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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Tips and Tricks to Faxing Online

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One technology that refuses to give up the ghost is the fax. Businesses large and small rely on computer parts like the fax machine for exchanging documents and contracts and the like. And fax spam doesn’t seem to have decreased much, either.

But faxing has never been the most efficient communications technology. You need to print the pages that you want to send, then cart them over to the fax machine. Even if you have an all-in-one printer or copier with fax capabilities, which enables you to avoid the two above steps, you never know when your device will break down. Ink cartridges and toner cost a lot. And if you’re faxing outside of your area code, or outside the country, you can rack up some pretty impressive long distance charges.

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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Must-Have Apps for the Blackberry

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While the iPhone is all the rage, no smartphone says business like the BlackBerry. It’s a powerful little device that lets you send and receive emails, browse the Web, view documents, keep track of tasks and contacts, and even take photos and videos. Oh, yeah, you can also make phone calls with it.

The first thing that just about every new BlackBerry user does is load the device with as many applications as they can. Finding applications and choosing the ones that fit your needs can be a long, drawn out process. This TechTip looks at some useful BlackBerry software. Some of it will help you be more productive, and some will keep you better informed. Most of them are free to boot.

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Sunday, March 15, 2009

Video Format Guide

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Video may have killed the radio star, but it’s become more than just something that we watch on our televisions. Video is definitely an essential part of the desktop and Web experiences of most computer users. And more than just a few mobile phone users, to boot.

But like anything in the realm of computer technology, the video we watch is wrapped up in a morass of jargon and of weird extensions. If you don’t know your .avi from your .mov or .flv, then read on. 

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Sunday, February 01, 2009

Hot Tech Toys - CES 2009 Recap

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One more year, one more CES trade show in Las Vegas. Except one particular announcement that made the rounds in the tech blogs, this year most announcements were lower key than in the past, possibly mirroring the shoe-string budget in R&D this past year.

The biggest announcement of them all was Palm’s Pre smartphone. Based on Linux, this new web-enabled Javascript-based platform is coming to challenge the iPhone and Android. The phone was designed by one of the original designers of the iPhone. Its biggest new feature is Synergy, which allows messaging to work transparently with many services, e.g. Facebook, Gmail, IM, SMS, etc. It also supports application multi-tasking, gestures, wireless charging, and it sports a hardware keyboard. Sprint will be the first carrier to sell the phone this Spring.

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