With Drew Brigham
I am looking to find cheap and/or discounted electronic devices, can you point me in the right direction?
You bet your bottom dollar I can point you in the right direction for cheap electronics. Since I started writing this column, you’d be surprised at the number of people that come up to me and say, “Hey, aren’t you that …
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February 24, 2010 # 11:40 am # Advice, Bits & Bytes, Features # No CommentAsk a Geek
January 26, 2010 # 12:14 am # Bits & Bytes, Features # No CommentMy mother’s Windows computer at home is really slow and sluggish. Do you have any suggestions to speed it up for her to make it usable?
My first words of advice are to uninstall the 50 toolbars that plague your outdated version of Internet Explorer—you do not need that many toolbars to search the Web. On a more serious note, if …
Social Suicide
January 26, 2010 # 12:04 am # Bits & Bytes, Features # No Commentby Joshua Bach
The psychedelic ’70s brought us “Grease” and “Star Wars,”—not to mention roller derby and Easy-Bake Ovens. We ushered in the ’80s with MTV and “Sixteen Candles,” along with a rousing game of Trivial Pursuit while rocking our hair-crimped heads to Madonna. The ’90s enticed us with chat rooms, Beanie Babies and Harry Potter. The 2000s brought a …
Tech of the Decade
January 26, 2010 # 12:03 am # Bits & Bytes, Features # No CommentBy Paige Melin
The last decade has seen phenomenal jumps in technology—grabbing a cell phone, iPod or laptop on the way out the door has become routine in today’s tech-savvy society. These go-to gadgets have evolved in leaps and bounds over the last decade, leaving some to look back nostalgically at the Game Boys of yore, and leaving even more to …
Kindle vs. Nook vs. Book
January 12, 2010 # 12:10 am # Bits & Bytes, Features # No CommentIn the battle between e-readers, the Kindle that started it all now faces stiff competition from the just-released Nook. But in the end, do they beat out the original?
Amazon’s Kindle
The Device: The Kindle DX is 8-by-5.3 inches in size and .36 inches deep, and weighs in at 10.2 ounces. The device features a 6-inch E Ink display that allows …
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