Tom Moccia is a native of Stamford, Connecticut and moved his family west in 2000 and now calls Stockton, California home with his wife and two children. He has been a fan of the Apple product line since he purchased his first iPod in 2003 and has converted his entire home to Mac. Tom loves all things tech, so if it is a gadget, he is likely to want it. An adreneline junky, he made his first skydive in February 2010, so if your looking to jump out of an airplane, let him know and he will be more than happy to join you. Feel free to contact Tom with comments or story ideas by email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">tom@TechnoBuffalo.com</a>
Cellular coverage has come a long way over the last two decades, especially here in the United States. Years ago I would have no signal seemingly more often than I actually had a signal for cellular usage. With that being said, carriers are still struggling with overall coverage, and it’s not limited to one carrier, all of them have dead zones somewhere in every city. Consumers have...
As if you don’t have enough social networks to keep track of, another has rolled out, from none other than TeleNav, Inc. If the name sounds familiar it’s because TeleNav is one of the largest global wireless location based service providers with more than 17 million subscribers world wide. They also power AT&T navigation, and have announced the immediate availability of MyTies, a...
So, it's been just over a week since Apple released iOS 4.2.1 which has unified mobile devices that run on the operating system. There have been many anticipated features of this software upgrade, but I think most would agree the number one requested feature was printing capabilities from iOS devices, mostly the iPad. Apple has obliged with the new AirPrint feature, sort of. AirPrint...
After roaming the stores the last few weekends, and seeing the shopping craziness begin, I took notice of what people were purchasing. Overwhelmingly, the most popular purchase was High Definition, flat panel televisions; all types were walking out the doors, plasma, LCD and LED alike. After a bit of discussion with my friend I was shopping with, we got to talking tech and he was...
Verizon Wireless seems to be having an identity crisis, between stocking the iPad, to the perpetual ‘iPhone to Verizon’ rumors, and culminating in the flip flopping of data plan pricing. I often wonder who is running the show at Big Red. Yes, Verizon has been very successful with popular Android devices, but at this point it’s evident Verizon is wondering which way to travel at that...
With the advancements in mobile technology the last five years, more organizations are looking to implement these solutions and improve their business plans; non-profit organizations are no different. To combat the fact that more consumers have moved to a cashless wallet, implementing credit and debit cards, this year the Salvation Army is instituting the “cashless kettle”. Volunteers...
The holiday season brings about a lot of hustle and bustle, travel, family gatherings, holiday shopping and a multitude of other events that go along with this time of year. Along with all these things come holiday traditions, and there are many that are unique to each family: We always put up the Christmas lights on Thanksgiving weekend, go to midnight mass on Christmas eve and always...
I have been using Google Voice on and off since its inception, and I have contemplated why. after a little over a year, this service hasn’t become more popular. Most people may not be aware of this, but if you have a Google account, then you have a Google Voice account, and can log in at voice.google.com. The best feature in my opinion is that you have one phone number for all your...
As many of you know I am an iPhone guy and really can’t see myself using any other cell phone. That being said, I have a responsibility to my readers, and the tech community in general, to be up to date and educated on multiple devices and operating systems. That is why when Mr. Jon Rettinger sent me a Motorola Droid I decided to be an Android guy for a solid week in order to understand...
Virgin Mobile has been jockeying their pre-paid, no contract personal hotspot service fees for a few months now in an effort to gain market share. The Virgin Mobile MiFi 2200 varies in retail price from a low of $88 to a high of about $199, and frankly are a bit hard to find as most of the retailers, including the Virgin Mobile USA website themselves are out of stock more often than not...
It has been my contention over the last few years that the United States is extremely far behind in implementing virtual wallets. What I mean by this is the ability to purchase things with a simple swipe of your cell phone, and the amount purchased either billed to your cell phone bill, or have some sort of application storing your credit card information. I very rarely carry cash now...
I have been a huge proponent of computer workshops and camps for children, so I was thrilled to hear that Apple has announced that it will be offering holiday-themed workshops for children ages six to 13-years-old during the holiday season at select stores. The workshop will focus on photos, videos and presentations all implementing Apple’s iLife and iWork software and last anywhere...
Many of you have been either watching my video reviews or reading my articles for quite a while now, and if not, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that I love tech. Shiny gadgets are my weakness, in fact my wife has those “Wanted” posters in every electronics store in town, and probably in most within a 100 mile radius. I think she has gone as far as parental blocking all the...
With or without the economic climate as it is, most of us want to keep track of our personal finances, and with more obligations occupying our time we are organizing these on the go. I have been using a number of applications that help me keep track of my finances, bills that need to be paid, expense reports and investments, so let’s take a look at the best of the bunch. Account-...
As the weather turns cool here in Northern California it’s pretty evident that the holidays are just around the corner and the shopping season that accompanies that has already begun. Many savvy shoppers live for Black Friday deals and brave the insane crowds that go along with saving a few bucks. An ever increasing number of shoppers are shopping online and taking advantage of Cyber...
When other editors and I here at Techno Buffalo discussed how relevant the extension of music previews in the iTunes Store we all kind of said, “ehh”. After some careful consideration, and really thinking about what this preview extension means, I have come to realize that this is a much bigger deal than meets the eye. From the beginning, iTunes Store users have complained about the...
I may be dating myself with some of the information in this piece, but I can remember the Christmas when my parents gave me my very own television for my room. It was a 15-inch black and white Zenith with the rabbit ears integrated into the television. Our main TV was a 27-inch console color Zenith, which, by the way, seemed huge at that time, and along with that TV came the...
Halloween has come and gone, and although the weather hasn’t turned to wet winter days here in Northern California, there is no doubt the holiday season is upon us. In a few mere weeks the country’s retailers will know if they made money or lost money as Black Friday is just around the corner. Now I love the fact that retail teases us with great deals if for no other reason than to get...
This little tidbit really hit home with me as my friends and I often post our little annoyances with work on either Facebook or Twitter. It seems that if your boss gets wind of your social media complaining you could find your self picking up a pink slip the next time you are in the office. The National Labor Relations Board has accused American Medical Response, an ambulance service...
Internet security has become an ever increasing problem for individual users, as well as corporations, around the world. Between dodging viruses, hackers, malware, credit card fraud, phishing and identity theft, we spend as much time protecting our machines and personal lives as we do actually completing productive work. The United States government has been looking for ways to protect...