On Computers

Some of the cool things from the Consumer Electronics Show.

(CLICK HEADING FOR MORE.)

Filed under: TV, batteries, email, gadgets | No Comments »

If you’re like most PC owners, you can make a cup of coffee before your machine boots up and is ready to go on the Internet. There’s a faster route to the Internet and we’ve been trying it out. It’s called “Hyperspace…”

(CLICK HEADING FOR MORE.)

Filed under: Internet, laptop, web | No Comments »

The Google Android phone came out in October and already has more than 400 applications; called “apps” for short. This is a small number compared with the roughly 10,000 apps already out for the iPhone, but some of the Android apps are quite different and worth mentioning…

(CLICK HEADING FOR MORE.)

Filed under: Google, gadgets, phones | No Comments »

What will people refuse to give up in hard times? (CLICK HEADING FOR ANSWER.)

Filed under: trends | No Comments »

An animation called “Sebastian’s Voodoo,” the story of a voodoo doll who sacrifices himself for his friends, brought $25,000 in prize money to its creator.

(CLICK HEADING FOR MORE.)

Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

Let’s get right to it: Xobni (pronounced Zobnee) is “Inbox” spelled backwards. Its promise and purpose is to make life easier for people who use Microsoft Outlook for their email. And by the way, it’s free.

(CLICK HEADING FOR MORE.)

Filed under: business, email, microsoft | No Comments »

Most people who want to make video phone calls use Skype. You just plug in a webcam into your computer, download the free Skype software, and follow the easy instructions to make free calls to other Skype users, or cheap calls to regular phones.

We’ve been testing a new system that lets you make Internet phone calls to any kind of landline, cell phone or Internet phone. The phone includes a video screen…

(CLICK HEADING FOR MORE.)

Filed under: group calls, phones, video | No Comments »

The next “must have” accessory is likely to be a Dick Tracy-style video-phone wristwatch.

(CLICK HEADING FOR MORE.)

Filed under: gadgets, video | No Comments »

FirstonMars.com and Bill4Time.com

(CLICK HEADING FOR DETAILS.)

Filed under: Internuts, TV, accounting, business, video | No Comments »

Photoshop Creative Suite 4 came out recently in a bundle of programs so large that you can be excused for not knowing whether it’s worth upgrading from CS3. We’ve found a series of books that can guide you. They’re the “CS 4 on Demand” series, by Steve Johnson, $27 each from QuePublishing.com.

(CLICK HEADING FOR MORE.)

Filed under: books, graphics, photoshop | No Comments »