Ron Schenone
Internet Users Now Spending an Average of 13 Hours a Week Online
In a recent press release the folks at Harris Interactive showed that users spend about 13 hours online per week. Their poll of some 2,029 was conducted in July and October by the company and came up with these results. Surprisingly this is actually less than the 14 hours from a previous poll last year. [...]
How About a Lenovo IdeaPad For $197 – Check Out Best Buy On Christmas Day
The deals continue as some retailers find themselves with an abundance of inventory on certain products. This seems to be the case with the Lenovo IdeaPad that Best Buy sells for $299. The netbook will go on sale on Christmas Day [online only] for just $197 ! Now that is a deal. The sale will [...]
Ex-Microsoft Employee – Microsoft Today ‘A Lot Like IBM Was In 1985′
After Mike Dodge was laid off from Microsoft last month after 5 years working for the software giant, he was immediately scooped up by Google. In a recent interview he shared some of his thoughts concerning Microsoft and Google and the differences between the two companies. The one comment he made does seem to sum [...]
Can Using Facebook Be Hazardous To Your Marriage?
Some researchers in the UK believe that Facebook can be hazardous to married people. They cite the fact that one in five people who are currently filing for divorce are citing Facebook as the cause of the breakup. It seems that some are actually having virtual love affairs on Facebook with people they have not [...]
HP – Facial Recognition Technology Only Works With White People
I what could make HP look racist, it appears that their facial recognition technology only works with whites and not darker skinned people. The issue came to light when a YouTube video showed a black man named Desi demonstrated that a web can would not follow his movement but would with a white coworker entered [...]
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Catches Fire – Dell Has No Explanation
Just when we thought the days of exploding laptops was over, up pops an Inspiron Mini 9 from Dell catching fire. The netbook which was only a few weeks old caught fire while it was being used by a consumer and left a nasty burn mark on her hardwood floor. The victim of the blazing [...]
Are Microsoft & Intel Controlling Netbook Specifications? You Decide.
As I have previously stated, I personally believe that the differences between netbooks and laptops have become blurred. But others believe that the differences are major when it comes to business use. I must admit that I have not given the business use much thought, but I can see that this could be a problem. [...]
Should Cell Phones Carry A Cancer Warning?
For the past few years we have all heard the reports about how cell phone use could cause brain cancer. The battle and debate frustrated some users who were not sure who to believe. On one hand we have the studies that claim harm from cell phones that could cause brain caner and on the [...]
Asus Eee PC 1005 With Case For $249 – Deal or No Deal?
The folks over at Best Buy are offering an Asus Eee PC 1005 with a slipcase on sale for only $249.98. The netbook has the following features: Product Features Intel® Atom™ processor N270 Features a 533MHz system bus, 512KB L2 cache and 1.6GHz processor speed. 1GB DDR2 memory For multitasking power, expandable to 2GB. Note: [...]
Is A Virtual Visit To The Doctor’s Office In Our Future?
I am not sure if this has to do with the current health care fiasco here in the U.S., but there is a possibility that we can expect a virtual office visit to the doctor some time soon. Optim Health, a division of United Health Group, may be bringing this type of care to us [...]
