IT’S A CELL OUT

People change cell phones every two years on average. Who doesn’t want the newest model? But what about the numbers left behind? Indeed, in… Read more

AND NOW A TRIBUTE TO A REALLY WONDERFUL GUY…

Tribbit.com is a new site for posting tributes. You (meaning anyone) initiate a tribute by uploading a photo and choosing a theme. It can be… Read more

THE WRITE STUFF

Helium.com is a new site that encourages writers to comment on controversial issues of the day and/or write for payment. The site has different… Read more

INTERNUTS

FranceRadio.net has free MP3 music downloads, and the choices run from rock to classical. You can also just listen. We listened to Beethoven’s… Read more

EDUCATION

After a pause of 25 years, we decided to revisit Knowledge Adventure’s JumpStart education programs for young children. We half expected the same old… Read more

IN THE ZONE ALARM

ZoneAlarm is a famous program for guarding you from spyware, hijacking and being tracked as you browse the Web. There’s a free version of the basic… Read more

GIMP EFFECTS

“The Artist’s Guide to GIMP Effects,” by Michael Hammel; $45 from NoStarch.com. GIMP is a free photo-editing program for Windows. It competes with… Read more

BE A POSTER CHILD

We’ve been having great fun creating “Wanted” posters in the style of the Old West, using a free Windows program called Poster Forge… Read more

MORE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES

Let’s look at two new programs for making beautiful pictures, either completely created by the user or starting from photos. A powerful program… Read more

THE NUMBERS REPORT

According to a report from PC World Magazine, Microsoft plans to continue selling Windows XP though 2009. Windows Vista has not wiped out the older… Read more