NOBODY READS THE MANUAL

“Nobody reads the manual,” cry the tech support people. And it’s true. Manuals are boring, hard to understand and sometimes dead wrong… Read more

A KEYBOARD ON THE GO

It turns out that the reason you make more mistakes typing on a laptop keyboard than on a desktop is not just because the laptop keyboard feels… Read more

UNUSUAL BOOKS

– “How to be a Geek Goddess,” by Christina Tynan-Wood, is an engaging guide to the ins-and-outs of technology that would be just as handy for… Read more

INTERNUTS

– Wordle.net: Ever wonder if you over-use certain words or expressions? You can see your paragraphs as a “word cloud,” with the most frequent… Read more

LIGHTS! CAMERA! AVATAR!

What does every video game addict need? A 3-D figure of their favorite game avatar, that’s what. An avatar in video game talk is a character that… Read more

TWITTER-SQUATTING

Remember cyber-squatters? These were people who years ago registered domain names like CocaCola.com, or Sony.com, and sat on them, hoping that those… Read more

SOLAR NETWORKS

These days it’s common to find restaurants, libraries and schools with wireless connections to the Internet. But if you want to cover a wide area,… Read more

ALL A-TWITTER

“Twitter” is a free program and service that lets you send updates to anyone and everyone about what you’re doing and what’s happening. A… Read more

COLORFUL EDITING

When you collaborate with several colleagues on a document, it’s difficult to remember who wrote what and where you put it. One solution is to… Read more

OUR BEST CHEAP GIFT IDEA

Joy used to like making fake magazine covers with photos of relatives and friends. It would be something like “Wood Cutters Monthly,” with a… Read more