Personal Technology Tips in Plain English
Archive for November, 2007
Stop Sulking. Your Life Ain’t That Bad. . .
Nov 22nd
This is a crazy and tragic story from Arizona.
If you’re a parent you’ll certainly be shocked when you learn the details of the story. . .how can parents leave a child alone playing long enough they she can figure out how to climb a high concrete cinder block wall? If the girl was one with more of the “active” personalities, she definitely should not have been left alone, right?
Shame on the parents!
Here are the shocking points of the story. You can read the detailed article for more details or the view the original news segment that aired on TV in Fox News Arizona.
- 3 year old girl plays in backyard unattended — climbs concrete wall
- INFANT FALLS OFF the wall
- LANDS IN CACTUS BED
- Neighbor’s DOGS BITE THE GIRL IN THE NECK
- Dog’s DRAG THE GIRL ACROSS BACKYARD
- GIRL GOES TO EMERGENCY ROOM
This is an amazing story. Read the rest of this entry »
Free International Call From Your Cell Phone
Nov 19th
If you want to call a landline in any of the following countries, now you can for free:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico (Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara), Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia (Moscow and St. Petersburg), South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey (Ankara and Istanbul), United Kingdom and Venezuela-Caracas
A new service even lets you make a 10 minute call for free to even more countries. Read the rest of this entry »
2 Tech Columns You Should Read Regularly
Nov 17th
In today’s world, technology is everywhere, but it’s hard to keep up with all the gadgets, gizmos and even just the new jargon that comes along with all that electronic razzle-dazzle that’s supposed to make our life easier.
That’s why I like two specific writers that have regular columns to keep you up-to-date on some of the best tech stuff that’s out there — and they’re written for you and me in plain-English. No high-brow acronym-filled pages. Just good recommendations and honest reviews of things that you could probably use in your e-life. Read the rest of this entry »
Stream Millions of Songs To Your Tivo
Nov 15th
Tivo’s ability to connect to the web via your home wifi network is finally starting to be exploited.
I’ve written about Tivo’s ability to basically turn into a PayPerView box with Amazon‘s Unbox Download Service for Tivo. You can order and watch movies and tv shows from a growing catalog of video titles at Amazon.
Now, you can do more with your Tivo and it’s new connection to Rhapsody Music Service. Read the rest of this entry »
T-mobile Hotspot Access for 1 year = $200 + BONUS Free Laptop Included
Nov 12th
It’s a dream come true for potentially millions of kids. Their very own laptop — even when they don’t have consistent access to electricity.
Yes, you heard right. The 1 Laptop Per Child campaign has been realized and now you can grab one for yourself (your child) and in that act of selfishness, you’ll actually make a difference.
The details of this launch promotion are good for 2 weeks only, and the deadline ain’t the only thing that should motivate you to buy one today.
Did You Know You’re Living Under Soviet Rules?
Nov 10th
Walt Mossberg recently shared a common and significant rant about cell phone companies in the USA — that they are making us living under the Soviet government model when it comes to how we talk!
He makes some great points and articulates one of the widespread frustrations we – the customers – all feel, yet just live since we don’t really have any power to change it as an individual.
You Don’t Have Much Time!
Nov 7th
Have you waited in anticipation of something that’s coming up in the future?Do you just keep reminding yourself about how much time is left before the “big day” the “time to go”, the “big event”?
Here’s a neat tool to help make the countdown process special. . .
I love tech, gadgets and the web. Hope you pick-up a useful tip or two here today that helps you use technology to your advantage! Better yet, why not share your own expertise in a comment on a post today to help the other readers that land here for answers!