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- Garmin Nuvi 750 on Apr 6, 2009 in Gadgets 750 Garmin GPS Nuvi
In the market for a GPS I did a comparison of the latest models to determine which would best fit my requirements for ease of use and low cost. The winner was the Garmin Nuvi 750. Garmin’s nüvi 700 series brings two exciting new features R...
- Amazon Kindle 2.0 arriving February? on Jan 29, 2009 in Gadgets 2.0 amazon Amazon.com ebook kindle press conference release
Amazon.com announced it will be holding a press conference on February 9th. What it won’t announce is the topic, however rumor has it the new version of the Kindle will be debuting. The Kindle 1.0 has been sold out on the Amazon website for wee...
- Amazon Kindle on Jan 19, 2009 in Gadgets amazon book device e-reader ebook eye strain kindle reader
The next generation of books has arrived and gone. You’ll have to wait a few weeks in order to get your hands on the because it is sold out at Amazon.com. But there are plenty more on the way. According to Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney, Am...
- Obama’s addicted just like the rest of us on Jan 17, 2009 in Gadgets addiction BlackBerry bugs Obama performance review Storm Verizon
Showing he is a man of the people, President-elect Obama is putting up a fight for his BlackBerry. Understandably so. What person who has used a BlackBerry doesn’t shudder at the thought of not having it within arm’s reach? Who hasn...
- Google watching who’s searching for flu information on Nov 16, 2008 in Technology Trends ethics flu gmail Google health privacy tracker
Google announced the launch of flu tracker; a program which keeps tabs on who is searching for flu-related information and displays the level of nationwide activity on a map. Is this creepy “big brother” stuff, or a useful tool for...
- MPC, formerly Micron PC, files bankruptcy on Nov 14, 2008 in Business News bankruptcy business dell hp micron mpc pc
I moved to Boise in 2000 to take a job as Director of IT for Micron PC in Nampa, Idaho. The division I worked for closed a year later. And for seven more years I watched the company struggle to keep its doors open. Last week the company announ...
- One Small Step In the Fight Against Spam on Oct 21, 2008 in Business News anti-spam assets campaign e-mail freeze marketing spam
From a press release issued by the FTC and reported on by Findlaw: A U.S. district court has ordered a halt to the operations of a vast international spam network that peddled prescription drugs, weight loss pills and bogus male-enhancement products.
