On Computers

Ihispano.com and AMightyRiver.com are two new social networking sites aimed at Hispanics and African Americans. Though still very new, Hispano already has 270,000 users and AmightyRiver, just a few months old, has 20,000.

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Giveawayoftheday.com and other free websites.

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The popular FileMaker database program runs on Windows and Mac computers and is a lot easier to learn and use than Microsoft Access. There’s a new training series for FileMaker 10…
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For the gamer in your family, the perfect gift book might well be the “Guinness World Records, 2009, Gamer’s Edition;” $22 from guinnessworldrecords.com/gamers.

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Two students in the Business School at the University of Chicago have invented the iPhone Bump. It’s a free application you can download from the iTunes App Store.

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You can use an iPhone to remotely lock and unlock doors and control appliances, using a system from well-known lock maker Schlage.

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A new social networking site called Lunch.com is a cross between Yelp.com, which is great for reviews of restaurants, movies, gadgets, music, etc. and Facebook, which is for connecting with people you know. Its chief focus is reviews of life, letters and anything else that crosses your mind.

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Internuts: Academicearth.org, Mooch.com and Life.com.
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“Interesting Online Applications for Seniors;” $23 from www.VisualSteps.com

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We came a across a good new book called “Speed It Up,” from Que Publishing. The speeding up in the title refers to your computer of course.

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