Sunday, December 30, 2007

“Lost” Generation?

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The relatives have packed up and left, and the feast entrees have been carved into sandwiches and long since eaten. For most of us, the holidays have come and gone. For many of us, especially those with children, that also means that countless digital photos of family and friends have been snapped over the course of the last week or two.

What if you lost all of those photos? What if 20 years from now you lost every digital photo you had taken over the course of the last two decades? In this week’s Tech Tip, we take a little detour away from “how to” and put some thought into “what if?”

I think I will be part of a lost generation….

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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

What’s a Smartphone, and Why Should You Consider Buying One?

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A friend of mine always says that he’ll never look at a mobile phone unless it packs a camera, a Web browser, and a death ray. Of course, he’s joking (at least about the death ray), but you can’t deny that today’s crop of mobiles does a lot more than just make calls. In fact, it’s hard to find a mobile that doesn’t let you do text messaging, take pictures or video, play games, or listen to music.

But there’s another category of mobile phones that do even more. They’re called smartphones, and they’re changing the way people look at, get, and use information.

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Sunday, December 16, 2007

Stocking Stuffers for the Hard-to-Buy-For Geek

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We all have someone on our holiday gift lists for whom you just don’t know what to get. If that person is a computer or gadget fan, then making choices becomes even more difficult. In a lot of cases, though, a couple of really good, well-picked stocking stuffers can go over far better than a larger present that no one really wants. Luckily for the geek on your list, there is a variety of choices. This TechTip offers a few pointers.

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Sunday, December 09, 2007

Five Gift Ideas for the Geek on the Go

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"For some reason everything else gets tiny, but portable radios get enormous.” Kathleen Turner in Peggy Sue Got Married

Those words may have been true 20-odd years ago, but not any more. Today’s digital nomads prefer things—like MP3 players, mobile phones, and notebook computers—to be small. The smaller the better. If you have a geek on the go on your holiday shopping list, there are way too many options for gifts. This TechTip offers a few ideas.

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