I’ve spent a long time in IT. In fact, when I started it was called Data Processing, which is a term that hasn’t been in vogue for 20 years. In all that time, I’ve had two kinds of job — development or operational. So, I’ve spent over thirty years either designing and building systems or […]
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Everything seems to be reviews, news, and help. So when I was thinking about what I want to write about, I thought of a story that always makes people laugh and think “How could a person do that?” So, without further ado, here’s the story. A few years ago, before I had my Web site, […]
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Many of you wrote in to tell me the story of how you discovered that computing was destined to be a part of your life. As promised, I’m going to feature a selection of comments that I received. Sit down, grab yourself a cup of coffee or Mountain Dew, and enjoy reading about how your […]
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Guest blogger Eric Hampton writes: Technology may have a new boss, but this boss certainly isn’t new to technology. Former Google executive Marissa Mayer has been named the new CEO of Yahoo! — the struggling “premier digital media company,” as it calls itself. Marissa Mayer was an honors student, earning a B.S. in symbolic systems […]
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When I first read about the future of 3D printing, I was amazed at how far we had come from the days of old. I know that when I purchased my first color printer all those many long years ago, (the early ’90s), it made me feel like a king. At the time, this simple […]
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Guest blogger Cliff Miller writes: I recently switched from the Verizon Apple iPhone 4S 32 GB to the Verizon Droid Razr Maxx, and my initial impression was quite good, especially for the price I paid — $199.99 with a two-year contract from Verizon. The iPhone 4S is obviously a 3G phone and the Droid Razr […]
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I learned how to drive a manual transmission before I learned to drive a car. It was a natural back then, as a much higher percentage of cars sold in America were equipped with manuals. I started out with the lawn tractor and a few motorbikes before tackling the family car. Over the decades, out […]
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This is a sponsored post written by me on the behalf of T-Mobile. All opinions are 100% my own. The time has come to pack this Samsung Galaxy S III from T-Mobile back in its box and ship it back from whence it came. I’ve enjoyed the privilege of having one of these in my […]
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Are the reported defects surrounding Google’s new Nexus 7 true, or just something being rehashed for lack of something better to write about? This is the question I posed to Chris last Sunday afternoon when I suggested writing this article. My premise was that, if a search is made on the Internet referencing the topic, […]
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The LockerGnome community offers access to a wealth of information, and I often tap it as a resource when I’m researching subjects related to technology. Yet sometimes the occasion calls for a visit to a forum that is focused on a very specific subject. When I’m trying to figure out why my aging Nissan Maxima […]
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