https://the-gadgeteer.com Gadget news and reviews since 1997! Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:23:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://the-gadgeteer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cropped-cropped-wp-icon-gadgeteer-logo-32x32.jpg https://the-gadgeteer.com 32 32 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/01/07/julies-gadget-diary-oneplus-13-in-the-house/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/01/07/julies-gadget-diary-oneplus-13-in-the-house/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:23:42 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=457551 NEWS – Today, OnePlus announced two new phones – the 13 and 13R. I received the flagship OnePlus 13 a few weeks ago and will have a full written review as soon as I fully recover from one of the worst bugs that I’ve had in years. It just keeps hanging on. Is anyone else […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/01/07/julies-gadget-diary-oneplus-13-in-the-house/feed/ 0 gadget diary - The Gadgeteer nonadult https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/08/08/whats-in-my-bag-and-the-edc-gear-that-im-updating-this-summer/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/08/08/whats-in-my-bag-and-the-edc-gear-that-im-updating-this-summer/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:52:34 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=442772 ARTICLE – It’s been a while since I posted a “what’s in my bag” post. In this article, I’m showing you what’s currently in the bag that I grab when I leave the house. I didn’t edit the contents at all. I just dumped everything that was in the bag and took the picture that […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/08/08/whats-in-my-bag-and-the-edc-gear-that-im-updating-this-summer/feed/ 6 gadget diary - The Gadgeteer nonadult https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/05/21/my-new-favorite-gadget-is-my-synology-surveillance-station-its-not-only-useful-but-entertaining/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/05/21/my-new-favorite-gadget-is-my-synology-surveillance-station-its-not-only-useful-but-entertaining/#comments Tue, 21 May 2024 15:57:36 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=434625 ARTICLE – I’ve had multiple security cameras on my property for years. I started out with Wyze cameras and replaced them with the Vivint smart home security system back in 2020. I still use the Vivint system, but sometimes its notifications aren’t immediate, and I wanted a setup that would allow me to watch what’s […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/05/21/my-new-favorite-gadget-is-my-synology-surveillance-station-its-not-only-useful-but-entertaining/feed/ 2 My security cameras captured something hilarious... nonadult https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/02/05/esims-are-annoying-episode-2-or-why-i-kicked-my-iphone-to-the-curb/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/02/05/esims-are-annoying-episode-2-or-why-i-kicked-my-iphone-to-the-curb/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:23:10 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=422552 ARTICLE – A week ago, I posted an article about my experiences transferring an eSIM from my iPhone 15 Pro Max to a brand new Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Long story short, it was easy going making the swap from the iPhone to the Samsung but when I tried to switch back, chaos ensued. I […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/02/05/esims-are-annoying-episode-2-or-why-i-kicked-my-iphone-to-the-curb/feed/ 5 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/01/28/esims-are-annoying-for-people-like-me/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/01/28/esims-are-annoying-for-people-like-me/#comments Sun, 28 Jan 2024 20:50:27 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=421607 ARTICLE – May I vent for a few minutes? First of all, let’s go back in time when I was happily hating on the iPhone and loving Android. Back then, I was happy using the Pixel 2 XL, and later the Huawei P30 Pro as my daily driver. Every year when the new iPhones would […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2024/01/28/esims-are-annoying-for-people-like-me/feed/ 36 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/07/04/im-switching-back-to-android-probably-maybe-im-thinking-about-it-ok-not-sure-yet/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/07/04/im-switching-back-to-android-probably-maybe-im-thinking-about-it-ok-not-sure-yet/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2023 21:21:07 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=397611 ARTICLE – Isn’t it funny how set in our ways we can become after using a certain platform for several years? I’m talking about computer platforms and more specifically mobile OS platforms. It took me 3 tries over a couple of years to switch from Windows to Mac OS and now that I’ve been using […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/07/04/im-switching-back-to-android-probably-maybe-im-thinking-about-it-ok-not-sure-yet/feed/ 18 I went a little crazy this morning! - Gadgeteer Podcast #17 nonadult https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/02/27/25-yrs-ago-today-apple-discontinued-the-newton-what-devices-do-you-miss/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/02/27/25-yrs-ago-today-apple-discontinued-the-newton-what-devices-do-you-miss/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:16:22 