Sunday, January 25, 2009

Essential gear for the digital nomad

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More and more people are working away from the office or home office. And digital nomads are everywhere. They’re traveling and hammering their keyboards in an airport or a hotel. Or, they’re closer to home at a coffee shop, a coworking space, or a library.

You can lead that kind of roaming, working lifestyle and carry with you just about everything you need to be productive. If you’re a seasoned digital nomad or an aspiring one, here are a few of the things that you can use to make your portable computing easier and more complete.

Note: In case you’re wondering, this TechTip was written over two days in one of my favorite coffee shops that offers wireless, and at a local public library.

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Sunday, January 18, 2009

eBook Readers: What’s on the Market?

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A previous TechTip introduced the eBook reader, a powerful and portable device for reading electronic books. After reading that article, you might be wondering what devices are on the market. Once upon a time, pickings were quite slim. Not any more.

You now have a range of choices. Different manufacturers, different models, different capabilities. There’s an eBook reader for every gadget lover – from the person who wants every feature to someone who wants a simple but functional gadget. This time around we’ll be looking at some of those choices.

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Sunday, January 11, 2009

Solid State Hard Drives

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Editor’s Note: This issue of Tech Tips marks our 200th, which means we’ve been doing this for just about four years now:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to us! Thank you for your ongoing support and suggestions. Tech Tips exists for YOU, our loyal subscribers, so be
sure to join the Tech Tips Forum and make your voice heard!

There’s been a lot of hype lately about solid state hard drives as well as a lot of computers offering them as an option. What exactly are solid state hard drives, what are their pros and cons over standard mechanical hard drives? In this Tech Tip, we’ll take a look at these drives that seems to have mysteriously appeared on the scene in the last year.

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Sunday, January 04, 2009

Tech Tips 2008 - The Year in Review

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The beginning of a new year always presents us with a perfect opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed and look forward to the year ahead, make plans (call them resolutions if you must), and set goals.

As always, a year is a long time in the tech world, and a lot of things happened in 2008. Our own little corner of it (Tech Tips) is no exception. In this issue of Tech Tips, we’ll take a look back at some of the articles we brought you in 2008.

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