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Some folks I know have had problems with their iPhones locking up, usually (but not always) when trying to multi-task. While I’m not an iPhone guru (and won’t be for a while — I have a Nokia N75 on contract) I did find some tips on the Apple site while trying to help. […]

If you’re a Costco member, or have a friend who is, I just scored a great deal on Sanyo Eneloop hybrids. You get 8 AAs, 4 AAAs, a charger, and 2 ea. C and D adapters to use an AA battery in an appliance requiring the larger sizes, all in a cool little plastic […]

Today’s my birthday (None of your business, you young whippersnapper!) and Michele, following our tradition of “useful” gifts and her experience with my well-known love of gadgets that go “blink” in the night, gave me a flashlight. She knew I’d been mourning the ARC AAA “keychain” light I’d given to my daughter a couple of […]

This week marks an iconic moment in Internet history: the “invention” of the ASCI smiley face, whose descendants have become known as emoticons, by Scott Fahlman of Carnegie-Mellon University.
On Smiley’s 20th birthday, Dr. Fahlman posted some remarks on his site at CMU, including links to the original bboard transactions that led to its birth […]

Thanks to Ustream for allowing us to give away one Web cam per week! This week, the drawing was tough…

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Other problems solved, tech revealed, and questions answered from The Chris Pirillo Show:

Console Wars

Round Robin

What are .LOG files?

Word Document Compatibility

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In line with its policy of introducing features to its various offerings and then letting people discover them on their own, Google has concluded an agreement with Sun Microsystems to include StarOffice 8 — Sun’s Productivity Suite — with the Google Pack offered by the search mavens as a “one stop solution” to basic computing […]

If you send a lot of text messages, you probably have a text package added to your monthly cell phone bill. Maybe you’ve thought about adding email, but didn’t want the expense of a data package or the hassle of using your phone’s browser. Maybe you’re just married to a phone that’s text-capable, but not […]

The 3.5″ full color display is bright and large for easy reading and menu navigation. It also features touch-screen technology for information at the tip of your finger. The large 4GB hard drive on this GPS unit comes preloaded with detailed maps of the United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) and data storage is unlimited […]

Since “lock bumping” is well-publicized on the Web, and is certainly a matter of security (regarding not only computers but everything else of value in your home or office), I believe this to be quite pertinent. Disclaimer: I have no personal nor business connection with this woman or her company.
Videos on lock bumping are all […]

This one’s an exclusive, folks - you can get Uniblue’s System Tweaker for free after purchasing Registry Booster at a 25% discount.
Residual files, unused and undeleted drivers, and corrupt or bad entries in registry settings will quickly litter even the newest of computers. The result? Frequent error messages, slow start-ups, declining and poor […]

NTI Shadow v3, the most convenient, always-on, data/content backup and recovery solution puts an end to losing vital and personal computer information. NTI Shadow saves valuable data, photo, video, and music files that have been modified in between scheduled backups. NTI Shadow v3 maintains real-time, continuous backup of all changed files. An advanced scheduler is […]

No matter how confident you may be in your own abilities, there will be times when you’ll need to ask for some help from someone. In addition to that, there will also be times when you’ll be asked to provide a favor to someone because of some unique skills or knowledge that you may possess. […]

Happy Halloween Weekend! With 3D Dancing Skeleton Screensaver, watch colorful animated 3D skeletons dance while bones, skulls, ghosts, jack-o-lanterns, and candles float nearby. Spooky MP3 music plays and, with the free demo, you can also play one MP3 music file of your own. Demo expires in seven days.
The registered version never expires, and doesn’t have […]

First, there’s VideoStudio 10 Plus - the newest version of Ulead’s consumer video editing and DVD authoring software that allows users of all levels to easily turn photos and video into high-quality productions for sharing on DVD, tape, the Internet or mobile devices including iPod. It adds exciting new features including multiple overlay tracks, true […]

The Resource Discovery Network is a cooperative network of subject gateways providing access to Internet resources selected for their quality and accuracy by subject specialists throughout the UK academic community. Highly recommended.

A wonderful yet poignant human interest story, of particular relevance if you are both a woman and librarian, is the life of the last great librarian of classical civilisation, Hypatia of Alexandria. This heroic woman’s story, if nothing else, will put the stresses of the current era and your particular working environment into perspective.
A basic […]

In 1869, Mendeleev pushed around pieces of paper and discovered that the known elements could be grouped by their physical and chemical characteristics.
You can take a look at Mendeleleev’s table here.
The table led directly to the discovery of the elements that were “missing,” as chemists were able to look for the expected characteristics that the […]

HyperHistory is an effective implementation of the “World History Chart” and a great starting point for any enquiry into history.
For those who aspire to live in the Global Village, an ability to incorporate the major civilizations and their histories into one’s view of the world is highly desirable; this site goes a long way […]

Amory and L. Hunter Lovins are the husband and wife team who pioneered the concept of the “negawatt,” the idea that energy suppliers can serve the goals of environmental protection if permitted to trade in energy savings. Amory Lovins sees harnessing market forces to promote resource efficiency as the solution to a variety of social, […]

At the age of 30, John Nash, a stunningly original and famously eccentric MIT mathematician, suddenly began claiming that aliens were communicating with him and later, that he was “Emperor of Antarctica.”
His life was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the film “A Beautiful Mind.” Transcripts of the documentary, A Brilliant Madness, can be found here.
Biographical […]