For my latest Money magazine tech column, I explored podcasting apps. (I realize these apps are better described as podcatching apps or podcast managers since they grab and organize podcast feeds rather than create them, but this story was for a general audience, so we used the term ‘podcasting app’ in a general sense.) As […]
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Losing a file is one of a reporter’s worst fears. Over the years, I have lost many, many files to Microsoft Word crashes and malfunctioning flash drives. Each time my file didn’t save properly, got corrupted or simply went missing, I freaked out. What I needed was a more foolproof file backup system than a […]

Figuring that people are intrigued by T-Mobile’s no-contract plans, but unsure how the (relatively) new plans compare to the competition, I wrote a short guide for the July issue of Money magazine. The article looks at four common types of smartphone users: a value-oriented, four-person family; a price-conscious user who tends to hold onto his/her […]

If your knowledge of investing apps begins and ends with Mint.com — a great service but also one that’s been around since 2006 — then check out the March issue of Money magazine. Money publishes an annual list of personal finance-related apps called the Money Mobile Guide. This year, I helped out by researching and […]