Technology

Blogging is a full time profession for some. There are good bloggers out there who write very informative news articles. After all, it’s the bloggers that have redefined news media; you now have an iReport on CNN.com and the blogger can be first to break an important news story as it’s happening.
But the old print style of media, [...]

Ever notice the older we get the more we are like computers?
We start out with lots of memory and drive, then we eventually become outdated.
We crash at odd moments.
Errors start to occur in our systems.
We have to have our parts replaced.
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You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello, and too old to REALLY understand computers, to fully appreciate this. For those of us who sometimes get flustered by our computers, please read on…
If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, ‘Who’s on First?’ might have turned out something [...]

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, “If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.”
In response to Gates’ comments, General Motors issued the following press release:
If GM [...]

It’s almost here - on October 22, 2009 Microsoft will release its newest version of Windows, 7. But didn’t Microsoft recently come out with a new O/S, Vista? What happened to Vista and why was Microsoft so eager to put it behind itself?
Despite the release of Vista, XP is the O/S everyone wanted to buy. While speaking to a DELL [...]

Computers have changed little since the time IBM created the first PC Clone. New features on the motherboard bus have made managing computer files a whole lot easier, however. USB was a small revolution in the way computers manage data from the cell phone to the iPod. Using this versatile bus can mean the difference between recovering [...]

Slated for a 2010 release the dazziling display of lights and sound represent the new Tron film - Tron Legacy, an updated sequel to the 1982 cult classic - Tron.
Jeff Bridges reprises his role as Kevin Flynn a computer program engineer in the original Tron film. The plot in the original film is admittedly somehwhat complicated. [...]

Computer memory is an essential part of your computing experience. If you don’t have enough in your system, it will appear to be slow, may take a long time to boot, or may delay completion of essential tasks like virus checking. Many computer users will undoubtedly still be running Windows XP and probably will for [...]

The  Computer History Museum located in Mountain View, CA collects and maintains artifacts of all things related to computing. Their collection spans more than fifty years. If you have a hard-to-find rare piece of computing nostalgia, the CHM meets each week to discuss items offered for donation. Their online form makes donating to the museum [...]

The following is an e-mail I received this morning…
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