There’s a new kid on the block, and she’s easy. If you’ve had it with Windows maintenance and aren’t a Mac fan, the new Google Chrome operating system, “Chrome OS,” is something to consider. We just bought one of these new-fangled “Chrome” laptops.
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“Programming Your Home,” by Mike Riley, $33 from Pragmatic Bookshelf at pragprog.com.
If you’re a techie, this book could launch a new business in home automation. The author starts by telling us of his parents’ simple joy with their Mr. Coffee machine back in the 1970s. They could lie in bed knowing a cup of coffee was waiting for them, brewed at just the time they set. It combined an alarm clock with a coffeemaker. Things have moved along since then.
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SteamPowered.com has a new $10 game called “Gettysburg: Armored Warfare.” Union and Confederate troops vie for control of the battlefield with futuristic weapons. Both sides battle over control points and lay waste to the enemy. A timed round ends when one side has reached zero attrition points, making the other team victorious. You can customize your army by combining futuristic and period soldiers, adding tanks, boats, zeppelins, etc.
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According to an ABI Research survey, 42% of respondents had no interest in buying a 3DTV. Neither do we.
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We watched a pretty nice video of a sea turtle (or tortoise—we can’t tell which) swimming underwater and it was taken by an ordinary iPhone. Of course it was in a waterproof case, but you can get these from a number of sources. This video used MarineCase, which is $40 from Amazon and claims t
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Amazon just added music CDs to its trade-in program. (We didn’t know they even had a trade-in program.) You can trade-in books, electronics, video games, movies, TV shows and now CDs for Amazon gift cards. They typically give you $2 credit for an old CD.
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Recently, PC Magazine did a round-up of “The Best Free Software of 2012.” After trying several of these, Joy’s computer wouldn’t start. We finally had to abandon their “Best” list. The take-home lesson: Beware of freebies unless they’re from companies you’ve heard of or have been recommended by those you trust.
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BrandMyMail.com is a free program for putting ordinary Gmail messages into virtual stationery, with your latest Twitter messages off to the right and your custom logo and photo below your signature. It’s interesting; Joy just started using it.
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WriteThat.Name (it’s not dot com, it’s dot name) is a free program for Gmail users. It keeps your address book up to date by comparing incoming mail with the info in your email address book. This is really handy; we downloaded it for ourselves.
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