Digital Bits Technology Column

This is a review of the Fujitsu T4020D, one of those fancy, new-fangled “Tablet PCs“. A Tablet PC is essentially a laptop with stylus touchscreen capability. Draw and write on the screen, and have your writing and pictures stored electronically. Tablet PCs also have the capability to turn your handwriting into machine-readable text, though my testing […]

VerizonWireless Chocolate LG VX8500 review

I’ll be honest: The first thing I noticed about the VerizonWireless Chocolate cellphone is that it looks very, very cool. If you’re just trying to impress people, this phone fits the bill. The LG Chocolate cellphone is a sort of hybrid cellphone and MP3 music player. While many cellphones have the ability to store and play […]

AlphaSmart Neo review

As I type this, I’m sitting at my friendly neighborhood Panera Bread. I’m one of the lucky ones who managed to grab a squishy chair right next to the fireplace (for those who aren’t Paneraheads, this is quite the primo seat). So you’ve got an image in your head of some geeky weirdo hunched over […]

ThinkVantage System Update tool allows easy updating of software drivers for Thinkpad / Lenovo PCs

Those who have IBM / Lenovo PCs have a way to update drivers easily and in a centralized fashion. Previously, users had to scan through the IBM driver matrix to download drivers for individual components on their Thinkpads or Lenovo brand PCs. You’d have to download and apply each update manually and separately. Now, you […]

Computer crashes without warning

Robert asks: I have an HP Pavilion notebook and its been shutting itself off for several months. No warning, just click. I have Computer Associate’s EZ-Trust antivirus and each time I do a virus scan, when it gets to C\i386, my PC shuts down. It lets me start up again, then quickly shuts down. I […]

SBC Yahoo Brings the Digital Lifestyle to Michigan

“In the year 5555, Your arms hangin’ limp at your sides, Your legs got nothin’ to do, Some machine’s doing that for you.” – Zager and Evans, “In the year 2525” The songwriters obviously didn’t have broadband Internet. Anyone who thinks the future is that mechanized and boring will probably change their tune after seeing […]

Do you like science fiction or fantasy books? Don’t miss out.

Looking way back into the early 1980s, I remember the wonderful “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” series by Douglas Adams as one of my first exposures to the world of science fiction. The books were hilarious and easy to read, and just happened to take place in a science-fictiony universe. From there, I moved on […]

Website SEO introduction

Blue broccoli. You love it so much, you’ve created a website about it. You want people to Google “blue broccoli”, and be able to find your website in the results. Only it doesn’t happen. Why can’t people find your site? Making your website more popular on Internet searches is called SEO, or Search Engine Optimization. […]

Review of “Wildside” by Steven Gould

Synopsis What would you do if you had access to a gate to an alternate world? To what extent could that gate be used and abused? You’d have some wonderful (and literal) escapist literature. You’d have Wildside, by Steven Gould. Featured Technology It’s great when the writer has taken the time to really think about […]

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