Category Archives: Technology

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My Money is Mine: Korean Bank Security

This month on The Korea Blog, I’m taking a look at technology in Korea. I mean, who doesn’t love technology and all the things it’s bringing us? For this first…

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TV or Internet? Which One is Better?

A few days ago, a good friend of mine posted this on Facebook: I thought it a great question, so I answered it. What about you? What are your answers?

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GoPro Mic Review: Edutige ETM-001/ETM-006/ETA-001

The Problem with GoPro Mics The GoPro is an incredible camera. Those that have used it usually state that of all the action cameras on the market, it is the…

How To Successfully Dispute The YouTube ContentID System

Over the past year, five of the videos I’ve uploaded to YouTube have been flagged by the site’s ContentID System. It is a deeply flawed system that fails to recognize…

My thoughts on Apple Maps

With the release of iOS6, Apple has taken a lot of heat for its new Map app. Rightly so. It’s unusable, but not because of the app, but because of…

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Instagram Stats

One of my favorite applications for my iPhone is Instagram. The ability to take pictures, apply a filter, and share them instantly to that community, Twitter, and Facebook has been…

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Crazy Fast LTE Speed

Believe it or not, I’ve been using the Internet since it’s inception… well at least when it was made public. I recall fondly the days of using ARCHIE and GOPHER…

Tesco’s HomePlus Virtual Store in Korea

A long running joke between Carl Kwan and I on 1013 Mainstreet revolves around shopping. The joke started with a tweet from Carl during one of my on-air segments when…

Korean Travel Tip: Phones

This is huge news in the world of phones and Korea. up until April 30th, if one wanted to use a phone in Korea, it had to be purchased in…

Scoot Around on This!

This past weekend, Jo and I ventured out to Incheon to watch the start of the Tour de Korea. While there, a number of vendors were present and I saw…

New Bus Tech

This past weekend I needed to get out and do a little traveling for some upcoming stories. As such, I headed all the way out to Incheon for the start…

A camera for less than $500!

One of my YouTube friends asked me for a camera recommendation. He stated that it needed to be less than $500, have variable zoom, SD cards, and an external mic…