Sony Tablet S Review
Sony has really taken great strides to catch up to the quickly maturing Android tablet scene by introducing two tablets to the market. The Sony Tablet S is the first of these devices to hit the shelves, and you can tell that its development team has spent a lot of time attempting to come out [...]
How to Start a Blog
If you haven’t yet started your own blog, now is never a better time. Starting a blog is easy, fast, and can cost little to nothing. Many people start blogging for a vast majority of reasons, and may choose to either start a free blog on a service like WordPress.com or pay several hundred dollars [...]
Should Maglev Trains Replace the Airplane?
No one knows for sure, but maglev (magnetic levitation) trains could be the newest and greatest thing to happen to the transportation sector in generations. In fact, with the cost of plane travel and the time demanded to traverse our crowded freeways, it could, in the future, easily become the option chosen by the mobile [...]
How to Control Your PC or Game Console with a Single Handheld Remote
This is a sponsored post written by myself on behalf of Lenovo. All opinions expressed in this article are 100% my own. Lenovo is known the world over as one of the leading PC manufacturers out there. From nettop systems to high-end servers, Lenovo has a firm grasp on the PC market. But did you [...]
Three Simple Rules for Buying a Computer (Or Anything Else)
Can we make a set of some simple rules to help a person decide what new computer to buy, or what new camera to buy? Can those rules be extended to include more complex decisions such as selecting a mate, or even deciding if you want a permanent mate? There are no simple rules that [...]
Top Five Reasons to Pay for LinkedIn
Looking for a job? You’re not alone. Currently, over 13 million people in the United States are unemployed — and that’s not counting residents who are not able to claim unemployment because they have exhausted or are ineligible for unemployment benefits. Utilizing every resource available to you in your search for employment is critical to [...]
Are Seniors (This Senior) Obsolete?
Having just returned from a vacation cruise in the Caribbean, I am having re-immersion difficulties, but maybe those difficulties have given me some new insight into effective tutoring of seniors for computer literacy. Certainly these insights have been made even more clear by the links Chris sent me to the videos of his father (a [...]
Cellphones or Smartphones: Are Your Kids Too Young?
My wife and I are in a position where we are helping our daughter, a single mom, care for our 12-year-old grandson. One of our responsibilities is to make sure, when he gets to our house after school, that he does his homework. During dinner last evening he mentioned that he had an after-school function [...]
Four New Social Networks to Watch in 2012
For over a decade, broad and comprehensive social networks like Facebook and its previously popular predecessor, MySpace, have been the predominant social networks. In the last few years, startups have been building niche social networks that offer unique features depending on users’ interests. Some of these networks are geared towards those affected by cancer, and [...]
How to Roll Back a Driver in Windows 7
Rolling back drivers is something that no one enjoys having to do. In most cases, drivers are rolled back because an update either broke or altered the way a device functions that doesn’t improve the user’s experience. Drivers are small bits of data used to tell the operating system how to properly communicate with a [...]
How to Use Problem Steps Recorder (PSR) in Windows 7
Arguably one of the best features to be introduced in Windows 7 has been the Problem Steps Recorder (PSR). Windows 7 has been out for a while now, though it’s surprising just how few people know that this helpful application actually exists. Essentially, Problem Steps Recorder makes a visual and text-based documentation of everything that [...]
How to Engage Key Influencers
Lately we’ve been discussing ways that social media managers can help improve their social strategy, which has become a critical component of any marketing program. A recent study found that 82% of the world’s online population engages in social networking, and two in five use their smartphone to connect to social networks nearly every day. [...]
Free Home Design Software
If you haven’t heard, we are excited over a new group that Chris has formed, called Gnomies. Gnomies is a group of informed, electronics-minded folks who desired a venue in which to share valuable information. One of the members of the group posed an inquiry as to what software others in the group might recommend [...]
How to Determine Your ROI
ROI is not just a buzzword. This term, which is the abbreviation for “return on investment,” refers to the classic theory in marketing that you must consider the benefit from the overall investment in a marketing campaign. (Of course, the term can be applied to any investment you devote to other aspects in life, such [...]
Tech for the Clumsy and Accident Prone
I’m so clumsy. “How clumsy are you?” I can almost hear the heckler planted in the studio audience answering me back. I’m so clumsy that I once broke a toe walking around this poorly lit apartment of mine in search of… my own shoes (I tripped over them). I’m so clumsy that I once knocked [...]
How to Change Your Windows Experience Index Rating
The Windows Experience Index (WEI) rating is one of the biggest tools used by PC retailers to show off the capabilities of computers sitting on the showroom floor. These numbers can look very impressive, especially when you begin to compare the score to similar systems in the store. Unfortunately, this tool can also be used [...]
Secret Tips from the LEGO Pros
The world of LEGO has exploded over the past few years as kids (and adults) rediscover the art of assembling bricks to create a multitude of things including miniatures, mechanical devices, mosaic, and sculptures that spark the imagination. These little colored bricks have been around for generations, and it’s no surprise that parents are getting [...]
How to Find Key Influencers
Most traditional marketing teams know that promoting a product or generating buzz about a business requires more than just advertising. Marketing teams know they must attract the dedicated attention of key clients, customers, and fans who can spread positive awareness about their products. Some companies call these people evangelists, but many social media marketing teams [...]
Four Unique Ways to Use Pinterest
You’ve likely heard about Pinterest by now; it’s the hot new social bookmarking service that allows users to curate interesting content they find anywhere on the Internet by “pinning” the content to their profile on Pinterest. Traffic on Pinterest increased 429 percent from September 2011 to December 2011, and now boasts over 7.21 million unique [...]
How Technology Helps People with Disabilities Use Computers
If you’re reading this paragraph without the assistance of special software or hardware, try closing your eyes or turning off your keyboard for a moment. Without certain software or hardware, using a computer can be a very difficult task for anyone with disabilities. Whether you’re visually or physically impaired, the fact is that using technology [...]
