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Lessons on the road to an HDTV
(Nov 13, 2006, Chicago Tribune) |
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After two painstaking years filled with research and remarkable self-control, my wife and I finally pulled the trigger on a magnificent high-definition plasma television and all of the accoutrements that go with it. |
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Assessing in-flight battery risk
(Nov 6, 2006, Chicago Tribune) |
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The United Airlines passenger's laptop that went up in flames at LAX started giving off smoke when he was seated on the plane.
My burning question is, what would happen if a laptop ignites in flight? |
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Site combines storage with photo sharing
(Oct 30, 2006, Chicago Tribune) |
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Now there's a new company that combines photo sharing with Web-based storage into a single service called MyFabrik (www.myfabrik.com).
The San Mateo, Calif.-based Fabrik Inc. offers a way to "store, manage and share personal media, whether it's photos, video or documents," said Dave Tang, Fabrik's vice president. |
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Multiple passwords urged, but remembering all a chore
(Oct 16, 2006, Chicago Tribune) |
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It doesn't help that we, as Internet users, have countless passwords to track and manage. These days, Web sites for banks, credit cards, e-commerce stores, auction sites, not to mention newspapers, community message boards, dating sites and instant messaging tools, all call for passwords. |
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'Superhacker' helps Web store gain trust
(Oct 2, 2006, Chicago Tribune) |
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When I was a little boy, my dad and I would often walk to a busy, family-owned electronics store on the corner of Devon and Western Avenues.
It was called International Video and Electronics, and you could buy anything there: They carried telephones and televisions, microphones and microwaves. |
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BeJane offers tips for women DIYers
(Sep 25, 2006, Chicago Tribune) |
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These tips brought to you by Burbank, Calif.-based BeJane.com, a home-improvement Web site owned by and aimed at women do-it-yourselfers. |
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Time flies when you're having fun with technology
(Sep 18, 2006, Chicago Tribune) |
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That was just four years ago, a time when plain old radios were outselling MP3 players and camcorders generated about as much revenue as digital cameras in the U.S.
It also feels like yesterday when I wrote the first "My Tech" column. It was 2002. Then I blinked, and now we're at "My Tech" No. 200 and all those buying trends have reversed. |
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Charity site guides people to give back
(Sep 11, 2006, Chicago Tribune) |
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That site is CharityGuide.org, a Wilmette-based non-profit that specializes in listing "flexible service projects that can be accomplished anytime, anywhere, in as little as 15 minutes," explained Executive Director Michael Organ. |
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High-tech treatment makes city tours hip
(Sep 4, 2006, Chicago Tribune) |
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The words come with a high-tech twist: The walking tour is downloadable as digital audio files that can be loaded onto your portable MP3 player to consume while you walk. |
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3-finger salute eclipses historic computing role
(Aug 28, 2006, Chicago Tribune) |
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As a 32-year-old techie about a quarter-century ago, when Apple and Radio Shack ruled the personal computing market, Bradley was one of the original 12 engineers who invented the IBM personal computer. |
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