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Got a gamer? Give a good gadget
(December 22, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
The recent trend in gaming gadgets has matured in the past few years, from the usual peripherals like console cameras for video chat, game pads, and joysticks, to special controllers for specific games.
The 12 games of Christmas
(December 8, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
The holiday season is upon us, and you probably managed to take care of the lion's share of your gift list on the weekend kicked off by Black Friday — but those were the easy gifts. Selecting just the right video game to give can be difficult...
At tech show, the future comes calling
(November 24, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
In a nutshell, the New York show, CES Unveiled, provides the press and analysts an opportunity to get an early peek at what is going to be popular with consumers for Christmas and beyond, and I must admit that this year's event featured some tech I believe you are going to like.
Nokia ahead of the Curve
(November 10, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
That familiar smart phone format may be on its way out as the industry recognizes that consumers want more from their phones. More finger room on the keyboard, more screen space, more networked features
Fool's gold? Think twice before rushing into this
(October 27, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Chances are, you have seen the commercials for a company called Cash4Gold, a frequent advertiser on daytime and late-night television
Give - but take note of who's taking
(October 13, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
While searching the Web the other day for information on Dan Brown's new book, "The Lost Symbol," I accidentally ended up on a page hosted by a Web site called Digital Charity (www.digitalcharity.com) that allows people to request donations via PayPal.
How to thwart digital Armageddon
(September 29, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
In this day and age, everything is on computer — bank records, medical records, data of every sort, and these computers exist on networks that are connected to other networks. It is an Achilles heel that until last year was never seriously exploited. Unfortunately — if you will allow me another analogy — Pandora's Box has been opened, and we cannot put the evil back inside.
How printer companies stay in the black
(September 15, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
My printer ran out of ink today. I was in the middle of printing a spreadsheet and it beeped at me in a forlorn, pay-attention-to-me way that I know from past experience means trouble.
Schadenfreude, in five-minute doses
(September 1, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
If that sounds like the plot of a few movies you saw this summer, or the theme used by one of your favorite comedians, that is no coincidence. Regardless of how inappropriate it may feel, this staple of amusement is so ingrained into our psyche that I would be surprised if Schroedinger's cat did not laugh at Pavlov's dog!
Call centers - and collaring some help
(August 18, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
In a perfect world where problems actually are simple, a well-designed IVR system would be a boon to mankind. Sadly, this is not a perfect world
There's much more than cup holders inside
(August 4, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Significant progress has been made in the area of automotive technology over the course of the last decade, and I am happy to announce that cup holders are no longer the first thing people ask about when they look at a new car.
Steps for parents to help ensure safe surfing
(July 21, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Now let us discuss what steps we can take to protect our children and ourselves from the idiots online, shall we? While this may seem like a complicated issue, it really is not, and I will keep it as simple as I can.
The global village online has its idiots
(July 7, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Last Thursday in Los Angeles, US District Court Judge George Wu overturned the verdict in the case of the United States vs. Lori Drew — a case you may have heard of.
Good heavens! You want to name a star?
(June 23, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Recently, my friend Justin asked me for my opinion about what star he should pick as a gift for his brother and soon-to-be sister in-law. He had found a Web site that sold you the right to pick a star out of their online catalog and name it. For a paltry $89.95
Video games contain not-so-good grief
(June 9, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
With increasing profits and expanding franchise opportunities, you might think that game studios have a pretty good handle on what their customers want — high-quality gaming entertainment is an obvious point — though a negative trend is appearing in video games that may be a symptom of the cost-cutting and downsizing.
Making good work for idle computers
(May 26, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Have you ever heard of distributed computing? It is a technological approach for processing complex and large data sources that harnesses the idle CPU cycles of computers connected to the Internet to preform tasks that are both essential to scientific research and almost always a purely volunteer effort.
Think your car's secure? Ask Kam
(May 12, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Last year on a trip into Boston, I locked my keys in my van in the Braintree commuter lot. After a few minutes of hunting through my pack, jacket, and pockets, my wife thought to look in the van and there they were, happily snugged in the ignition socket.
In new Windows, Microsoft makes the switch
(April 28, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Microsoft's recent release of an early version of Windows 7 has revealed that the new operating system contains a kill switch that will allow the user to disable certain programs that come installed with the OS — most notably, Windows Internet Explorer, DVD Creator, and Media Player.
