Great plans they were, the objective to give everyone in a city free wifi. The plan to provide citizens with free connection to the Internet via wi-fi blanket coverage of a city can be likened to a...
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I came across this easy to use and definitely cool way to resize images: QuickThumbnail. This is definitely the quickest way to resize images. All you have to do is to browse to the image you have...
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While in this blog I am a strong supporter of Software as a Service, I think we need to consider the down side to Software as a Service, as well. Over the last weekend, Microsoft's own services...
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Filed in archive News
by Elwyn Jenkins on August 28, 2007
As reported by ConsumerAffairs.com, a Georgia Man's Dell Laptop Burst into Flames. This is not the first time a Dell Laptop has been involved in such an episode. In fact, in Canada Dell has been...
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So what does your workstation look like? Have you gone to the trouble to design it for ergonomic conditions, or is your workstation an accident of left-over chair from some other room, a table and/or...
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With the increasing number of excellent YouTube content, I have found myself wanting to show my clients a YouTube Video as part of a presentation. The old way I did this was to embed the video in a...
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Ok so we all know that you and I alike are avid users of a computer coupled to the Internet. But does the Internet rule your life? I found this interesting list of 25 Signs That Computers and the......
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Internet browsers have become one of the most important tools you run on your PC or laptop. As a person working out of your computer rather than being stuck in a 2 x 2 cubicle you need to know......
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Recently I have noticed some negative press thrown DELL's way. For example, the Register is running a story "Why I won't buy a Dell next time" - a story about the purchase of a DELL...
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We seem to be hearing more and more now about "web operating systems". For example there is the Mashable list "WEB OS RUNDOWN: 45+ Web Operating Systems". So what is a "web...
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Yes, yes, the word "search" and "Google" nearly mean the same thing these days. However, there are many hundreds of alternatives when you look at the online search services on...
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Derek Punsalan in the article "Warning! Gmail users beware, fake upgrade emails" cautions Gmail users not to respond to these phishing emails. Essentially a phishing attack is where a...
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If you are on the go a lot of the time I think you may just appreciate having a good set of earbuds that makes listening to music such a joy. In reviewing the earbuds out there there is certainly......
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Heard about UWB (Ultra-Wideband)? Chances you might have seen the acronym but don't know what it is really all about? UWB is first of all headed towards your next phone. Forget about connecting...
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Filed in archive Books
by Elwyn Jenkins on August 20, 2007
"Are all business books useless?" That is the question Brian Reich, an author of a new business book is asking in his post "Are business books useless?" Brian quotes the other...
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Filed in archive Humor
by Elwyn Jenkins on August 20, 2007
I came across a delightful post on Paleo-Future: A Look into the Future that Never Was titled Donald Duck's "Modern Inventions" (1937). The post points to the short film "Modern...
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We noted back in May that Dell was planning to sell laptops/notebooks with Ubuntu installed. Michael of Starry Hope recently took delivery of a DELL installed with Ubuntu and for which he reviewed...
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Arriving in this "post-PC era" what are you going to choose as your phone/computer? Will you purchase an iPhone or will you opt for a smartphone made by Nokia, such as the Nokia E61i? First...
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