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Category: Technology

  • My New Friend

    Here is a deal I couldn’t resist. I know, I’m weak when it comes to computers. Netbooks are the hot new gadget started by ASUS with their Eee PC and now Dell, HP and others have jumped on board. Netbooks are not really new, but they are finally powerful enough and priced to sell. The…

  • Facebook Is for Old People

    In this week’s Time Magazine, there is an article called “Facebook Is for Old People” by Lev Grossman. On the web, the same article is called “Facebook is for Old Fogies”. Hmmmm. Anyway, here is the full article: “Facebook Is for Old Fogies”. The article starts with a brief intro: Facebook is five. Maybe you…

  • NetworkedBlogs App on Facebook

    This is a very smart move for Facebook. Although I’ve subscribed to Facebook since it was just a college network, I quickly lost interest once they started allowing all kinds of stupid games and useless applications. But now you can follow blogs from Facebook, which is a very useful and productive tool. Blog reading on…

  • Twitter Tweets

    Twitter’s popularity is growing quickly. The site’s membership has increased by 900% in one year! It is being used not only to stay up-to-date with friends, it is also being used for marketing, as a news source and as a way to get just about any information instantly; short and tweet… I just read a…

  • WhiteHouse.gov

    As soon as Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, his new WhiteHouse.gov site went public.  One of the first signs that this “Change” will be good.  This tech-savvy president understands the importance of the internet in our new global society.  If you’ve ever visited the old site, you will…