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Can Anything Stop the iPad?

The rumors were all true, Steve Jobs took the stage at the WWDC and presented the latest version of the iPhone. So, Retrevo asked over 1,000 people (non-Retrevo users) what phone they planned to buy this year and over 20% of the respondents indicated an iPhone. Continue reading »

Net Neutrality still festering

We haven’t run our Net Neutrality reports for some time, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a festering issue. There have been some developments, and maybe it’s time to get brought up to date.

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Cybercrime update 6/6

It’s a never ending battle, and the organized internet crime industry seems to be improving on their technology and their ability to ‘fool’ more people into sharing their secure information. Pass this on …

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Brave new ‘online’ world

I’m following along, trying to keep up as best as I can — but the changes are coming at nose-bleed speed these days. Here are just a few of the recent eye-openers I’ve run across in the past month or so that can help us all understand what’s going on.

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Jobs vs Woz

This Slate article makes the point that The Woz wanted computers that were open and gave user tons of option for working with them. (Like the Apple][ through //e.)
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Seattle says NO to Junk Mail

The Seattle City Council has passed a resolution calling on the state of Washington to create a Do Not Mail Registry giving its citizens the choice to stop receiving unwanted junk mail.

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Steve Wozniak and Terry White

UG and Adobe favorite Terry White had a visit with The Woz last week, and Terry’s “Tech Profile Friday” is well worth reading …

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America’s Aural Heritage at risk

While U. S. lawmakers wrestle with issues such as health care reform, the economy and two wars, they are also tackling the problems caused by the lack of a national copyright law to protect pre-1972 recordings.

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Checklist for Year-End

organizing personal and small business finance all year round makes year-end tax prep a lot less anxiety-inducing – income and expenses, categorizing transactions, and monitoring budgets and savings, and your life at tax time

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Net Neutrality Decade

Is a pay-for-bytes consumed internet in our future? 99.9% think ‘Net Neutrality’ issues have gone away. Wrong. Rest assured, the issues and debates are going to get ugly — and who ends up on the receiving end may be you.

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Missing deadlines?

Avoiding the 4 biggest management blunders: Never miss a deadline again.

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Apple Tablet: Truth or Rumor?

The news channels have ramped up again with a number of mentions of an impending Apple Mac tablet based computer. It’s what I’ve dreamed about for some years, and it would seem, we’re getting closer!

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Deal or No Deal?

As the shopping season gears up, we’re being flooded with “deals” — particularly for ‘Black Friday.’ While there are a few killer deals for consumer electronics products there are a lot more not-so-great deals. Buyer beware!

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True Lies: ATT vs Verizon

You may have read my post about iPhone vs. Droid, and I mentioned some of the false advertising ploys being lobbed back and forth between the big three. In the battle between ATT and Verizon it’s difficult to know when one or the other is telling a lie. But they’re all the same! Continue reading »

Be a Balloon Boy

From the “now I’ve seen everything” department comes this weekend’s news of an actual “Balloon Boy” app for the iPhone — Want to create your very own “balloon boy” hoax? There’s an app for that! Continue reading »