February 20th, 2021 | by Troy Larsen | published in Software
There is no shortage of note taking applications in the mobile world: Evernote, OneNote, Apple Note, Google Keep — you name it. I personally am a big fan of Evernote and have been using it for years for most everything note taking. Yet there is one area where a seemingly unsophisticated app called Simplenote outshines […]
February 18th, 2010 | by Troy Larsen | published in Devices
Blackberry Curve is a pretty slick smartphone, and my girlfriend Tara definitely likes her 8900, no question about that. As for me, I don’t have anything against it, except it has the nasty habit of making inadvertent phone calls from inside her purse. It doesn’t happen very often, but it has happened more than once […]
May 14th, 2009 | by Troy Larsen | published in Devices
Here is what I found today. I came to the Rogers website to see what’s new with my wireless provider. The first thing I noticed was a large banner that read: “The Revolution is coming. June 2nd”. What got me intrigued was the picture of an HTC cellphone with its keyboard slid out and the […]
I am Troy Larsen, a non-techie guy who has to deal with the increasing complexity of the outside world. I created this website hoping to engage the collective wisdom of the Internet public to find solutions to the common problems we face every day.