January 31, 2013Microsoft Surface Shallow On StorageIt’s a given when you purchase digital storage that the actual storage you get is a hair less than what’s advertised. So those 1TB hard drives may have about 960GB of actual storage — something like that. Or, as another example, that 32GB Android tablet you purchased may have about 28GB of storage available. For most folks, that’s understandable and acceptable. But the Windows Surface tablet, the one they sell advertised at 64GB of storage? It comes with only 23GB available. 23GB out of 64GB?
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January 30, 2013iPhone Users Rack Up the Monthly FeesNot only do they pay more for their phones, but the average monthly bills for iPhone owners are much, much higher than the average monthly bills for your typical Android phone owner. I’m not sure why, though I could probably fabricate some interesting explanations.
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Removable Media RoundupThe floppy disk was the undisputed champion of removable PC media — for decades! Then it died, unable to match the growing capacity of modern files. Amen.
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January 29, 2013Popular-Yet-Obsolete Tech TermsI’ve tried to write about a few of these in the past, but this article puts it quite well. Common example: Why is the app that makes phone calls on your cell phone called a “Dialer”?
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January 28, 2013Adios, Optical DiscI think the time has come to kiss the optical disc goodbye. January 26, 2013Your Second, More Portable SmartphoneThe Ultimate Phone Accessory is here! And, of course, it’s another phone! Why are you lugging around only one phone, when you can have a second, smaller phone that’s far easier to handle. That second phone — it’s just a phone! You need one of those, you know, so that you can be on Facebook, check your sports scores, and play Fruit Ninja while you’re on the phone. Makes sense.
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January 25, 2013Nexus 7 Dock ReviewFinally! The Nexus 7 docking stand is available. I’m not sure whether it’s worth it at $40. And it’s not available through the Play Store, not yet at least.
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Revenge is a Dish Best Served Up Naked, and in Court!So apparently they have these web sites you can visit where guys post pictures of naked girls. On some of these sites, the guys are just regular Joes who happen to have nekkid pictures of their girlfriends, their former girlfriends.
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January 23, 2013Think You’re Walking Undetected Through The Mall?Think again! Apparently retailers at shopping malls, and probably in those Big Box stores as well, are snooping out smartphones with their Wi-Fi routers. They’re logging the MAC addresses of those cell phones, and maybe even tracking your movements through the store. Are you creeped out yet?
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Your 3D PrinterBack in the old microcomputing era, a printer was an expensive peripheral. It was often one of the last things you purchased for a computer. Today printers are par for the course. But 3D printers? |
