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DTV Mess?

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:37:33 +0000

Feb. 17, 2009. That’s the magic date for all US citizens receiving OTA (over-the-air) TV signals to be ready for the shutoff of analog TV signals and ready to receive digital only.

Most know that they’ve got to buy a converter box or a new digital TV (more…)

Google Suggest

admin — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:12:58 +0000

If you have used the Google Toolbar you have already experienced Google Suggest, the search helper that drops down a list of possible searches as you begin typing your search terms. The more you type, the more refined the suggestions become, of course. (more…)

Identity Theft

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:33:53 +0000

A federal offense for ten years now, identity theft seems to have just started getting a lot of media coverage in the last 2 or 3 years. Does that mean it’s getting a lot worse? (more…)

Clueless Students

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:23:28 +0000

It’s that time of year again — back to school. Beloit College (Wisconsin) always makes it interesting for us as they examine the lives and culture of the incoming students.

They don’t do it trying to be nosy (more…)

Falling Prices

admin — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:02:44 +0000

Watch out for falling prices…they’re dropping fast and furious.

Specifically, I’m talking about notebook prices. Actually, netbook prices.

A netbook is what it says, a notebook primarily used for Internet surfing, (more…)

Microsoft Comedy

admin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:12:35 +0000

Get real. Microsoft has announced they are paying Seinfeld 10 million scahootas to endorse Vista!

Tell you what. I’ll endorse it for a lottt lesss! (more…)

Image Origins

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:39:10 +0000

Kind of like Copyscape for the written word, a new visual search engine has been released in Beta that could help photographers keep up with their works online by tracking when and where they may appear on the web. (more…)

News Sources

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:03:36 +0000

What are yours? New studies show, not too surprisingly, that fewer USians are reading newspapers and more are getting their dose of news online. In spite of that, TV is still the prime source for news.

If you look at it demographically, (more…)

Internet Radio’s Last Stand

admin — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:10:20 +0000

It may really be this time. After a reprieve, time seems to be the enemy of Internet radio stalwarts like Pandora.

Pandora is one of the most popular Web radio services, with about 1 million listeners every day. It’s a really great idea that I have used since its very beginning. (more…)

Bigfoot For Real?

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:41:44 +0000

In the hairy and hoax-filled history of Bigfoot, those who believe in the mythical beast have offered up all manner of evidence, from grainy photos to hoarse recordings to tracks of those aforementioned feet. (more…)