Feb 24
Feb
24
Just a quick post… In Idaho a “Good Guy with a Gun” thwarted an armed robbery attempt, except the “Good Guy” was a woman. Read more about it here: Sitting Duck PolicyTweet
Feb 17
Feb
17
Beware of emails that are circulating from “Microsoft Windows Computer Safety Division” regarding the Conflicker.B worm. The text of the email encourages you to run the attached “system scan” file to “prevent your files from being compromised”. DO NOT DO THIS! Instead, update your antivirus/antispyware program and run a full system scan, then visit Windows [...]
Feb 15
Feb
15
If we’ve learned anything from the Windows Mobile, iPhone, and Android wars it’s that UI/UX is arguably the most important aspect to a PDA (yes, I said PDA). Whether it’s a phone (Windows Phone 7 vs. iPhone vs. Android), a music/media player (iPod vs. Zune), etc., if your competitor has a prettier interface than you, [...]
Feb 12
Feb
12
Back in the olden days when you bought software it came in a box with discs. In the really olden days, those discs were magnetic, but more recently the industry switched to optical (in the form of CDs and DVDs). Some innovative people distributed their bits on microSDHC cards (such as ALK’s CoPilot Live for [...]
Feb 11
Feb
11
Background Most articles on pocketnow.com offer news, tips, and rumors about our favorite handheld and pocketable gadgets. This article is a little different. In this article I’ll walk you through using an Android-powered T-Mobile G1, 3G, Google, and some very handy apps to get through what should have been a traditional night out with my [...]