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The Joy Of Science
I want you to read an extraordinary letter about science. I teared up when I read it a couple of days ago, although, granted, that’s not a high bar – as I get older, I get teary watching The Great British Baking Show, and truly emotional moments (the end of Pixar...
3G WIRELESS NETWORKS
There's new wireless technology that might represent a true step forward for some people - with a hefty price tag attached, of course.The cell phone carriers are rolling out...
VIRAL VIDEOS
The hot tech topic of the day is "viral videos," a term invented to describe the links circulated by e-mail to short online movies. Out of nowhere, Chris Bliss' juggling routine...
NEW APPLE ADS
Apple has some clever new commercials, featuring John Hodgman, the resident "expert" on The Daily Show. Very likable ads comparing PCs and Macs, showing the PC guy with a virus...
NET NEUTRALITY
"Net neutrality" is a hot topic in Washington. The Internet was developed with a guiding philosophy that Internet service providers would treat all traffic equally. The cable...
MEDIA CENTER PCs AND INTEL’S VIIV
Many people are buying new computers with Windows XP Media Center Edition - it's the version pre-installed on most consumer PCs these days. Its most visible feature is...
EXTREMELY PORTABLE HARD DRIVE
It's long been a stereotype that technology keeps making things smaller. Here's the latest example: a 60Gb ($149.99) or 100Gb ($199.99) Maxtor OneTouch III Mini Edition external...
SKYPE AND WEBCAMS
Skype has a hard-earned reputation for handling Internet telephone calls with style - simple interface, great voice quality. Installing the software is a snap. Calling another...
TOP TEN WEIRDEST KEYBOARDS
For a grin, take a look at this article showing the Top 10 weirdest keyboards ever. There are some genuinely weird computer accessories out there!
DESKTOP SEARCH UPDATE
There are several programs that can index your files and Outlook folders and allow you to find something in them instantly - a name, a scrap of text, a number. It is liberating...
WIKIPEDIA
Wikipedia occasionally gets in the news when one of its entries is hijacked by pranksters or political operatives. As a result, there have been endless discussions in the media...
UNINTENDED SIDE EFFECTS
This is the year of unintended side effects. Let me tell four stories from the last two weeks. The common theme is that in each story, nothing is broken and nothing is at fault....
BETTING ON SONY
Sony is gearing up its marketing department behind Blu-Ray DVDs, its next-generation disc for high definition movies. Toshiba and its partners are lined up behind HD DVD, a...
WORD REDACTION TOOL
There have been several embarrassing incidents recently in which information was learned from electronic documents because they were not adequately secured. In some cases, the...
NEW DELL WIDESCREEN NOTEBOOKS
Dell will roll out new business notebooks today, the Latitude D620 and D820, with two interesting features. Here's an article about the rollout.First, they will have built-in...
WINDOWS LIVE ONECARE UPDATE
If you're using Windows Live OneCare, it was recently updated to include protection against spyware as well as viruses. Here's info from the Windows Live OneCare team about the...