Way-out plug-ins for your computer
(April 14, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Anyone stuck in a cube farm or chained to a desk surrounded by their coworkers can appreciate the need for a computer-controlled personal missile launching system like the Laser Guided Missile Launcher
The scouting report on netbooks
(March 31, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
PC manufacturers are a predictable lot, interested in finding new and innovative ways to expand their customer base and improve both the technology that they sell, and its ergonomic form.
You should back up if you want to stay ahead
(March 17, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Anyone who regularly uses a computer and the Net can tell you that information piles up, from e-mail to programs — even the bookmark files on your Web browser can become unwieldy after a few months of surfing the Net
Teens, phones and some common sense
(March 3, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Teenagers often do dumb things - for a variety of reasons - though I suspect that the leading cause of regret among teenagers is their natural inability to foresee consequences for what they are about to do.
Questions from the electronic mailbag
(February 24, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
For nearly 30 years, personal computers have existed — often peacefully — within our homes, providing us with services from the mundane to the fantastic
Memory failing you? Try a tune-up
(February 3, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
As I gained a better understanding of how Windows functioned — or did not function, depending upon how you look at it — I stumbled upon online posts that related to the memory stack and a little thing called "Resource Management."
Weather or not? The Web can tell
(January 20, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Harsh wind whipped the snow and sand as Samuel O. Fisher lit the oil lantern that he would use for the first half of his patrol, heading down the dunes to the beach at Race Point near Provincetown
Ready? The future is almost now
(January 6, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
In 1965, Gordon Moore, an engineer at Fairchild Semiconductor who would later be one of the founding partners in a little shop called Intel
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Google starts counting down
(December 22, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Users of Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky" search feature discovered a mysterious countdown clock recently, and speculation online includes some rather bizarre theories.
More text, fewer minutes, cut the cord
(December 1, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Cellphones are replacing traditional landline phone service in the home, and consumers are eschewing high-minute plans in favor of unlimited texting and Internet access.
An app that 007 would approve of
(November 3, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
A slew of new programs have recently been announced, including a free app from NASA that allows the user to track the countdown, launch, and status of space shuttle missions in real time.
Beware of SMURFS on Web
(October 13, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
A Denial of Service attack is perhaps the most popular method for interrupting services from a Web site, and has been used in the past few months to target and shut down Twitter, Facebook, Piryx and other sites
Microsoft upgrades Xbox Live
(August 11, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Microsoft announced last week that it will temporarily suspend its flagship gaming service Xbox Live — for a couple of hours.
Yahoo! reshapes itself with emphasis on you
(Juily 28, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
The Sunnyvale, Calif., company — which calls itself "the most visited Web page in the world" — began preparations for changing its Web presence as part of its efforts to reinvent itself and boost fading profits due to competition from other web sites and services.
HIW: Computer defense in four parts
(July 7, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
A computer virus is a dangerous program containing a destructive payload that is designed to ensure its own survival by copying itself into other programs throughout an infected computer
HIW: Where in the world did GPS come from?
(June 9, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
The Global Positioning System — GPS — was created to provide a solution to the age-old questions asked by mariners, soldiers, and explorers: Where am I? How do I get where I need to go?
Scammers look to profit from flu fears
(May 2, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
On the Internet, scammers are busily devising ways to capitalize on fears of the threat posed by the swine flu virus, frantically launching new Web sites and e-mail spam campaigns
HIW: A lesson in smart chips
(April 28, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
The smart chip concept was first proposed by Japanese inventor Kunitake Arimura in 1970, while practical applications for the technology was developed in 1974 by French inventor Roland Moreno, who patented the chip worldwide.
HIW: All about cookies (No, not that kind.)
(March 24, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Cookies — also called Web cookies — are a small piece of text that is sent to a browser by a Web server that contain information that is used by the server to track details of the user's activities on a given site.
Oil glut swamps boat crews
(March 6, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
PLYMOUTH — Think oil and layoffs don't mix? Think again.
Peter Whitfield of Plymouth recently returned home after being let go from his job skippering a utility boat servicing oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
HIW: Hitting the mark on Web searches
(February 24, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
Search engines like Google and Yahoo use special software to search the content on Web servers and index each page, creating an entry in their Web database.
HIW: satellite radio
(January 27, 2009 Cape Cod Times)
In 1992 the Federal Communications Commission allocated the 2.3GHz "S-Band" as a reserved frequency for the nationwide broadcasting of Digital Audio Radio Service, known as DARS.
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