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Not too long ago I was travelling down University Avenue in Toronto when I saw a group of young girls organizing themselves for a photograph. The last girl in the group set up the camera and ran over to her friends then they all waited for the camera to do its thing. When the flash …
From TechRepublic: Microsoft will introduce a search engine better than Google in six months in the United States and Britain followed by Europe, its European president said on Wednesday. “What we’re saying is that in six months’ time we’ll be more relevant in the U.S. market place than Google,” said Neil Holloway, Microsoft president for …
From PC Magazine: Whenever you start your computer, you are faced with a few moments of thumb twiddling while Windows XP boots and prompts you to log on. Although you should expect to wait for a few moments, sometimes Windows XP seems to boot rather slowly. In fact, you may notice that over a period …
An interesting use of Google Maps… From Reality Blurred: Two sites offer ways to track the race using Google Maps’ technology, which allows you to zoom in to the street level (depending upon the location). Jaunted and JoeMap.com have both created maps that pinpoint all of The Amazing Race 9’s stop so far, complete with …
Last time I finished up my three part series on night photography. This week I am discussing keeping straight lines straight. When shooting, it is important to be sure to keep straight lines straight. Trees that lean one direction, horizon’s that fall off to one side and buildings that seem to fall over are all …
From TechRepublic: Technology is a wonderful thing, when it works. Just as cars run reliably but lawn mowers never start, many people wonder why humans are capable of creating amazing technology but can’t make PCs that average people can understand. As a result, demand for PC support services is booming even as retailers and PC …
From Datamation: Can you trust a major corporation to keep your e-mail address out of spammers’ hands after you fill out the company’s unsubscribe form? Not always, according to a service that tracks what happens when addresses are submitted to unsubscribe mechanisms on the Web. I wrote last week that a service called Lashback LLC …
From Wired START: Sure, you could fill your video iPod with episodes of Knight Rider from iTunes for $2 a pop. Or you could save some cash – and your soul – and fill it with files you convert from your DVD collection using freely available software. Problem is, you’d have to break the law. …
From TechRepublic: How do you bring the Internet to countries like Mali, where more than 70 percent of the population is illiterate and the telecommunications infrastructure barely exists? You use the radio. Equipped with dust-resistant PCs, digital audio broadcasting equipment and antennas assembled from salvage, local radio broadcasters are emerging as ersatz Internet service providers …
The latest LangaList newsletter talks about caring for laptop batteries: Your best bet is to start with the laptop vendor’s site to see what the official recommendations are: Check their web site for detailed care-and-feeding info. But then cross-reference that info with an objective, third-party source who’s not trying to sell you anything. A general …