“Tech” collection
Stay informed on the rapidly evolving world of consumer electronics, high-performance hardware, and digital innovation. This central tech hub provides a deep dive into the physical components and software ecosystems that power your modern life.
Cloud Means Freedom – Evolution & Revolution
When you think about earth-bound items, you think of things that are landlocked, tethered to a solid object or constrained by physicality. We, as a species are largely terrestrial, grounded…
A Plush, Propping Pillow for your iPad
I have seen many different types of cases for iPads out there and most of the ones that I have reviewed are for "out in the world" use cases, meaning…
The Anatomy of my Targus Conquer Plus Blogger Backpack
Have you ever wondered what type of equipment bloggers carry around with them? I do. And I'm always intrigued by the cases or packs that they use. Mainly because I…
Phishing for Your Olympic Spirit – Buyer Beware!
With the Olympics right around the corner, the last thing that you want to think about is security. Well, let me rephrase that, there is plenty of security at the…
How To Create a Bootable Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8)
As many people know, Apple's new Operating System, OS 10.8 - a.k.a. "Mountain Lion," is officially available for purchase and download. Just head over to the Apple App Store on…
Dropcam HD is the Ultimate Home Monitoring Webcam Now with
Almost two years ago, I reviewed a new wireless webcam that I felt was a clear winner, especially for families - the Dropcam. It was by far the easiest to…
A Vacation on Wheels! Review of the 2012 Volvo C70
Test driving cars is truly a lot of fun and only over the past couple of years has it become regular content on HighTechDad.com. For me, I believe that cars…
How To Set the Default Address Book in Microsoft Outlook
I recently got a new computer at my work and got Microsoft Outlook 2010 installed on it. However, I kept running into problems as I was trying to send emails…
5 Tips on How To Make your Child Safer When
Just the other day, I was talking to someone about how playtime has changed since when we were children. The line that my parents used to say all of the…
Burn Note Lets You Create Single-Use, Disposable, Mission Impossible-esque Messages…And
We all know how cool those self-destruct messages in Mission Impossible is - "this message will self-destruct in 5 seconds" - and then the device playing the message bursts into…
