Featured Stories
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Why Tyler the Tech Guy Looks Different… Again
26 August 2011 3:35 PM | No CommentsA story of this site’s run in with malicious hacking.
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How To Opt Out of Advertisers Tracking You
27 January 2011 1:23 PM | 2 CommentsIf online advertising is violating your privacy there are steps that you can take to prevent it.
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Verizon finally has the iPhone. . . but should you get one?
14 January 2011 4:58 PM | 2 CommentsIt has been a long wait for the Verizon iPhone. But Big Red's iPhone is not necessarily better than AT&T's version, and, if you are going to buy one, the wisest move may be to wait just a little bit longer.
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iPhone OS 4.0 (iOS 4) — Run Though, Impressions, and Tips
21 June 2010 11:42 PM | 2 CommentsI explore what's new in the latest version of the iPhone operating system, iOS 4. I have an extensive run through of the new features, my impressions of the software, and lots of little tips and tricks for using the OS.
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Article: The Future of Technology
15 June 2010 10:27 PM | 2 CommentsFind out about where is technology heading going forward, and what you should know to be a savvy consumer in the months ahead.
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Amazon Archive
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Article: The Viability of Electronic Textbooks
Posted on March 24, 2010 | No CommentsAre students soon going to be carrying around all their textbooks on devices like the Kindle? In an article I wrote this week for the Occidental Weekly, I discuss the... -
Update: How About Those Kindle Sales?
Posted on November 30, 2009 | No CommentsIt seems that the Kindle has moved far beyond merely being the bestselling “wireless reading device” on Amazon — it is now the bestselling device on Amazon.com, period. (Yes, it... -
It’s Funny…
Posted on November 23, 2009 | No Comments…over on Amazon.com, they’re touting that the Kindle is the bestselling “wireless reading device” on Amazon. What are the odds? But, then again, Barnes and Noble says they’re already sold... -
Kindle Textbooks? Never Going to Happen if Amazon Keeps This Up
Posted on August 9, 2009 | No CommentsI’ve written about how the Kindle and other ebook readers might replace traditional textbooks, and what the companies can do to make electronic textbooks successful. But, those articles assumed that... -
Article: How Publishers Can Make Electronic Textbooks Successful
Posted on July 10, 2009 | 2 CommentsAs it currently stands, electronic textbooks will never take off. Last month I wrote an article about this, discussing the pros and cons of using e-book readers such as the... -
Article: Kindle Textbooks – Are Universities Going to Lead the Way to a ‘Paperless Society’?
Posted on May 22, 2009 | No CommentsSometimes, an idea will seem great on first glance, but the more you think about it the less sense it seems to make. I call it the “wait a minute…”...