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=383052 ARTICLE – Twenty-five years ago today on 2/27/1998, Steve Jobs ended the production of the Apple Newton. Did you own the original Newton aka MessagePad or one of the later models like the MP100, MP110, MP120, MP130, MP2000, MP2100, or eMate 300? I had a MessagePad 2000 long enough to post several Newton accessory reviews […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/02/27/25-yrs-ago-today-apple-discontinued-the-newton-what-devices-do-you-miss/feed/ 19 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/01/17/reading-and-drawing-comics-on-my-ipad-julies-gadget-diary/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/01/17/reading-and-drawing-comics-on-my-ipad-julies-gadget-diary/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2023 22:12:01 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=379410 ARTICLE – I’ve started reading comics again. But instead of buying them from a shop, I’m using the Hoopla app on my iPad Pro to check out digital copies from my library for free! Right now I’m reading two comic series. The first one is called Eight Million Genies by Charles Soule who has written […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2023/01/17/reading-and-drawing-comics-on-my-ipad-julies-gadget-diary/feed/ 1 Gadgeteer Podcast #12 Fun with comics! nonadult https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/11/07/my-7-favorite-minimalist-edc-wallets-julies-gadget-diary/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/11/07/my-7-favorite-minimalist-edc-wallets-julies-gadget-diary/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:09:32 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=372387 ARTICLE – Today I posted episode #7 of the Gadgeteer Video Podcast and to go with lucky number 7, the topic of the podcast was my 7 favorite minimalist wallets. Let’s check them out. 1. IDENTITY Card wallet The IDENTITY Card wallet was my favorite for a very long time because it has the smallest […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/11/07/my-7-favorite-minimalist-edc-wallets-julies-gadget-diary/feed/ 17 Gadgeteer Video Podcast #7 - My favorite EDC wallets nonadult https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/10/11/the-gear-i-am-was-taking-with-me-on-vacation-julies-gadget-diary/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/10/11/the-gear-i-am-was-taking-with-me-on-vacation-julies-gadget-diary/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:16:08 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=368891 ARTICLE – This year we were very much looking forward to finally getting away for a real vacation by flying to Sanibel Island Florida (our favorite place on the planet). We usually go every fall but we haven’t been there since 2018 because in 2019 we were remodeling our house and had moved into an […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/10/11/the-gear-i-am-was-taking-with-me-on-vacation-julies-gadget-diary/feed/ 0 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/09/27/i-just-posted-episode-1-of-the-gadgeteer-video-podcast-julies-gadget-diary/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/09/27/i-just-posted-episode-1-of-the-gadgeteer-video-podcast-julies-gadget-diary/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:00:23 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=368022 ARTICLE – When I retired from my day job with Cummins Inc. after 34 years this past March, I made a list of all the new things, changes, and updates that I wanted to do with The Gadgeteer. One of the things on that list was to create a video podcast. It’s amazing that in […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/09/27/i-just-posted-episode-1-of-the-gadgeteer-video-podcast-julies-gadget-diary/feed/ 14 gadget diary - The Gadgeteer nonadult https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/01/22/i-almost-fell-for-a-directv-phone-scam-julies-gadget-diary/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/01/22/i-almost-fell-for-a-directv-phone-scam-julies-gadget-diary/#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:57:24 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=346045 ARTICLE – In order for this story to make a little more sense (and so you won’t think I’m a complete moron), you first need to go read my DirecTV cord-cutting article from yesterday. But if you don’t want to read that article (it’s really good by the way…) here’s a quick summary… Once upon […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/01/22/i-almost-fell-for-a-directv-phone-scam-julies-gadget-diary/feed/ 29 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/01/21/i-finally-cut-the-cord-with-directv-julies-gadget-diary/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/01/21/i-finally-cut-the-cord-with-directv-julies-gadget-diary/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:10:33 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=345997 ARTICLE – I’ve been a DirecTV customer for close to 30 years but earlier this week I called them up and asked for a divorce. Why did I break up with DirecTV and what did I replace it with? Let me give you a little history before I answer those questions. First of all, I […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/01/21/i-finally-cut-the-cord-with-directv-julies-gadget-diary/feed/ 123 