ComputerTechMom

If you’ve got kids the odds are that you’ve got digital pictures.  The problem is finding the pictures later.  At my son’s game on Sunday I took 450 pictures, finding the right one among the mix can be like finding the proverbial needle in the haystack.  Here are my tips for not letting your pictures [...]

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I’ve been a gadget geek forever.  I owned one of the first Palms back when they called it a pilot and I really had no use for it.  My love affair has lasted through color and through several Treo’s.  I have owned my latest bit of Palm magic for a year and if anything it has [...]

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 I’ve always been the main man as far as the kids were concerned.  Need food?  Look for mom.  Homework help? Mom’s your girl.  I’ve always been close with all of my boys…  until now.  Big man is 14, and changing every day.  He’s all about sports and now his dad.Â
When he stopped answering my questions [...]

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We had some strong winds last night that took out the cable first (goodbye internet) and later the power.  Power is a commodity that we completely take advantage of.  We never give a thought to flipping a light switch or making a pot of coffee.  My kids were like junkies looking for a fix.  Luckily [...]

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This is the question I am asked most often.  Nine times out of ten the system is loaded with malware.  Malware is software or cookies in your system that send information back to the owner.  Some of this is only an inconvenience, some is malicious.  All malware will slow your computer down.Â
Any computer with access [...]

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Let’s talk tech!  This week Apple unveiled the new ipod Nano.  The most noticeable feature about the new design is the curve.  The curve gives the new Nano a very sleek look.  I’m loving the color scheme and am currently coveting the red!Â
The new features inside include a new browser. Like it’s predecessors the iphone and [...]

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