Posted on November 30th, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
ZoneAlarm’s new “ForceField” software wraps you in a virtual bubble of invisibility while you surf the web. Since you’re invisible, you can bank online or shop, without picking up any spyware or malware.
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Posted on November 30th, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Life magazine photo archive at google.images.com and free websites at 350.com.
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Posted on November 30th, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Seagate has a sleek new portable hard drive, the Free Agent/Go. Slender and slight and dressed in deep blue, red or silver, the drive has a capacity of 320 gigabytes and lists for $150 for the PC, $190 for the Mac. For another $25 you can get a docking station that let’s the drive sit upright. The docking station is nice but not necessary.
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Posted on November 30th, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Under the Green Umbrella Now here’s an idea whose time has definitely come: It’s the Green Umbrella warranty at GreenUmbrella.com.
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Posted on November 30th, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Seventy-four percent of people surveyed by StrategyOne Research said they hope to receive electronic gear and software as gifts this year; 81% of those surveyed wanted gifts that provided home entertainment.
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Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Microsoft has recently entered the lists with two new desktop web cameras, the “Lifecam VX-5000,” for $50 and the higher resolution “Lifecam Show” for $100.
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Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
One of our readers quite rightly complained about the cost of loading new maps into the road trip GPS systems. New maps for popular GPS travel devices like the TomTom run anywhere from $60 to over $100.
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Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
OTRCat.com is a catalog of old-time radio shows. The web site sells recordings of thousands of old shows, including big ones like the once popular Lux Radio Theater. The shows are from many countries, just in English.
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Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Adobe has a new Photoshop set called Photoshop CS4, which contains Photoshop plus other major programs, all for the somewhat staggering list price of $1,800. The computer to run them will be cheaper. However, just in case you want to spring for a lifetime hobby, here are a couple of books just out.
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Posted on November 18th, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
We’ve been driving around just outside of “Obama Town,” (Chicago), with GPS direction devices attached.
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