Making Technology Easy for Everyone
I love calling myself a native New Yorker, but today, I'm even more proud to have that distinction. Yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a $1 billion plan to improve access to high-speed Internet across New York state. The state will utilize $500 million in "capital funds from bank settlements to incentivize the … [Read more...]
Do you live in Manhattan? Do you need toothpaste and deodorant hand delivered to you in one hour? Then Amazon Prime Now, a new delivery service announced today by the Internet retail giant, will make that happen. According to the announcement, there are “tens of thousands of daily essentials” that are eligible for … [Read more...]
Currently, I live in Minneapolis, MN, about as Midwest as you can get in these here United States. But I’m originally from New York, and spent the first 27 years of my life there before making the move. As such, I’m pretty partial to explaining to my neighbors about how and why New York is basically the best place ever, … [Read more...]
Today, a judge in New York ruled that the NSA’s collection of phone metadata of United States citizens is, in fact, lawful. This ruling—the result of a suit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union against the United States Government—comes just weeks after another suit brought against the federal government in … [Read more...]
If you're in the market for a home, you typically run a search on a real estate website with all your required parameters, from price, to location, to size. The result? A list of homes that typically don't reflect your taste or needs. But what if you could send your agent a collage of pictures giving them a better idea … [Read more...]
I grew up in New York, and there’s one phrase I remember my parents saying a lot as we drove to and from our destinations: “too much rubber, not enough road.” The problems with finding room for all those cars in New York only intensified whenever we took trips to Manhattan—and the worst element of it all was when we tried … [Read more...]
It’s no secret that heading out to a bar to have drinks with friends is usually a pretty good time. Hitting a local pub is usually a great way to be social with those you know, and, if you do it right, get to know some folks you don’t. But I just learned about an interesting new smartphone app that’s starting to spread … [Read more...]
I wish I had Rentenna when I was looking for rentals in New York (I may have been able to avoid the complete disregard of my landlord for fixing things). Rentenna is a Website that rates apartment buildings and neighborhoods by compiling data through open data sources and other sites. The result is a Pinterest-looking … [Read more...]
Uber, the company that has been disrupting the transportation space, specifically when it comes to taxi's has brought back its e-hail taxi app in New York City. The company made the announcement on its blog earlier today. This past Friday, the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission approved Uber as the first participant in a … [Read more...]
Now that Google plans to start selling Glass this year, the company is looking for inventors and companies to help make the device appealing to the masses. But will the app market for Google Glass turn into a market like Apple's $25 billion market? Last month, the company held a two-day Glass Foundry event in New York … [Read more...]
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