Posted on October 23rd, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
“Downtonisms” is a 99 cent iPhone/iPad app for fans of the PBS series “Downton Abbey.” Pick a favorite character and listen to her best lines, while enjoying a slide show of snapshots from the show. Tag a line to add to favorites or share on social media. Here’s a line from Maggie Smith’s character, Violet: “I wonder your halo doesn’t grow heavy. It must be like wearing a tiara round the clock.”
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Posted on October 22nd, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Epson has a new projector that turns your wall into a giant iPad. Anything you can do on an iPad you can also do on the wall by tapping on a whiteboard projected onto a wall.
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Posted on October 21st, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
A reader wrote to tell us he loves Microsoft’s free anti-virus software, “Microsoft Security Essentials,” and has been using it for years. But it doesn’t come on his daughter-in-law’s Windows 8 machine; Windows 8 comes with “Microsoft Defender,” which is only part of Security Essentials. So we recommended switching to Avast, which is free from Avast.com.
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Posted on October 20th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Back in the days when the world was young and computers were new, we had an editor who claimed he had developed an alternative technology that was both cheaper and had storage that lasted longer than disks.
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Posted on October 19th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
“Athos,” is a $99 pair of pants coming out in November that will analyze athletic performance. The pants can tell whether your squats are using your left leg more than your right and also take your blood pressure. They can even tell you whether you’re using your muscles correctly on a stationary bike. The smart phone app glows green when you’re at your maximum. There are a couple of negatives here: one user said it feels like a wetsuit, and you can’t wear men’s underwear (interferes with the sensors). The maker claims they’re machine washable. (No bleach, no starch.) More info at LiveAthos.com.
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Posted on October 19th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
An incensed reader wrote to complain about The Huffington Post’s requirement that you have a Facebook account before you can comment on their news articles. Well, it’s their business and no one has to use their site. But if you want to comment and you don’t do Facebook, here’s a workaround:
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Posted on October 18th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
You don’t need to learn HTML coding to build a website if you use templates provided by Yola.com, Weebly and others. But to create an original, it helps to be a coder.
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Posted on October 17th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
SlashFilm.com has movie news. We learned about plans for “Indiana Jones 5” and “Twilight” as a series of short films for Facebook.
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Posted on October 17th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
VeryQuiet.com is a simple text only site with links to the top news headlines from dozens of sources, including BBC, NBC, ABC, Voice of America, NPR, Yahoo, Google, The Guardian, and more.
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Posted on October 17th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Greatest Movie Theme Songs: Get just about any movie theme song on YouTube. Joy typed “Casablanca theme song” and listened to “As Time Goes By,” while clips from the movie rolled by. Bob searched for “The Mission.”
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