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Tech Tidbits
As we enter into the twentieth year third month of the global pandemic, technology news has slowed down as much as everything else. There aren't many things to tell you about! Here are a few bits of tech news that have caught my eye in the moments between bouts of...
80-20 RETRIEVER
I have a lot of information stored in my Outlook folders. Maybe you’re in the same position – dozens of subfolders, or 5,000 messages in your Inbox that you plan to organize as...
MICROSOFT OFFICE 2003
Microsoft has quietly set the stage for a revolutionary change in pricing for Microsoft Office for individuals and small businesses. Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) has...
UNDERSTANDING THE CENTRINO
Intel is doing an all-out media blitz to establish “Centrino” as a brand name that you know and love. Hey, it worked with “Pentium.” Here’s an article that cuts through the...
SECURITY UPDATE
You might have seen the latest article about the lack of security in Microsoft products. It was picked up widely by the mainstream newspapers. According to a study by Forrester...
HOME MEDIA CENTERS
There’s an exploding market for home media centers. I can’t cover all the new equipment, but maybe this will help. I have a huge digital music library on my computers, which I...
COREL DEATH WATCH
Microsoft bailed out of its investment in Corel a few days ago. Now Corel has announced that it is soliciting takeover bids. Its stock price has been trading at the cash value of...
TOP TEN DYING GAME GENRES
If you’re a long-time gamer, you might get a nostalgic kick out of an article over at Gamespy listing ten types of PC and video games that are dead or dying. Number one, of...
REBUILDING SERVERS
When my server crashed, it looked like an easy problem. Seventy-two hours later, my eyes are bleary, my fingers are bleeding – but everything is up and running. In the end,...
CISCO BUYING LINKSYS
Linksys equipment has become ubiquitous in homes and small businesses. Its inexpensive routers and wireless equipment are stacked to the ceiling in any store that sells computer...
SLATE – TODAY’S PAPERS
Every day the online magazine Slate presents a wonderful selection of articles on politics, news, and culture. It’s one of my daily stops. One of its best features is Today’s...
SBC YAHOO DSL
If you get a letter suggesting that you must “upgrade” your SBC DSL to “SBC Yahoo DSL,” burn it. It’s a fraud. Here’s some history to explain why. For a brief moment last year,...
MUSICNET ON AOL
This week sees the debut of another horrible online music service, MusicNet on AOL. After years of failed litigation against file sharing services, with 60 million people using...
PIRATED SYMANTEC SOFTWARE
I get a spam message or two every day offering to sell Symantec software at ridiculously low prices. This article confirms that the software is pirated, which is what you’d...
COREL DEATH WATCH: MICROSOFT BAILS OUT
In October 2000, Microsoft acquired a 24.6% share in Corel for $135 million. It has now signed a deal to sell its shares – for a total of less than $13 million. Microsoft’s cash...
RIAA CERTIFIABLY INSANE
A quick followup to my item on March 1. You’ll recall that the RIAA had placed its heavily attacked web site in the hands of a disabled individual doing his first web hosting...