One of the bad things about technology being so pervasive in our lives is the fact that there are people out there trying to do heinous things with it, to harm people essentially. A virus on your phone is a…
Approximately 2 years ago I had the opportunity to review MacSpeech Dictate a speech recognition software designed to make text input on OS X as simple as speaking. Since that time I have used MacSpeech Dictate on a fairly regular…
As we get older and our lives become more complex between personal and work responsibilities, keeping track of “to do” tasks can become a job onto itself. There are many ways of attacking these tasks and today we will look…
Samsung just sent me over some info to share with you that they’ve just updated the Epic 4G and the Galaxy Tab for Sprint. So if you’ve got one of those read on to see what you’ve got to do…
A little over a year ago I reviewed Nero 9, and well it’s got over 100 comments on it and not all that good honestly. To this date I’ve had no issues with the program but apparently many others have,…
Look around the internet and you’ll see tons of videos created by users, in fact I’m sure you know there are sites out there dedicated to just videos. Most of those videos are created by average people and not professional…
Free is nice right? Many laptops these days come with software that works with your webcam for facial recognition for an added level of security, but a lot don’t. Normally you’d have to pay for software like this but Luxand…
Earlier we looked at financial packages for the Linux Operating System, and as a follow up we would like to take a look at some solutions for the Mac user. After all, Macs are a very popular alternative to a…
When it comes to personal financial software choices, the Windows folks have historically had plenty of choices… with a few major ones that seemed obvious. However, the fine folks over on the Linux side of the wall have not had…
As technology evolves GPS enabled devices are becoming more prevalent. They can be found in stand-alone units, built into vehicles and running off smartphones. The iPhone has been GPS enabled for quite some time and there are numerous GPS style…
As we’ve mentioned earlier, Songbird has left the Linux flock and gone on to perceived greener open source pastures. But what are the Linux faithful to use to replace this one time music player gem that was heralded as the…
Linux is probably best known as a server operating system, and for a good reason – according to at least one source, 60% of the servers on the web are running a Linux OS (source). But Linux on a desktop…
Almost everyone either knows about Linux or runs Linux. And most people have heard of iTunes and/or other music managers. So when an open source Mozilla based media manager/player is developed, it seems like a natural fit to be on…
Hmmm.. not a bad deal! Two extraordinary releases from Nintendo are about to give Black Friday holiday shoppers an incredible value – but they won’t last long. Starting Nov. 27, U.S. consumers can purchase Metallic Blue or White Nintendo…
Before I start this review I have a confession to make; I hate typing! I am not the fastest typist and I tend to make more mistakes than I care to admit to. So when MacSpeech offered me the opportunity…
These days, everyone knows you should back up your data on a regular basis. Our hard drives are becoming so big and the amount of data on them is nearly incomprehensible. To that end, when trouble occurs or our drives…
A while ago we took a look at WinX DVD Author software, and recently they asked me to take a look at another of their programs called WinX DVD Ripper, and, as the name suggests, it’s a DVD ripping tool.…
One thing great, or maybe not so great, depending how you look at, is that all people are different, and we all have different personalities. We all like something different and that includes our computers themselves and the desktops we…
There’s no doubt that GPS has become extremely popular, it seems everyone is using it. I have two GPS units myself, one in my phone and an older one for my laptop that connects via CF Card slot. The laptop…
Remember the days when 120GB hard drives were considered capacious? Today a terabyte 3.5 “ hard drive can be bought for a little over a hundred dollars, sometimes less if you find a great deal. With all the available space…
