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7 nifty things about windows 7

November 17, 2009

Window 7 has been available at retail for a couple of weeks now, so I thought I’d use this post to explore some of the cooler features and functions, cooler to me, at least And, of course, when you select features to profile, a nice round number is always a bonus… …more

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Tagged as: Microsoft, Operating System, Reviews, Windows, Windows 7

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Going back in time with Windows 7

November 17, 2009

Ever wish you could undo a particular driver or application installation? I have, recently in fact when I installed Adobe CS3 on my wife’s Windows 7 /XP dual-boot computer. Something happened in that install that pooched the Flash plugin for Internet Explorer. It could have been a bad scene, except for a cool little feature […]

Tagged as: Microsoft, Operating System, Reviews, Windows, Windows 7

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Finally. The must-have app for your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

September 30, 2009

I’ve been in love with Dropbox for a while now, so much so I’m promoting it in my adspace in my sidebar.
Dropbox has made it much much easier to transfer files between computers. Sure, I could email them, but that’s not at all elegant. All I do with Dropbox is copy a file to a […]

Tagged as: Apple, computer, Dropbox, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, Lifestyle Technology, Mobile, mobile device, OSX, PC, Reviews, sync, synchronize

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How to make a Polaroid from any digital image

September 27, 2009

Even though Polaroid instant camera and film packs are no longer being made by the Polaroid Corporation, you can get that same look on your digital photos with Rollip.com. Once upon a time you had to manually create these things in Adobe Photoshop or GIMP. Not any more.
Basically, Rollip takes your image and does some […]

Tagged as: application, cool, Image, Lifestyle Technology, manipulation, photo, Photography, Polaroid, Reviews, WebApp

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How to use a webcam as a home security camera

September 17, 2009

Over the years as I’ve acquired various bits of hardware, I’ve somehow ended up with a few ‘extra’ webcams. Not really wanting them to languish in my parts bin, I figured I’d take a stab at setting them up as home security cameras. And, I wanted to check out what my dogs were up to […]

Tagged as: HomeCamera, Lifestyle Technology, Monitoring, online, privacy, Reviews, Security, Tech, Webcam

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2 More Simple Home Backup Solutions

October 2, 2008

photo credit: nickwheeleroz

With the financial crisis swirling around this week, I took another look at ways I keep my data safe. To best achieve this, offsite backups are a must. Should my computers become damaged or stolen, my data is still secure.
I’ve written before about Mozy, an effective automated online backup system, but recently […]

Tagged as: Backup, Backups, online, Reviews, software, Windows

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