Web Hoax
Posted on November 27, 2010
Although the Internet has many great and helpful aspects, there is also one too many dangerous aspects. Children and teenagers especially can be victims of cruel Internet crimes and hoaxes, such as the hoax that the young Megan Meier fell prey too. This teenage girl thought she was chatting with a young fifteen year old boy, when in reality it was all a hoax aided by Lori Drew, a Missouri resident. The people behind the phony MySpace account sent many hurtful messages to Megan, which eventually sent her over the edge. She hanged herself after not being able to tolerate the bullying and cruelty any longer. The girl suffered from ADD and depression, but nevertheless those who created the hoax are being held responsible for the consequences.
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HTC Dream Gadget
Posted on November 13, 2010
Everyone has a dream and for many gadget and cell phone lovers the HTC Touch HD is it. This device is not only gorgeous but has a larger screen the iPone! It has a stylus, comes with an eight gigabyte memory card, has fantastic graphics, and is only slightly thicker than the ultra thin iPhone. Though the price is a bit high, the HTC Touch HD is quite the dream gadget and should make for some great stocking stuffing this year.
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Moving Along with the Times
Posted on October 31, 2010
One of most common topics for mockery these days is one’s lack of technology knowledge. It is fun, to poke fun at those, especially those among us who are young and should know these things, who are oblivious to the rapidly advancing world of technology. When it’s an elderly family member, it’s understandable, but even when it’s a parent who doesn’t know the difference between a computer and a monitor, or even worse, it’s pretty hilarious. But not everything is changing. Yes, film is pretty much obsolete, as are cassettes, CDs, and maybe soon even DVDs. However, there are devices printers and faxes which are still around, and probably will be for a long time to come. This means that the need for items such as ink cartridges is very much real. This may make us feel a bit primitive, since everything else we use, phones cameras, music players, are sort of self sufficient. We don’t need to put anything in such as a disc or roll of film. We just have to recharge it from time to time. That’s all. But ink cartridges, that must be stock up or refilled, constantly. Otherwise, you are stuck, and your big old printer won’t be much of a help.
Until someone comes to a solution for the need for ink, it is wise to always have a stock of ink cartridges around for your printer. There are many types and brands such as genuine Canon ink cartridges, which are some of the better ones on the market. These cartridges may be sort of “primitive” but we sure as heck still need them.
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Free for Freedom
Posted on October 2, 2010
The term “free software” associated with programs such as Linux immediately connotes the absence of monetary cost which may be true in one aspect. More importantly though, free refers to the freedom given with its use.
Users are free to run the program for any purpose. They are free to study how the program works and adapt it to their specific needs. The freedom to redistribute copies to help others is also provided while the freedom to improve the program and release such improvements to the public ensures that the whole community benefit from it. A program can only be considered free software if these freedoms are afforded to the users irrevocably as long as they do nothing wrong.
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More Storage at Home and On the Go
Posted on September 28, 2010
Most of us own at least one computer, and use it almost daily. Those of us who use our computer on a daily basis have two computers, whether at home or at work, including a desktop and a laptop. Work and personal files can take up a lot of space especially if they are being stored on one computer. In addition to having a limited amount of space, heavy computer users will find that they are constantly in need of more storage space. External hard drives can solve both of these problems by providing safe backup along with plenty of extra storage. External hard drives come in many different sizes with different memory sizes as well such as the 1tb external hard drive. There are many manufacturers that offer these convenient hard drives such as Western Digital, Toshiba, Iomega, Buffalo, Seagate, Samsung and Lacie. Today these devices can be obtained at extremely reasonably prices.
Whether you are a home laptop user, a work laptop user, both, or a combination of a desktop and laptop user, you will find external hard drives to be very useful and helpful. You won’t have to look for files to delete in order to make room for new ones. Nor will you have to have a reoccurring nightmare about what you will do if your computer turns against you and crashes. You can sleep peacefully and know that your files are safe and sound and that there will be room in the morning to add more work and personal files. External hard drives look like miniature books and are constantly getting more compact. This means they are becoming more attractive looking as well as easier to store. An External hard drive is a must for any major computer user.