If the term ‘life hack’ is new to you, it won’t be for long. Life hack, or ‘life hacking’ is any productivity trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity and efficiency, in all walks of life; in other words, anything that solves an everyday problem in a clever or non-obvious way. I love helping people figure stuff out. And I’m equally...
Man, it’s great to be back. It’s amazing what unplugging from your online life for a month can do for a person. We don’t really find clarity in what we’re doing day in and day out until we stop and actually attempt to smell the roses. I learned I can live without checking social media updates every day, that’s for sure. And lets just say I learned about a thousand...
Do you remember who played Batman over the years? I remember the Batman of old. No, not 1966 old, but when it was huge in Hollywood when I was younger. Michael Keaton was Batman then. He did a great job. But Jack Nicholson as the Joker had to be my favorite. As years passed, as did the leading men who played the cloaked superhero. Today news was announced that Ben Affleck will be taking the baton...
The above video shows an investigation I did for WFTV-TV in Orlando, Florida a few years ago about how people have the ability to peer into your home if you have a video baby monitor or virtually any device that emits radio waves. While this was done basic technology intercepting radio waves, criminals are now able to simply join a wireless network and see for themselves. [hr] Technology can be a...
UPDATE: Facebook has taken the profile in question offline. This post has been updated to reflect their follow-up response. File this one under learning to live in a social media world. I’ve seen a lot of awful things in my television news career. This is one of them. I’ll spare you most of the details. During our noon newscast, I received breaking news details from my producer...
It’s finally here, perhaps the most requested update for Instagram. Now users of the app can import videos to Instagram. Both iPhone and Android users will be able to import, trim, filter and post their greatest archived videos into 15 seconds of fame. Instagram posted the update (version 4.1) on Wednesday and in doing so, take a major leap on Vine with the new import option. Many users...
It’s always a good idea to take a break. If you’re not careful, it’s easy to get busy and stay that way; forgetting to slow down, take a breath and enjoy what’s around you. Living in Miami has been wonderful. The weather is almost always sunny and beautiful. But it’s nice to get home and slow life down a bit. And there’s a nasty rumor it could even get into...
Once in a great while, a commercial comes along that will make me stop in my tracks and literally laugh out loud. In an age where agencies that try too hard to be funny when creating a commercial – few get it right. They can be high or low budget, but like a good standup comedian, timing is everything. Oh, and a big camel can helps as well. Enter the Geico camel commercial: Hump Day. Geico...
If you watch any amount of television news, chances are you’ve seen a news anchor or reporter put their finger up to the side of their ear as if they’re trying to hear something. That’s what’s happening. A tiny earpiece with a long cord attached is how producers, directors, camera operators, live truck operators and anyone else with control of a live situation in...
[su_highlight background=”#fffdc0″]Update (09.26.14)[/su_highlight] Now that I’m officially engaged this post is a lot more interesting. Ahhhh, the possibilities. Take a look back at your wedding photos. For those of you who’ve tied the knot, chances are you’re not seeing images of your wedding party fleeing from Tyrannosaurus Rex or freakish zombies looking to maim...
