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Sunday, December 16, 2007
Stocking Stuffers for the Hard-to-Buy-For Geek
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
"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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Sunday, November 18, 2007
Four Gift Ideas for the iPod Fanatic on Your List
The MP3 iPod is arguably the most popular MP3 player around. And with good reason: it’s attractive, compact, easy to use, and comes in a variety of sizes. While the iPod, even years after its debut, is still a popular Christmas gift, what happens when you have a happy iPodder on your gift list this holiday season? Well, this TechTip offers a few suggestions.
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Sunday, September 02, 2007
Tech Tip 136 - Back to School Tech Essentials
Parents, breathe a sigh of relief. It’s back to school time, back to structured lifestyles and established routines, back to the 8-to-3 grind and visits to retailers looking to make gains before the Christmas holidays. Back to school means equipping your youngsters with the latest computer gadgets and accessories so your sons and daughters can show off their wares to envious classmates. Besides the trusty Texas Instruments statistical calculator and office supplies, your child is clamoring for a new cheap laptop or desktop computer. Are you willing to dish out the thousands needed to buy the latest tech gear, or do you simply make do with what you currently have?
We take a look at some tech essentials that will help your child thrive in the classroom.
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