2005 July

What is a second mortgage and why would you possibly need one?

Will you be prepared when your UPS battery goes south? I sure wasn’t …

In the previous installment of my shrinking software brain, I lamented about how I just can’t seem to memorize those keyboard shortcuts with the gusto I once had. Never did I think that I’d be the recipient of sage Gnomie advice …

The field of computer training is filled with promises. Sometimes those promises are met. But many times they are not …

While there are plenty of help desk software solutions for companies with lots of resources, what do you do when the budget is tight (or for all intents and purposes, non-existent)?

I’ve never fretted over the 911 issue with the VoIP line in my home office. With the house line still running on POTS, I figured I was covered. Honestly, I didn’t think about it that much… until I got an email from my VoIP provider this evening about 911 service…

Walt Disney World takes biometrics to a whole new scary level. If you want to hang with Mickey and Goofy, get ready to get fingerprinted the high-tech way …

Do you have what it takes to make your own t-shirts? Of course you do!

It’s been quite a while since I’ve let off a rant about overseas outsourcing. A series of encounters in the past week have me more than a bit tweaked. While overseas outsourcing doesn’t have to be bad, it seems that’s often the case. My recent experience proved to be a case in point …

What is an EDI Translator?

Welcome to my summer vacation, where the humidity level has risen into the 90% range and my productivity level has fallen to darn near zero. But it’s not a complete wash. When the kids take over my office, I forge a hasty retreat to my hammock. And even though the wireless network reaches to the […]

It’s been a while since I’ve written about paid surveys, so I thought I’d give you an update. Believe it or not, I am making money filling out surveys …

Blame it on global warming or not, Tropical Storm Emily is the fifth named storm of the season at an unprecedented early date. As Emily rolls westward through the Caribbean on a path that may ultimately take her to Texas, she begs the question: does your company have a disaster recovery plan in place?

Hewlett-Packard and Walgreens have announced that HP’s Snapfish service is now hosting the drugstore chain’s online photo website. The new venture extends Snapfish’s online photo sharing, storage capabilities, and photo-editing tools to Walgreens customers, as it provides a upload-and-print-locally services. 4″ x 6″ pricing is competitive, though not world-beating, at 19 cents per print …

It’s hot … real hot … and you’re on a tight budget. Could there be anything higher on a young geek’s list of things to do this summer than building a makeshift air conditioner?

Robot vacuums are all the rage. Led by the wildly popular (and soon to be hackable, they say) iRobot Roomba, the robot vacuum segment surely doesn’t suck …

I’ve begun research on a series of articles about downloading music and I need your help. While there are scads of (legal!) download sites these days, the bulk of my music downloading experience is with the iTunes. While Apple leads in the market, it faces a barrage of competition from the likes of Real, […]

I’m behind schedule. It’s the 4th of July and this is the first sand-between-the-toes post I’ve made from the beach this year. Thumb-typing with my T-Mobile Sidekick has become a chore, as the keyboard’s “H” key now requires a massive amount of pressure to function. The old Sidekick is long out of warranty, so I’m […]

It’s handsomely rugged. It’s award-winning gorgeous. It’s stunningly svelte at a shade over two pounds. Oh, and the battery is good for nine hours. Is this the laptop of your dreams? Sorry, you can’t buy one …