PAINTING WITH GERMS

Scientists  at the University of California have made bacteria that can draw.  If the bacteria were a computer, they could be used for parallel… Read more

BEST TECH SUPPORT ON THE PLANET

We’re often asked to review tech support services, but none so far  has ever beaten Crossloop.com’s Kenny. (crossloop.com/kennys). Crossloop… Read more

A TALE OF TWO PRINTERS

Bob has switched to an inkjet printer instead of using the laser printer he shared with Joy. The reasons are worth talking about, because the two… Read more

CONGRESS ONLINE

Americans would rather health care reform was done right, rather than quickly. Ninety-five percent agree that Congress shouldn’t pass a bill they… Read more

YAHOO-CONNECTED TV

Some of us are waiting to buy a new computer until Windows 7 is out. Others are more excited about Internet TV. The first “Yahoo-Connected… Read more

BOOKS: GETTING CRAFTY

“Digital Textile Design,” by Bowles and Isaac; $23 from Amazon.com and various other book sellers. This is a difficult book to describe. While… Read more

INTERNUTS: MOVIES AND DISCOUNTS

– EpixHD.com is a soon-to-be-launched website where vast collections of full-length movies and new original programing can be streamed by any… Read more

GETTING ORGANIZED

You can tell from the number that PaperPort 12 for Windows has been around for a while. We first reviewed it more than a decade ago. What it does is… Read more

HOLA, YOLA

When people have asked us what they should use to design a website, we used to point them to WordPress, which is what we and many others use. But… Read more

GAMES: BOOKWORMS AND PEGGLERS

Joy is a huge fan of newspaper word puzzles called “Jumbles.” Every morning she unscrambles the letters in the day’s Jumble (usually within… Read more