Posted on December 29th, 2007 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Mojo is an old African term for a talisman with magic powers. Now it’s digital.
This digital Mojo lets you put any program onto any hard drive, flash or otherwise, and then run that program on any Windows XP computer anywhere you happen to be.
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Posted on December 27th, 2007 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Why is it that children all over the land seem to be taking guitar lessons now? Is it an effect of the successful video game Guitar Hero? Probably not. It’s a mystery, but with a catchy tune.
A lot of guitars will be gifted this season. And to go with these, we found a great set of guitar lessons: Beginning Guitar, available for $40 from IPlayMusic.com . They’re so good we wish they were available for piano, too.
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Posted on December 26th, 2007 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
BillMeLater.com is an alternative payment system for people who are leery of giving out their credit card information over the Web. (Click the blue link above for the full review.)
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Posted on December 25th, 2007 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
“Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 18th edition” by Scott Mueller; book and DVD, $60 from quepublishing.com.
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Posted on December 22nd, 2007 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
We’ve been playing with the Phoenix Wi-Fi Radio recently, and it’s a lot of fun. It’s also expensive: around $200 from discounters. That’s pretty darned pricey for a radio, but it can pull in stations from all over the world and no heavy breathing.
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Posted on December 21st, 2007 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
DealLocker.com has online discount coupons for 4,500 retailers and 18,000 products and services.
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Posted on December 20th, 2007 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
A sewing machine that embroiders clip art from your computer is a pretty cool way to jazz up pillows, children’s clothing and T-shirts for the holidays.
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Posted on December 15th, 2007 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Casio’s new Exilim series of digital cameras fits videos to YouTube, a feature devoutly desired by the Web site’s millions of fans.
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Posted on December 14th, 2007 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Amazon’s new Kindle is the sixth coming of the e-book; none has succeeded so far, but this one has a chance. Joy says the little gadget kindled her imagination. Bob says at a list price of $399, he would only buy it at a fire sale.
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Posted on December 11th, 2007 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
For free directory assistance from Google, dial 1-800-GOOG-411; for Microsoft, dial 1-800-CALL-411.
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