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2020/11/23/im-all-in-with-apple-julies-gadget-diary/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2020/11/23/im-all-in-with-apple-julies-gadget-diary/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:55:40 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=310353 ARTICLE – Multiple times over the years I’ve tried to switch from Android to an iPhone and it just never worked out. But recently I’ve made the switch in a big way and of all things, I have COVID to thank for it. How did a global pandemic make me switch back to an iPhone […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2020/11/23/im-all-in-with-apple-julies-gadget-diary/feed/ 9 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2020/06/23/julies-gadget-diary-now-that-home-screen-widgets-are-coming-to-ios-i-may-finally-switch-to-an-iphone/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2020/06/23/julies-gadget-diary-now-that-home-screen-widgets-are-coming-to-ios-i-may-finally-switch-to-an-iphone/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2020 21:12:19 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=300188 ARTICLE – Did you watch Apple’s WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference) keynote yesterday? Even though the iPhone and iPad haven’t been my primary devices in several years, I am always interested in everything new with iOS, iPadOS, and macOS (since my main computer is a MacBook). I was overjoyed to see that with iOS version […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2020/06/23/julies-gadget-diary-now-that-home-screen-widgets-are-coming-to-ios-i-may-finally-switch-to-an-iphone/feed/ 8 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/11/22/julies-gadget-diary-android-users-now-have-an-coveted-iphone-feature/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/11/22/julies-gadget-diary-android-users-now-have-an-coveted-iphone-feature/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:40:01 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=287226 ARTICLE – See anything different in the screenshot above of the Google Messages app? It’s those 3 little dots at the bottom that bounce up and down when the person who you’re texting is replying to you. That’s right, iPhone snobs will no longer be able to gloat about how great their blue bubbles are […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/11/22/julies-gadget-diary-android-users-now-have-an-coveted-iphone-feature/feed/ 7 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/11/05/julies-gadget-diary-the-pixel-4-xl-makes-me-want-to-switch-to-an-iphone/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/11/05/julies-gadget-diary-the-pixel-4-xl-makes-me-want-to-switch-to-an-iphone/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:00:44 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=284121 ARTICLE – The Pixel 2 XL was my all-time favorite smartphone for a couple of years and I kept going back to it each time I’d try the newest flagship from various other phone makers. I purchased the Pixel 3 XL last year but promptly returned it because it felt almost identical to the 2 […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/11/05/julies-gadget-diary-the-pixel-4-xl-makes-me-want-to-switch-to-an-iphone/feed/ 8 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/09/17/julies-gadget-diary-t-mobile-home-internet-part-2/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/09/17/julies-gadget-diary-t-mobile-home-internet-part-2/#comments Tue, 17 Sep 2019 21:29:02 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=280904 ARTICLE – It’s been a few weeks since I wrote a gadget diary post about being selected to join T-Mobile’s invite-only (right now) Home Internet pilot program and I thought it was time to post a follow up to let you all know how it’s been working out for me so far. What did they send […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/09/17/julies-gadget-diary-t-mobile-home-internet-part-2/feed/ 77 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/08/27/julies-gadget-diary-i-am-now-a-t-mobile-home-internet-pilot-tester/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/08/27/julies-gadget-diary-i-am-now-a-t-mobile-home-internet-pilot-tester/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2019 23:49:31 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=280025 ARTICLE – I came home yesterday afternoon to find a postcard in my mailbox inviting me to join T-Mobile’s new Home Internet pilot test which started rolling out back in March. I remembered reading about their invite-only service for existing T-Mobile customers but forgot all about it until yesterday. For a little background, I live […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/08/27/julies-gadget-diary-i-am-now-a-t-mobile-home-internet-pilot-tester/feed/ 17 https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/04/12/julies-gadget-diary-i-ordered-the-huawei-p30-pro/ https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/04/12/julies-gadget-diary-i-ordered-the-huawei-p30-pro/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:32:32 +0000 https://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=269165 ARTICLE – As Britney Spears would say, “oops, I did it again…” I ordered another phone. This time it’s the Huawei P30 Pro. I know that my score sheet for buying new phones and actually keeping them has been pretty embarrassing for the last year and a half. The last phone that I bought and […]]]> https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/04/12/julies-gadget-diary-i-ordered-the-huawei-p30-pro/feed/ 7