And suddenly, with no provocation, the hard drive light on the PC just starts going nuts. It’s blinking like an armada of flash bulbs exploding around a Hollywood starlet. What kind of craziness is going on inside there?
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November 21, 2012Search TriviaNovember 19, 2012The Ever-Changing LandscapeHello, my name is Dan. I write books about 21st Century technology by using 18th Century technology. Let me explain how that works.
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November 16, 2012Adios PCFor the first time since I began writing, I no longer have a dedicated PC, one that I use only for writing.
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November 14, 2012Astro to the Rescue!Does anyone want to do file management on a phone or tablet? Really? Despite the nerdy nature, often times employing a file management app can make your mobile gizmo more useful. Here’s a case in point:
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November 12, 2012Brushing Up Some Wambooli FunOne project down. Another about to start. Time for some relaxing web page revitalization and programming!
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November 9, 2012Living the Unix Life in WindowsRecently, I’ve taken it upon myself to bone up on my Unix. I keep a Terminal window open on my Macintosh, and I’ve been plowing through the Propeller-Head books, discovering more about how Unix works, honing my shell scripting techniques, and discovering all sorts of wonderful and powerful things the World’s Best Computer Operating System can do. November 7, 2012Beware the ‘Phone’ CategoryIt happens often. You create a new contact in your phone. You set a new appointment. Then you go online later to look for that item. It’s not there. What?
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November 5, 2012Felix the Mouse Figure 1. An actual Felix mouse. Reader Sean, or “Commander Hurricane,” recently emailed me a photo that brought back some memories. November 2, 2012Monitor Your Data Usage in ICSOne of the keen updates to the Android operating system ICS, or “Ice Cream Sandwich,” is the ability to monitor how much data you’re using — and which apps are using that data. Just as watching battery life is important, for folks with limited data plans, monitoring the phone’s data usage is vital.
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October 31, 2012Boo!I don’t remember Halloween being such a big holiday when I was a kid. There were pumpkins — jack-o’-lanterns, actually — and maybe a skeleton on a string or cardboard cutout witch. But today? Massive displays on yards. Halloween lights? People go all out. It’s the scary season, where blood and gore and death are pretty much acceptable. Where bank tellers and school teachers dress like hookers and get away with it. Everything is done in the name of fun, and maybe for a good scare. But what about when your computer participates in the “fun”?
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