I don’t watch enough silly cartoon shows, but I’m certain that nothing on the air today features characters named IMAP or POP. When it comes to email, however, those characters actually exist.
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January 16, 2012The Mail Twins: IMAP and POP
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January 13, 2012Print NowJust a quick one for you today: When you’re ready to print, print. Don’t wait. The document isn’t going to season itself in your computer. It’s not wine. There’s no point in delay; print now.
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January 11, 2012Geek CentralIt’s called the Consumer Electronics Show or CES. It’s in Las Vegas. It’s big. I would love to be there. I’m glad I’m not. January 9, 2012Unbreakable GlassIt may not be exactly unbreakable, but it’s called Gorilla Glass, and it’s manufactured by Corning. It’s in the news because of the looming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that’s descending upon Las Vegas this week. It’s a big deal to me because of a story I heard a long, long time ago.
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January 6, 2012What the Hell is That File?It probably doesn’t happen as often any more, but occasionally computer users enjoy playing the game, What the Hell is That File? The results can be hilarious. January 4, 2012This Old Zip DiskThe label says 1997. It’s an Iomega Zip disk. Capacity: 100MB. Yep, back in 1997, that was really something, 67 times the capacity of a floppy disk and far cheaper than those outrageously expensive CD-R discs and the rare drives that swallowed them. January 2, 2012Time to Change Your PasswordSecurity experts, and those who pretend to be security experts, recommend that you change your password often. How often? Well, often it seems like they want you to change your password every 90 seconds. When that’s not feasible, then changing your passwords at the start of each new year works. Guess what! It’s the start of a new year. December 30, 2011Predictions for 2012Here I go again! Trying to divine what’s coming up for the year 2012 in high-tech. December 28, 2011The Year in Review: 2011 PredictionsBoy, am I seriously not a psychic. That’s okay, because I believe all psychics are not psychic either. So I suppose that makes me a psychic, especially when it came to predicting technology events for the year 2011:
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December 26, 2011PorchCam Year In ReviewThis year saw the end of the old PorchCam and the dawn of the new one. |
