Every weekday, our guide to the Web takes care of business, tackling tech topics that really matter to everybody. From topic definitions to topical rants, Dan Gray\’s pieces inform as much as they entertain.
Outside of Super Bowl Sunday, New Years is the biggest time of the year for American football fans. With no ballpark estimates of how many large screen high-definition televisions are sold in anticipation of the bowl games, it’s safe to say the numbers are huge. The annual footballfest brought us today, once again, to ogle […]
Sheesh! Is half the world overweight? I was kicking back on the living room couch this evening, soaking up a bit of holiday season television when I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of weight loss commercials. It seemed like there was no end to the onslaught of advertisements for a gamut of weight loss […]
As the geek poster boy for insomnia, I’m tirelessly (ha!) looking for new ways to secure a solid eight hours of sleep each night. It’s an endless quest. My latest obsession: ear plugs. Yep, ear plugs. Unfortunately, I can no longer rely on my impromptu white noise for insomnia remedy.
We’re at that point in the year when we can sit back and take stock of where we’ve been, what we’ve done, and how it’s all worked out. I was reading through a bunch of the posts I’ve made over the last couple of years, when one stuck out like a sore thumb. If there […]
Oh those wacky ring tones. For better or for worse, they’re everywhere these days. Here’s your chance to share your opinions and sound off on the subject …
Who would have thought that washing machine tech would be a hot topic for Lockergnome? (Okay, so I had an inkling that it might … after all, everyone’s gotta get their clothes washed, sooner or later.) All in all, last month’s piece on washing machines brought a mighty response from Gnomies across the land (and […]
Need to round up a gift at the very last minute? Nothing beats an online gift certificate for ease and speed. When you purchase a gift certificate online, you don’t have to drive to the mall, find a parking space, and spend countless hours searching for something that won’t hit the mark anyway. An online […]
So how much are you going to squander on batteries this Christmas? Tis the season to needlessly throw out way too many dollars on disposable technology. There’s a better way, of course. NiMH rechargeable batteries might be a bit pricey up front, but they can save you hundreds of dollars over the long run […]
Looking for the perfect gift for family, friends, or a business partner? Gift stumped? Look no further than the mighty gift basket! Crammed full of tasty treats and holiday cheer, a spiffy gift basket is sure to bring smiles to those faces. A little web sleuthing and you’ll find gourmet gift baskets stuffed with your […]
So how long did it take you to finally find that blasted computer file? Suffice to say, there’s a better way…
In response to the piece on document management software, Orhan Yorukoglu, Vice President and CTO of Active Innovations (developer of the infoRouter Document Management Software platform) wrote:
Living in the boonies can present plenty of obstacles for a geek lifestyle from the lack of electronic retailers, to the dearth of broadband, and the rarity of solid cellular service. Thank heavens for the workarounds… and for the Gnomies that bring us brave tales of geekdom (and reports on cool gear, like cellular repeaters) […]
Whether your group is strung throughout the state or strewn across the land, online calendars get everyone on the same page. If there’s an app that’s perfect for the Web, this is it. Lest the niche go unstomped for too long, rumor has it that Google is about to enter the fray, with an online […]
Barcode printing is a snap these days. Maybe too easy. All you need to do is download a barcode printing program, install it, enter a bit of information, and the next thing you know, you’re printing your own barcodes… so maybe you can slap a new barcode on that nifty new iPod, in the […]
Tis the season for the snailmail box to be stuffed with catalogs from mail order retailers big and small, familiar and not. For Santa’s saturated sake, our names have found their way onto a bazillion mailing lists, but the question begs … just how did we end up on those mailing lists and how could […]