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AI Consumer Basics
Here’s your human-generated summary of the latest AI news. Mankind has never lived through a period of technological change like this. It arrived overnight, it is constantly changing and evolving, and its impact is so multifold that we literally can’t comprehend it…
SONIC & SATELLITE SERVICE
Sonoma County’s broadband coverage is spotty. Comcast and AT&T are not doing anything to expand cable and DSL service to new areas. There are too many areas with no…
IPHONE & EXCHANGE
Apple announced today that it has licensed ActiveSync technology from Microsoft, allowing the iPhone to sync mail, contacts, and calendars with Exchange Server. Apple also…
VISTA FEATURE: SPEECH RECOGNITION
Microsoft has been researching speech recognition for more than fifteen years. It has released enterprise products like Speech Server for telephony systems, and built rudimentary…
ONECARE RENEWAL
WIndows Live OneCare is actually a subscription, renewed annually. Many of you are coming up on your one-year anniversary. The date is displayed in the lower left corner of the…
WINDOWS DESKTOP SEARCH ENHANCEMENTS
Windows Desktop Search is deeply built into Windows Vista and can be added for free to Windows XP to index files and Outlook folders for instant searches. By default, it indexes…
VISTA & WEAK HARDWARE
More evidence confirms that poor decisions by Microsoft played an important role in creating the public perception that Vista is a failed operating system. Vista may never…
QUICKBOOKS 2008 UPDATE ERROR
Intuit has caused more than its share of problems in the last few years. Its products were not designed correctly for security; it did a poor job of preparing for Vista; and…
TASKBAR SHUFFLE
Here’s a little something that’s just perfect for those of you on prescription medication for your compulsive tendencies. We’re all running more programs…
THE EBB AND FLOW OF MOVIES
Not to be missed – a demonstration of great technology used to present a huge amount of information in an enlightening way. The New York Times has an interactive chart…
WINDOWS LIVE SKYDRIVE – 5GB
Microsoft has upgraded Windows Live Skydrive, its service offering free online file storage. You now can store up to 5Gb of documents, pictures and other files, using an…
SKYPE ADD-ON
Skype is wonderful free software for making online phone calls. With a headset and a fast Internet connection, you can be talking to another Skype user anywhere in the world for…
GOOGLE ANDROID
Here’s a five minute film demonstrating Android, Google’s new operating system for mobile phones. Very impressive!
VISTA SP1 & CURMUDGEONS
Walt Mossberg, influential tech columnist for the Wall Street Journal, wrote this article about Windows Vista Service Pack 1. I can’t make any sense out of what’s in…
SECURITY SOFTWARE – SMALL BUSINESSES
I work with small businesses – typically with 1-25 workstations, 1-2 servers, and no onsite IT staff. The business owners know it’s important to stay safe and…
SECURITY SOFTWARE – INDIVIDUALS
Windows Live OneCare is the only software that takes responsibility for all four of the important housekeeping functions. When its icon is green, I’m confident that a…