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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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article Archive
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Article: The Switch in Radio from Diary Metering to Personal People Meters… Who Wins, and Who Loses?
Posted on November 1, 2009 | No CommentsBelow is an article that I originally wrote for BNET about a switch in the way that radio audiences are measured. It’s a huge change in the industry, and I... -
Article: Will Google Kill the GPS Market?
Posted on October 28, 2009 | 3 CommentsWhat do newspapers, music companies, and makers of portable navigation devices like TomTom and Garmin all have in common? They have the same problem — someone is willing to give... -
Article: Windows 7 takes PCs in a New and Improved Direction
Posted on October 25, 2009 | No CommentsWindows 7 has generated more buzz and hype than anything Microsoft has released in a long time. People are crazy excited about it, but does the product live up to... -
Article: Motorola CLIQ Redefines “Connection”
Posted on October 8, 2009 | No CommentsEventually, social networking on phones is going to keep us constantly connected with all of our friends in real time. In an article I wrote this week for the Occidental... -
Article: Should Your Interns Manage Your Twitter Account?
Posted on August 6, 2009 | No CommentsDo you really want to have an intern running your company’s Twitter account? That’s the question I address in a new post up on BNET. In addition to weighing the... -
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…”... -
Article: The New iPod Shuffle and Simplicity in Technology
Posted on March 18, 2009 | No CommentsThis week I wrote about simplicity in consumer technology, particularly in regards to Apple and the new iPod Shuffle, for my Tyler the Tech Guy column in The Occidental Weekly.... -
Article: Skype 4.0 and Video Calling
Posted on March 4, 2009 | No CommentsThis week I have a new Tyler the Tech Guy article in The Occidental Weekly, the newspaper at Occidental College. It’s about the new version of Skype, Skype 4.0, and... -
Article: Web Browser Faceoff
Posted on February 26, 2009 | 1 CommentHere’s a challenge: could I compare the four major browsers without spilling more than 125 words on each? And somehow reference Lolcats? I recently did just that for Concrete, the...
