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Time Magazine’s 50 Best Websites of 2008
Well, as I noted before, it is that time of year for lists. Mostly “Best of” and “Worst of” with the range of experts and contributors extremely varying. I especially like the way Time Magazine’s website has broken down their 50 Best Websites of 2008.  Instead of the usual 1 through 50, with 1 being the [...]
Where is Santa Now?
Unlike many youth of previous generations who wondered which house Santa was at on Christmas Eve, or when he would be arriving, today’s kids can look it up on-line. That’s right, Google has teamed up again this year with NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, to bring you the NORAD Santa Tracker. The spirit of [...]
How Much is 800 Billion Yen?
The answer: $9 billion. The importanc: That’s how much Panasonic has agreed to pay for the purchase of Sanyo. The latest in large tech company mergers. This one makes sense, too. Panasonic, which makes Viera TVs and Diga Blu-ray disc players, said last month that it was interested in acquiring Sanyo. Sanyo, which has been [...]
Tis the Season for Preventive Medicine
Did you get a flu shot this year? Are you downing the echinacea? Or are you more of a Vitamin C addict? Well, don’t forget to take similar care of your computer.Â
With computer viruses, as in traditional human healthcare, an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. The ideal way to protect [...]
Dell Trying To Go A Bit Greener
Computer companies are not known for their efficient packaging. A disc and 50 page instruction manual will arrive in a box the size of a dictionary. An entirely new system will arrive in enough boxes to make it look like you are moving out of state. Well, apparently, the packaging people at Dell are trying [...]
Holiday Recycling Your Hard Drives? Build a Tree
Well, you know someone out there is either a) bored, b) procrastinating or c) wishing they had gone to art school instead of getting a degree in programming. An anonymous techy describes how he built and justified a Geekmas Tree made of decomissioned six old HP/Compaq servers.   He decided to disassemble the hard drives and recycle [...]
From Tamagochi to Webkinz
Many of you may remember the excitement around 1996 to 1998 over Tamagochis. The novel virtual pets were cute eggshaped keychains that had animals you played with, fed, cleaned up after and loved. The Japanese toy excited all ages of American kids who wanted to play with them. Around that same time Ty Beanie Babies were [...]
What did you search for this year?
As with so many December traditions, the Top Ten List seems to dominate. From Barbara Walters to Yahoo, everyone wants to summarize who or what seemed important in 2008. With this idea, Yahoo, Google and Ask.com have all released their lists of the top ten searches made on their sites this past year. By the [...]
Virus Prevention Checklist
It never hurts to have a reminder of what to look for….
Make regular back upts of all important files.
Download material from reliable sources only.
Do not open e-mail from unknown senders.
Write-protect removable disks.
Use a virus monitor.
Regularly update virus definitions.
Scan computer drives frequently.
Be safe this holiday season, you don’t want anything lost due to a virus. An [...]