I enjoy living in the beta world of software. I have rarely come across really bad betas, and I get to know what’s coming “our” way before other begin using it. Today I installed FireFox 4.0 (beta), meaning the released for testing by people outside of the development place in order to get feedback. I’m...
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Random Bits From the Digital Trenches
Technology is creeping ahead…quickly. iPads are making it off the shelves in massive numbers, and…yes, there is a security issue. Interesting, isn’t it: The more connected we become, the more we are “exposing” our information. And, as the old saying goes, you can make mistakes with computers so much faster...
SmartPhones: Good or evil?
I’ll say this: I’m waiting for the Dell “Slate” to hit the streets as my PDA, cell phone and non-existent air card service. I’ve suspected, at the barely conscious level that when we all grab our ‘driods and tap into “all you can eat” web surfing, the networks will begin to wheeze. What next? Well, as...
Tuesday Tech Tips
New acronym to absorb: “WUW” – Wear Ur World. Image via Wikipedia As technology allows components to get smaller, and more powerful, the “geeks” among us come up with ways to apply them to practical problems. In this case, it’s a project called “SixthSense.” I have dabbled in voice recognition as far back as the...
Tuesday Tech Tips
Black Friday is coming….are you ready? Just what do I mean by that? Her’s some information on the basic cycle of the electronics industry tha will help you each year, about this time, to make some great decisions on how to spend your money. The sales are great this time of year. Beginning with Black Friday,...
Tuesday Tech Tips
Another Tuesday, another opportunity to talk “tech.” The world is changing rapidly. Not only in the technology that allows us to do amazing things. but how we use it. eMail is actually becoming yesterday’s news. Many haven’t gotten the memo, but it’s true. Social Media sites and their connectivity tools are...
Tuesday Tech Tips
Just as we are getting the old style CRT (cathode Ray Tube) monitors and TVs out of our houses and offices, finally, and the LCD screens are common place and very cost effective, the next wave of display technology is rolling out: LED screens. Samsung has introduced a line of LED TVs, and they...
Walking in a Windows 7 Wonderland
Table of contents for Win7 WonderlandWalking in a Windows 7 Wonderland Pulling together left over parts and a few Craig’s List purchases, I have a “box” now up and running on the Microsoft Windows 7 “Release Candidate 1.” I’m using the 64bit version of the operating system so I can take advantage of...
Blogging from Your iPhone?
The times they area changin’ Some people are putting their heads together trying to figure it out using WordPress. Hmmm…there’s the mention of that free blogging software with a very large user base, and a very active user forum, and a very active group of theme and plugin in developers….and iPhones…they’re all around. How many...
Put down the mouse and step away from your computer – SLOWLY!
This is way too good to wait until next Tuesday. You used to use a pencil the size of a horse’s leg. Then you got a pen, then a “keyboard” *1st on a typewriter, then on a computer), and along came the mouse (“pointing device”). It took a bit to transition,...
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