On Computers

“Dog Land” for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch links dog owners from around the world in a like-minded community of pet owners. “Mark your territory” to share your location with others. Find dog parks, pet stores, vets and animal rescues. Vote on dog-friendly places. Use privacy settings to control who sees what. Their slogan: “This land is your land. This land is Dog Land.”

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Uh, oh. On April 8th, Bob and other XP users will have a decision to make – or not. That’s the day when Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP. Is this the end of civilization as we know it?

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Why does the battery on your smart phone drain so fast? They’re all against you, that’s why. Here’s a list of the bad guys now:

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This happens a lot: Somebody will tell us about a great site, article or video they saw on the web, but don’t remember exactly where it was. Google it, they’ll say. Sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn’t.

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Our favorite online music service, Spotify, has over 20 million songs that have been listened to at least once. But they have four million songs have never been called up by any Spotify user.

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“DropTask” takes a different approach to the traditional to-do list. Instead of lists with deadlines, you see colorful circles with tasks inside. This is a lot easier on the eye and less stressful than traditional lists.

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We have a Google TV box for watching Amazon Video, YouTube, Netflix, and video from any website. But frankly it uses a slow and clunky search screen that forces you to move the cursor around the alphabet to spell even short titles. The new ASUS “Chromebox,” coming up in March will list for $179 and works with just about any keyboard, monitor, or TV, wirelessly.

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— Tiny robots the size of a human cell can carry drugs to the brain and eye. Beats surgery. Chinese researchers have developed micro robots for curing strokes and eye diseases without an operation. A thin layer of nickel on the robots allows them to be controlled magnetically. (There’s more info about this on the web. Search on the phrase “Chinese scientists build tiny robot to battle human diseases.”)

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If you’ve ever been in an Apple store, you’ve noticed that you don’t have to go to the cash register to pay. There is no cash register and no checkout line; every clerk can take your credit card on their phone, using a small add-on device.

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Next week marks the beginning of “creativeLivePhotoshop Week,” a week of free online Photoshop classes. Take over 40 free classes online from award-winning photographers and artists on everything from simple shortcuts to advanced editing techniques. Click here to RSVP. You can download a free trial of Photoshop here.

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