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On my way to Japan tomorrow morning, but dealing with a very sore back after a major fall here at home. Slightly worried about my connectivity in Japan but will keep you all advised if it looks like I will have to delay a show. Congratulations to Dale on winning PogoPlug. Support my Show Sponsors it keeps food on the
With the release of the Kindle 2 from Amazon this week, we techies are faced with another financial pitfall. Do we buy or do we not? How many of our gadgets end up being pricey, not just for the initial purchase, but for the continued upkeep or subscriptions for the device in the long run? What is the TCO (Total
In working with websites, I find having to understand my grammar is a key factor. Nobody likes misspelled words or sentences that run too long or don't make sense. I've been spending time going through my sites trying to find and fix those lines that meet that criteria. But there is another factor I have to consider - SEO. Search
I got a notice today in my Yahoo inbox today saying that Yahoo Briefcase is closing as of March 30, 2009. I use Yahoo for a few things, mostly eBay transactions and some newsletters that get me on a bunch of spam lists - I like Yahoo's spam filter. I had not remembered using Yahoo Briefcase, but after receiving notice
With OOMA you get free US calling just by buying the OOMA device. You will save thousands of dollars with their VOIP service that has all of the features of a regular phone.
nComputing has a unique way of running client architecture where you can run multiple computers from a central server. This is a great solution for universities or those needing to support multiple users at a low cost.
The folks at Gyration have a remote control that I don't know how I have lived without. This is a remote that is perfect for those of you that have a media center attached to your television set.
United Plastics is the company that has a complete sound proofing solution whether you are building a home or have an existing home that you want to reduce the noise in.
The folks from MvixUSA have developed there own Media Center device that has received very little press but it quite impressive. The best part you decide what size Hard Drive to put in it and you have and all in one media center.
Ambient devices look like fancy clock calendars except their is much more than meets the eye. If you are a sports fan you caqn buy an Ambient Scorecast devices and it will keep you up to date on the latest scores.
Today I found a new coffee shop to work from - YAY! However, tomorrow that may be a different story. New ideas, possible rules and restrictions could force this shop to turn off their systems. Maybe any type of Public WiFi or WiMAX could also be in danger. Why? Regulation. A few days ago there was an article about a
I still use a white pages and yellow pages produced by AT&T. In fact, I use one or the other several times a week. I know it sounds backward, but I've been using those books all my life and it's super-easy for me to pull up "plumbers" in the yellow pages by flipping to the "p" section, or look up
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