Posted on December 6th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
The new Google TV has been getting a lot of criticism from reviewers but we loved it. What can we say: we’ve always been a little… Read more
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Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
There are many ways to shorten a URL, which is an Internet address. Some of those addresses can be outrageously long — we’ve seen them as long as… Read more
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Posted on September 12th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
What’s the best way to browse the web? The four favorites are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari. Readers have asked us why we prefer… Read more
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Posted on September 5th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Joy recently was asked to give a presentation in a converted barn. The problem: no Internet connection. For $10, she could have had one for ten… Read more
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Posted on August 20th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Groups left and right are fighting Google’s decision to support “net neutrality” for wired but not wireless communications. Wikipedia defines net… Read more
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Posted on August 2nd, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Our Internet service went off every few minutes for several days. A repair man came and isolated the problem as our modem. We replaced it and were… Read more
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Posted on July 27th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Ever wonder how fast your Internet connection really is? Many techies recommend going to speedtest.net to find out. It will check the connection and… Read more
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Posted on July 18th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
The French newspaper, Le Figaro, used to have a weekly column called “L’Haute Voix,” which is an expression that means “at the top of your… Read more
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Posted on July 15th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
It has only a small market share, but Bing is getting better. There’s an “entertainment” link for free games, movie previews, top songs, etc…. Read more
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Posted on June 28th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
There are lots of ways to browse the web anonymously. Internet Explorer 8 lets you do this for free. Click “safety” in the upper right of… Read more
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