud Servers Review

by Mike Mansell May 30, 2011

I recently switched a few non heavily-used services and utilities that I had previously been hosting with a large VPS company over to RackSpace Cloud Servers. In the past I’ve heard wonderful things about RackSpace’s ethical and down-to-earth business practices and I myself was personally lured in because of their fair pricing. And of course, because I’ve been using Cloud Files for a while now it seemed like a no-brainer for me to go with the same company.

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Should Google Seek to Buy PayPal?

by Mike Mansell May 30, 2011

In the industry that is information technology it’s not uncommon at all to see large and established companies such as Microsoft and Google swallow up startups that they see as a potential asset to their overall operations. This “if you can’t beat them, but them” approach is not only beneficial for the buyers who gain what are [...]

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Mac OS X Lion Free? I Wouldn’t Be Surprised.

by Jeff Weisbein May 28, 2011

WWDC starts on June 6th and Apple is expected to either release or announce a release date for the next version of Mac OS X. The next version of course being OS X Lion. But one question that a lot of people are asking is how much will OS X Lion cost to upgrade to from Snow Leopard? If you remember, the upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard was a mere $29. Will Apple be able to match that $29 price point again with Lion?

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$99/Year for iCloud. Will You Buy It?

by Jeff Weisbein May 28, 2011

Recently, BusinessWeek published an article which discussed some new details of Apple’s iCloud which is supposedly launching at WWDC. So what did they learn? Well, according to BusinessWeek, Apple has acquired licenses from the major labels and is now prepared to launch iCloud. The question that remains is how much will it cost? And how much are you willing to pay?

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Google Wallet Promises to Change the Way You Pay

by Mike Mansell May 27, 2011

As previously discussed, the increased traction of the mobile market has opened many doors in terms of potential innovation down the road; not only in mobile-specific industries, but in industries that stand to benefit from continued mobile growth as well. Because “smartphones” such as the Apple iPhone and the wide range of Android-based devices have [...]

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Colorware Brings Some Color to Your Gadgets

by Jeff Weisbein May 26, 2011

First, let me just say, Colorware is an awesome company. What they do is very cool. So what is it that they do exactly? Well, as you can see for yourself in the video above, they colorize your favorite gadgets. You can either send them the gadget you want colored (provided they support it) or [...]

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IRCCloud Review

by Mike Mansell May 26, 2011

If there’s one thing I hate, it hands-down has to be missing out on things. Really, it’s a common thing for me to rewind the security camera tapes at work to see what happens when I’m not there. Some people call this “creepy”; and to an extent I’d probably have to agree myself. And needless [...]

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Make Awesome Website Even More Awesome? Challenge Accepted.

by Jeff Weisbein May 25, 2011

I’m not one who likes to rest on their laurels which is why I’m constantly looking for ways to improve everything I do. Of course, that includes BestTechie. So I’ve contracted an excellent web developer to make some awesome revisions to BestTechie. Now, I like the current (overall) design of the site, I think it fits and works well, but that’s not to say certain things couldn’t be improved.

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Review: Fluid App Turns Websites Into Mac Apps

by Mike Mansell May 25, 2011

Fluid is an application that allows users to create what is more or less a mini web browser configured to display a specific webpage or web application. What sets Fluid aside from features such as Google Chrome’s “application shortcuts” is the fact that it creates an actual Mac application to wrap the website frame in. This means that it can be pinned to the OS X dock for quick and easy access any time, making it a must-have for those of us who would normally keep a tab open in our web browsers.

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Should Children Under 13 Be Allowed on Facebook?

by Mike Mansell May 24, 2011

If Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook gets his way, the COPPA could quite possibly be a thing of the past; or at very least Facebook could get exemption from the act. While we haven’t seen anyone step up to support Zuck’s desires thus far, this news makes it very apparent that the social networking website is looking to expand upon a larger and younger audience. Why? Zuck has recently been put on the record arguing that doing so would benefit education by implementing better peer-based collaboration systems.

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