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Wednesday, February 06, 2008 12:00 AM

DVDs: To Buy or not to Buy

For years, we have been able to enjoy movies at local theaters. More recently, we have been able to watch movies in the comfort of our own homes either on television, through a video or on a DVD. Thanks to services such as Netflix, we can even have the
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Friday, January 11, 2008 12:00 AM

Free Advice Fridays

Friday is the day I have set aside to answer your questions free of charge. If you have a technology related question you would like answered, post it as a comment. I will try to answer as many questions as possible on next week’s Free Advice Friday.
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008 12:00 AM

Digital Television Conversion Update

On July 24 of last year, I reported that starting at midnight on February 17, 2009 over the air television broadcasts would be converted to a digital signal. In this posting, I mentioned that coupons would be available from the government to offset the
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Monday, January 07, 2008 12:00 AM

Are Bargain PCs Worth the Price?

Last year, Microsoft introduced both a new office suite, Office 2007, and operating system, Windows Vista. To date, neither of these has seen mass adoption despite the fact they are both great products. Over the next weeks, I will examine these systems
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:00 AM

Want a Personal Cell Tower?

It is now possible for a limited number of people to connect to the Sprint mobile network from their home, even if there is little or no coverage. This is possible because of Airave, a new device that allows Sprint mobile phone calls to be routed over
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:00 AM

Is a Smart Phone a Smart Choice?

The release of the iPhone has brought a great deal attention to mobile phones and especially the class of phones known as smart phones. These phones have features well beyond making and receiving calls and usually cost a few hundred dollars. Are these
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:00 AM

Computer Support -- Who needs it?

One way computers, and related technology items, are introduced to new users is someone saying, “Go ahead, play around with it. You can’t break it.” While this statement is true, it unfortunately gives many people the impression they should be able to
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 12:00 AM

Refilling Print Cartridges

Saving paper has become commonplace as something an average computer user can do to help the environment. However, the ink or toner required for each printout is oftentimes forgotten. A great way to save the environment and a little money is to refill
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 12:00 AM

Full Featured, Low Cost Phone Service

For subscribers to high speed internet, the time has come to switch to VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone service. In most cases, VoIP phone service costs less than traditional phone service, includes unlimited domestic long distance, very inexpensive
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007 12:00 AM

Will Your Television Work in Two Years?

A number of television viewers may wake up to a surprise on Wednesday, February 18, 2009. Their televisions may no longer receive any channels. This is because of a federal law requiring only digital broadcasts from all full-power television stations
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:00 AM

Heavenly Radio

Satellite Radio is basically a number of worldwide radio broadcasts delivered via satellites to a variety of specially designed receivers available to consumers. The two original satellite radio providers in the United States were XM Radio and Sirius.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007 12:00 AM

iWant

On 29 June, 2007 at 18:00 the mobile phone industry was changed forever, or at least that is what Apple would like everyone to believe. At that time, Apple released its much hyped iPhone in the United States. The iPhone does offer some new features, such
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 12:00 AM

HD Radio

Since January 7, 2003 radio listeners in Detroit, MI have been able to listen to WDMK-FM, KISS 102.7 FM digitally. Now, there are 24 other stations in the same Detroit market broadcasting a total 41 HD Radio channels. Still, many people have never heard
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