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Posted by Steve on January 10, 2010
We have more computers in our house than we do T.V.’s Do you? We’re taking a poll, post a comment with the number of T.V. in your house versus the number of computers.
Here are some funny comparisons:
Computer
TV
Remembers your stuff
Could care less
Portable
Pretty much stuck on one place
Commercial? Close the window
Commercial? Too bad so sad, you’ll [...]
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Posted by Steve on January 7, 2010
Right now most of the country is experiencing a prolong deep freeze so let me give you a few tips on freezing temperatures and your laptop computer. A lot of people will leave their laptop in the car over night. Now this is not normally a problem, if you let the computer warm up before [...]
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Posted by Steve on January 1, 2010
It’s New Years Day and what a better time to talk about time (pun intended). Did you know that most newer computers set their time automatically via the internet? Both Windows and Mac have a built in feature that communicates directly with NIST, the “National Institute of Standards and Technology”
A little more info…
Most servers and [...]
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Posted by Steve on December 26, 2009
I saw this commercial on the history channel the other day and couldn’t stop laughing! This is exactly why you should back up your computer data. Who would ever think that something like this would happen but you know what, it does! It’s a funny video to watch, but in reality this would be horrifying! [...]
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Posted by Steve on December 26, 2009
It’s the day after Christmas and no doubt you’ve given or received a technical game, gadget, gizmo or computer. Maybe it’s a brand new shiny netbook and you have no idea on how to get outlook running on it. Or maybe your network is not locked down and you’ve left the door open to every [...]
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Posted by Steve on December 22, 2009
What’s the best computer store for computer geeks (asside from the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago of course)? Micro Center baby!!! Need to buy a last minute Christmas gift for your computer geek friend? Head to Micro Center!! Too many tech toys to even count! From mico drives to [...]
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Posted by Steve on December 22, 2009
I actually just came up with this saying a moment ago. Not sure if it’s an original or if it seeped into my subconscious at some point in time. My definition of “Google Gaze”: an intent focused stare while searching the Internet for must have information. Only to be broken by [...]
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Posted by Steve on December 21, 2009
It’s a cold winter’s night here in the Midwest and snow is the forecast for Christmas Eve. How lovely it would be to have a white Christmas. Unfortunately the snow has halted travel out east and we’ve even felt the effects of this having relatives stuck in New York. It’s like [...]
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