Archive for the ‘Computer Issues’ Category
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Apple shows up in all the news for nothing more than new iPods and re-do of Apple TV. Apple adds button to iPod Shuffle. Ferraris catching on fire. Hot stuff. Memristors back in the news. They will take over the world of semiconductors. China says no more anonymous burners in ...
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
They say knowledge is power and it is definitely true when it comes to crime. If you know the crime trends in your area you can reduce your chances of being victimized. Obviously, it would be nice to know about crime in the area if you looking for ...
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
If you want to IM with a friend or relative, you have to ask what network they use Yahoo, AIM, MSN and the list goes on.
Fortunately, the developers of Pidgina, a new IM client, have come to our rescue. Pidgin can communicate with nearly a dozen networks and better yet, ...
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Apple iPod 4g awaits more publicity. Gmail supposedly will sort your mail for you by importance. Har. VMware show ends. Climate panel trying to reform. Why? AutoCAD back on the Mac along with a mobile app. Samsung tablet getting lots of ink and attention. Has Digg failed? Blame the new ...
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
HP and Dell really going at it over 3Par. iPod classics may be dumped. RIMM doing deal with India. Why does Google search tweets? Fake reviews under attack. I like Yelp. Facebook killing IE6 support. Laughable. Government wants Craigslist to cease "Adult Services" listings. This will be fun to watch. ...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Samsung getting into Android Tablet biz. Dell starts selling Smartphone. Nokia into 3D? What? Why? Fuji display? Now Toshiba wants a big version and proposes a large version somehow. Webcam hits iTunes and Paypal. North Korean pages deleted? What? Grand Canyon at risk from mining. Apple kickback scheme was done ...
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Monday, August 23rd, 2010
3Par stories abound. MSFT push Win Phone 7. I'm predicting them becoming the odd man out. Apple patent rationalized. I find it onerous. Find out what I mean. New Kindle about to blow doors off the place. And now we are seeing sub-$100 e-readers too. Verizon getting into the act. ...
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Michael Dell under attack from the shareholders. HP board trying to explain the Hurd situation.IBM sued for fraud. Orleans working the cloud for Microsoft. Company has new navigation system and a new kind of MS-Mouse. Intel fixing NAND devices. SanDisk going after SSD biz. Australia is crazy. ZDNet seems clueless. ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
Even after all these years, the Internet still fascinates me. The volume of information we have at our fingertips is mind numbing.
Without exception, one article or site links me to other articles that I want to read but I often don't have the time to follow the rabbit trail ...
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Sunday, August 15th, 2010
If you are trying to get started with a healthier lifestyle, it helps to keep a record of your progress. It is hard to get where you want to go if you don't know where you are or don't keep track of you progress. Keeping up with your exercise ...
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
With all the video games and other forms of in home entertainment, board games seem to be slipping in popularity. One game that is still thriving is Chess. The modern Chess rules were developed over several generations beginning in the year 1000. Some people think Chess is ...
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Intel agrees to end chip wars to appease the FTC. Listen to Crankygeeks.com for more info. Blackberry Torch being scrutinized. Google kills Wave. Does anyone recall Wave? EU likes the iPhone. They hate the Blackberry. Why? Apple has huge security hole. Facebook and MSFT settle lawsuits. Facebook hooking into various ...
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Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Social media sucking up most of people's time online. Email fading. Android sales topping iPhone in sales. The crossover should stick. But therein lies the rub. Dvorak's advice: do not drop an iPhone4. Meanwhile, a new easy jailbreak is available. Motorola Droid updated this week. MSFT does early patch for ...
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Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Are you a blog reader? Do you sometimes wish you could easily share a blog entry and all of the comments. Well Web2PDF offers an easy way to create a PDF of any blog post that you can send via email.
Just copy the blog post’s address then surf ...
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