Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Tricks to Keep Your Device’s Battery Going and Going

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

By ERIC A. TAUB Published: March 10, 2010 If you’re a recent convert to smartphones, you’re probably still discovering all the amazing things that your new BlackBerry, Android phone or iPhone can do. But one thing you most likely found out right away: the more you do, the shorter your phone’s battery ...

Open Office

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Editorial Review from PCWorld Not happy with the idea of a Web-based office application--nor with paying gobs of money for Microsoft's office suite? Then you want the downloadable OpenOffice.org, the free competitor to Microsoft Office. It's a full suite, with a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation program, database, and drawing program--and, for ...

Boxee, Used to View Web on TV, Generates Buzz

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

I feel in love with hulu.com, now this one! :-) By BRAD STONE Published: January 16, 2009 Piping Internet video into a television seems as if it should be simple — after all, a screen is a screen. But consumer electronics and media companies have been moving toward that combination with painstaking caution, ...

Ubuntu - Linux OS

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

A version of the Linux operating system called Ubuntu represents the fastest-growing threat to Microsoft in developed countries. Ubuntu is and always will be free of charge. You do not pay any licensing fees. You can download, use and share Ubuntu with your friends, family, school or business for absolutely nothing....(read more)