“Someday I might get a cell phone / mobile phone but it will be used just for emergencies”. Someone you know, and a few hundred million people who are not close personal friends have said that statement and meant it. But I suspect they’re not waiting for an emergency, they use their cell phone...
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Recently a friend of mine, Debbi, asked me about her new laptop. “Hey Hal, sorry to bug you again, but… being the virgin laptop owner, is it normal for it to get so freaking hot on the bottom after running for awhile? That being said.. man I love this thing! ” (Debbi has just...
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I am a Mac Guy in case you have never read any of my stories about Macs, PCs and electronic devices in general. I supported about 350 Macs at a large newspaper until the economy got bad and some down sizing occurred. I got my first Apple/Mac device in the early 80s and I...
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I saw this about a year ago and played with it a bit. It has come a long way and it is still in the early stages, but it is very amazing. I wanted to suggest it to our friends here at friendlysuggestions.com – more than a search engine it is a “Computational Knowledge...
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Apple has just released its newest version of their browser Safari! They are up to version 5.0, which is amazing. Like everything Apple makes, it is setting the standard and making improvements to its hardware and software all the time. I am writing this because it has a new feature that I really like...
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We all like FREE. And a big thank you to the website “thefreecountry.com” http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/imagephotoediting.shtml For a boatload of free drawing and painting programs, photo manipulation tools, FreeCounty is loaded with lots of other FREE utilities and Software Tools and Applications. And so much more FREE stuff on their home page. Also, thanks to About.com,...
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Have you ever been on Google Earth? It is really interesting, cool and helpful! Being my age, we have seen these things come about, and some of them are astounding to us. It boggles our minds, let alone our parents and other elders’ minds. One of these is Google Earth. I get a kick...
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“Geek speak is how the uninitiated refer to the jargon and special vocabulary used by those immersed in computers and other fields of information technology” “Geek speak often sounds like normal English that doesn’t quite make sense because familiar words have been given a new meaning.” I recently had a problem with my laptop....
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Test your reaction time with this nifty little app. Shoot the tranquilizer dart at the sheep before he gets by you. Click on the this link to open it in a bigger window. This was received as an email and incase you did not get it, we wanted to post it, try it have...
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Many people are talking about the iPad! You know the “tablet” that Apple Computer announced a few days ago. It will be available in several months, and I think this is a good thing! This time will give Apple and application developers time to work some of the bugs out and get it ready...
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