Computer Support Blog

Parents often face a dilemma when it comes to their children’s arts and crafts.  As parents, many want to treasure their child’s work and the memories associated with it.  However, as the artwork piles up, it gets unorganized, lost, or simply starts taking up too much room.  This usually leads to parents boxing all of their kids’ art up and storing it away where no one ever sees it or even throwing it away altogether.  Offir Gutelzon is a cool person in technology who wants to offer parents an alternative solution to this issue.  Gutelzon is the CEO of Keepy, a company that produces an iOS app and cloud solution for parents to store children’s arts and crafts.  With Gutelzon’s app, parents can take pictures of all their kids’ artwork and upload them to his company’s cloud database.  Parents can then access the photos in a digital scrapbook on any iOS device whenever they want.  This allows parents to box up their children’s crafts without worrying about not having easy access to them.   If your smartphone camera doesn’t seem to work when using Keepy, find an iPhone repair company that can provide the proper assistance. Read more »

Using the Internet to network and increase your web of contacts in the professional world is hardly a new concept.  LinkedIn has been doing this for ages.  However, simply clicking a link to add another “connection” on your profile can be impersonal and even undermine the chance to make a true connection through networking in the first place.  This is why cool product Peer tries to add a more personal touch to online professional networking by incorporating video messaging and chats into the process.  Peer lets you make professional connections, leave video introductions and schedule video chats on your phone so you can make a real connection while networking rather than just a name on the screen.  The team at Peer believes this process can help facilitate stronger relationships through networking that will be more helpful than the typical ones made through social networking.  Currently, Peer uses LinkedIn to help users find others to connect with over their service.  If you do not have a LinkedIn profile and don’t know how to create one, you will need computer tech support to help you. Read more »

There are many cases where having a private phone number can be beneficial and increase personal privacy.  However, setting up a second cell phone line can be costly and require more effort than it’s worth.  Cool product Burner makes the process far simpler.  Burner is an iPhone and Android application that creates private numbers for use on your smartphone when you need them.  You can either set up a separate number indefinitely or make it active for a specific period of time.  This creates a wall of privacy between you and general public.  For example, if you ever need to give out a number on Twitter or Facebook for business reasons, Burner allows you to create a private number specifically for those calls.  If that number is ever compromised somehow, you can just “burn” it by deleting it from the app.  Users can keep as many extra phone numbers as they want in the app at any given time.  If you have trouble getting your Burner numbers to integrate into your phone properly, you will need smartphone computer support.   Read more »

Those who commute to and from work on public transit know how unpredictable and inconvenient it can be to use.  Trains, buses, and ferries often run off schedule due to delays.  Scott Kolber is a cool person in technology trying to tackle this problem as CEO of Roadify.  Roadify is a company that makes and distributes an iOS app of the same name, which feeds users information about public transit schedules, changes, and delays in real-time.  Kolber and his team aggregate all public transit information through the app in real time so users are up to date on what the fastest public transit routes to home and work are and what routes might slow them down or get them in trouble.  Kolber wants to offer users a comprehensive resource so they can avoid public transit disasters as they try to get around their hometown.  Users who believe their Roadify data isn’t updating properly can always contact smartphone tech support to find a solution. Read more »

Jump2Spot is a cool product in technology that operates on the idea that every geographic location has a story worth telling.  The team at Jump2Spot wants to share those stories and make them easily accessible to the world with the help of mobile technology.  With the combination of intense research and geotagging technology, Jump2Spot has mapped over 70,000 moments and stories to their location.  Those who want to learn the stories that a place holds can go online or on the Jump2Spot iPhone app and search through a location’s moments.  Moments can be things like groundbreaking scientific breakthroughs, important political happenings, or even something as simple as a major public figure or celebrity visiting a store or a restaurant.  These moments have been tagged to their location digitally either by the Jump2Spot staff or the app’s users.  Read more »

Many founders and CEOs can attest to how running just one business can consume someone’s life.  That’s why cool person in technology Tony Stubblebine stands out in his field.  For him, one tech startup was not enough, he actively runs two.  In 2007, Stubblebine founded CrowdVine, a company that creates web-based social networks for conferences and company events.  That company grew over the years and remained successful, but in 2011, Stubblebine decided that he needed more.  He had another idea that he wanted to nurture and grow into a successful business.  That idea was Lift, an iPhone app that assists users in forming and maintaining good habits such as exercising, eating healthy, and keeping in touch with old friends.  Some founders and CEOs would have left one company to start another, or even sold their first venture to support the next, but Stubblebine continues to work as the head of both businesses. Read more »

Safety on the road is an issue that has proven to be difficult to address. Many people don’t take the time to evaluate how their children develop as drivers or even reflect on their own driving practices.  People also often miss important maintenance deadlines on their car because they aren’t keeping track of what their car needs. This can lead to breakdowns and mechanical failures that cause accidents.  However, cool product Zubie is trying to solve these problems with an electronic device that monitors your car with the help of a companion mobile app for your iPad or iPhone.  Zubie keeps track of your car’s condition and its location so you can ensure that nothing goes wrong with it. You can read your car’s status on the smartphone app that pairs with your Zubie “key”.  You install the Zubie key in your car and then receive updates about potential issues through the app.  Those who need help using the Zubie app should get help from smartphone PC support. Read more »

We still use paper and plastic in many unnecessary situations despite the rise of mobile technology.  Loyalty cards, gift cards, boarding passes, concert tickets, and coupons are all still most commonly physical items that are inconvenient and to both customers and businesses alike.  Some time ago, Apple created Passbook to encourage people to replace these physical items with digital version on their iPhones.  However, while use has grown steadily, Passbook has still only seen relatively limited uptake.  Kevin William David is a cool person in technology that wants to change that.  David founded Walletkit in 2012 to help businesses integrate Apple Passbook into their model.  David designs, codes, and delivers professional grade passbook passes to Walletkit’s clients to suit their specific needs.  David clearly believes in a more convenient future based on mobile technology and he’s doing his part to spread it with his company.  If you’ve never tried Apple Passbook, but are interested in using it, you should speak to iPhone support to learn more about it.  Read more »

Historically, musical instrumentation and composition has always developed alongside technology.  The potential tools at a songwriter and performer’s disposal have always determined the music that people have written and performed.  With mobile technology now such a prominent part of social existence, how can it impact the development of music now?  Mike Butera and his company Artiphon believe they have a possible answer with his newly developed device—“the Instrument 1”. Butera claims that the Instrument 1 combines modern mobile and touch technologies with the form factor of a string instrument to create a new experience for composers and performers.  While many have played with the idea of integrating a smartphone into a musical instrument as a gimmick, Butera and his team have taken a more sophisticated and serious approach.  The Instrument 1 has professional grade components and a hardwood finish that make it clear Butera and Artiphon want this piece of tech taken seriously.  Read more »

One of the downsides to the gesture and touch-based UIs of today’s mobile devices is that they don’t leave many options for the disabled.  If you are visually impaired or otherwise unable to navigate device using a touchscreen, taking advantage of today’s mobile technology is a near-impossible process.  Cool person in technology David Bong doesn’t think that should have to be the case.  As CEO of Angle, Bong leads a team that’s developing smartphone applications that use voice control to give the visually impaired the ability to use mobile devices as easily and safely as everyone else.  Bong founded Angle in the hope that they could provide more options for those who have difficulty with the current options for accessing content on smartphones and tablets.  Read more »