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How To Create A Wattpad Comment Archive – Part 1/3

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on August 14, 2018May 17, 2022

One of the best aspects of Wattpad is the reader feedback. It really is. As a writer, it helps me see what you like, what you don’t like and that it turns helps me see what can be improved and what needs to go in the trash. Yet, comments can also be a bit frustrating. For feedback to make sense, it has to be useful. You have to be able to make sense of what your readers are telling you, right?

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Improving Battery Life on Moto 360

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on September 12, 2014

The Moto 360 has been on the market for a week. Since its release, a variety of reviews have been written. Much has been said about the battery life of the Moto 360, both good and bad. The comments have ranged from not that great to pretty good. My experience has been from the […]

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Tips For Valley Commuters – Staying Sane In Southcentral Alaska Traffic

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on January 2, 2014October 10, 2014

On a daily basis, many of those of you reading this will get up early in the morning to prepare for a new day. You will take a shower, make up breakfast, perhaps catch the latest news before getting dressed and brushing your teeth. Right on time, you’ll head out the door and hop on […]

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Welcoming the Nexus 7

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on November 4, 2013November 4, 2013

With the recent demise of my trusty ASUS Transformer, the natural thing was to start looking for something to replace it, or to find a way to fix it. Fixing it was my first reaction. After all, I had invested too much time into software, ROM loading etc. to just let it die peacefully. Initial […]

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Chromecast Review

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on August 17, 2013October 21, 2013

With the release of the Chromecast, Google made an unexpected (for me at least) move on the home entertainment front, an area where they undoubtedly have struggled with previous efforts (Google TV). Reaction so far has been pretty positive (or at least as far as I have read) and it’s not surprising. The Chromecast […]

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Chromecast and Ubuntu

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on July 30, 2013October 21, 2013

My Google Chromecast arrived yesterday and although I still need to write up a proper review (tonight or tomorrow), the one piece I wanted to mention right away concerns the Chromecast and Ubuntu. Initially, I feared there would be limitations to systems other than PC and Mac since those were the only ones I saw […]

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Chromecast In The Mail

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on July 28, 2013October 21, 2013

Most of you visiting Tall Tech Tales have undoubtedly hear of Google’s Chromecast. For those you that haven’t, the review of the Chromecast by TechCrunch summarizes the Chromecast in a paragraph: The Chromecast is deceptively simple: you plug it into your TV, then stream video and music to it from apps running on your iPhone, […]

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Google Goofs Local Alaska News?

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on May 9, 2013May 9, 2013

The other day, I was doing my rounds on various sites, reading the latest news of the day. As my custom is, I hit up Google News first to get some general news before I dig into the stuff I really enjoy. However, I didn’t get too much further because Google ended up give me […]

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Using Google Voice With Unsupported Carriers

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on June 28, 2010November 3, 2016

Google Voice was made available to all interested parties this past week, giving all of those interested in it a chance to try it out. No more need to request and invite, no more waiting for the eventual invite to arrive. Alas, many smaller regional carriers, such as those here in Alaska, are not on […]

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The Future of Android is Frozen Yoghurt (Froyo)?

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on May 22, 2010November 3, 2016

This week Google took another step towards world dominance. Well, ok, maybe not but they put Apple on notice that their one man show can’t expect to just do whatever they want anymore. With the revelation of version 2.2 of the Android OS (AKA Froyo), Google is stepping up to the plate in more than […]