iPhone 4S - what's in a name?

Updated on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 7:58AM by Robert M Schertzer, MD, MEd, FRCSC

Why can’t a new iPhone by any other name but iPhone 5 end up being a disappointment? The new iPhone 4S, which goes on pre-order after midnight October 7, 2011 for delivery on October 14th seems to have disappointed many and it comes down to not looking beyond the name and external appearance.

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iHome iA5 review: bedside iPhone social networking alarm clock

This is not your father’s clock radio; in fact, it isn’t a radio at all. Welcome to a hint of what the future has to offer in this social networking iphone alarm dock.

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ScotteVest (SeV) in depth review geek clothing & response from Scott

Updated on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 1:24PM by Robert M Schertzer, MD, MEd, FRCSC

Updated on Friday, April 23, 2010 at 5:30PM by Robert M Schertzer, MD, MEd, FRCSC

Updated on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 10:58AM by Robert M Schertzer, MD, MEd, FRCSC

Updated on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 2:52PM by Robert M Schertzer, MD, MEd, FRCSC

As a complete and total geek, the idea of clothing with pockets for all my gadgets with a tunnel system to deal with all their wires was a dream come true. When my wife bought me the ScotteVest 5.0 Fleece Jacket early in 2009, with the added touch of the Leo Laporte TWiT logo, I was thrilled to have the ideal birthday present. Six months later I was even following Scott Jordan on Twitter as a loyal fan. Now, more than one year since my first SeV product, and having purchased 11 other jacekts, shirts, and pants since then, I can’t believe how much money I spent on such poorly made products. This article is not just a one-off short term trial of one piece of their clothing but rather an extensive test of many of their products over a one year period.

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iVolume - the missing core iTunes feature

Updated on Friday, July 22, 2011 at 2:58PM by Robert M Schertzer, MD, MEd, FRCSC

Proper sound levelling is a key feature that is missing in both iTunes and the iPod/iPhone. I came across a great solution called iVolume from mani.de that I've now been using for a couple of months and consider an essential app for almost everyone. Read more about it here.

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