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As we continue our march towards an all-digital world, we are going to have to make changes as old analog systems go away. As companies have perfected digital communications systems, they are eager to phase out the older analog systems. The reasons for the desire to fade out older analog systems is that companies want…
It can be said that Apple started this small-computer trend with the MAC-mini, but others are picking up the ball and running with it. In addition to the very small ASUS eee notebook computer there are other companies entering the fray with small desktop computers as well. Most of these companies are small shops, but…
If you have ever shopped for a wireless router then you may have noticed that there are different types of wireless protocols beyond just the manufacturers. We will run down the differences and help you make the right choice. 801.11 is the common thread among the four standards. They have been developed by the IEEE…
It has long been rumored that Google has wanted to get into the personal computer operating system business. Based on Google’s recent moves I doubt they want to go that far but instead have chosen to provide application support to those that want to build low-cost computers based on open source software. Wal-Mart is now…
Since the announcement in June, 2007 have been anxiously awaiting arrival of the ultra portable notebook computer from Asus. I have been fortunate enough to purchase and review an Asus eee 4 Gigabyte model for someone who will be using the computer on an upcoming foreign trip. The first word from nearby observers is “cute”….
I am a huge GTD (Getting Things Done) fan. I first read the book when I heard about it in a Lascivious Biddies interview a few years ago. I do not feel that I have ever truly engaged the GTD way of doing things entirely, but I have implemented many of David Allen’s techniques with…
Web site password management is more critical than ever. We are storing and accessing more of our information online and theives are getting evermore creative in how to steal that information. It is critical to have a good password management system for all of your financial-related web sites. First it is very important to one…
Just a reminder that Daylight Savings Time did not end this weekend. In spite of the time displayed by many of your gadgets and possibly some of your computers, the time actually falls back one hour next weekend. In March at the start of Daylight Savings Time I posted some fixes for computer operating systems….
I consider myself to be a careful computer user. I have do not remember ever catching a trojan or virus in at least the last seven years. I carefully surf the web on any of my production computers. Well, I got caught in a simple and easily-contrived phishing scam recently. An email arrived indicating that…
We have been early customers of T-Mobile’s Hotspot at Home service. I still think that it is revolutionary, and surprised that a competitor has not hopped on the band wagon. I have heard rumors that Sprint was introducing a similar, but less versatile, service. I have not found proof on the Sprint or credible sites….
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