THE DIGITAL DORIAN GRAY

We came across “Portrait Professional 9” in the latest issue of PC World Magazine. They called it “Digital Dorian Gray App,” because like the… Read more

CHEAPER COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS

BigWords.com has low-price deals on textbook sales and rentals. You have to be a student (or know one) to get the deals. We looked up “Materials… Read more

PREDICTING WHAT YOU’LL DO

Hunch.com can predict how you’ll think or act in a given situation. Of course there is always room for error. When Joy tried it out, the program… Read more

TO TV OR NOT TO TV

We were in a crowded Apple store the other day and sat down to watch the new Apple TV service while we waited for a relative. We were there for an… Read more

KITCHEN MEASUREMENTS

The free “Essential Kitchen Converter” from Wolfram Alpha  lets you put in cups, teaspoons, gallons, liters or any other kitchen-type measurement… Read more

CALORIE CALCULATOR

Quick calorie calculator tells you how many calories you burn up for a given activity. Joy burns 450 calories swimming one mile at one mile per hour,… Read more

SALARY COMPARISONS

“Salary Comparison” lets you compare salaries in various U.S. cities. For example a $37,000 salary in Cleveland, Ohio  is equivalent to a $60,000… Read more

DRUG ALERT

Dan Rather Reports recently exposed counterfeit drugs filled with unsafe ingredients (boric acid, brick dust, highway paint and floor wax). It’s… Read more

FACEBOOK COMPETITION?

Some competition is expected from Apple’s new social networking site, “Ping,” launched recently as a feature of iTunes, version 10. Because… Read more

ANDROID VERSUS IPHONE

The Android appears to be eating iPhones. A Piper Jaffray report predicts that the iPhone will be left with from 20% to 30% of the market versus more… Read more