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This week I picked-up a new Acer Aspire One Netbook for $350. I've been eying these sweet little machines for a while. What put me over the edge was the change from a Solid State drive with only 8 GB to a HDD with 144 GB. I needed a very portable but fully functional machine. It has 1GB memory installed with a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor. It boots in about 12 seconds and responds nicely. I have decided to keep the number of services running on the machine to a minimum with anti-virus and Sk
December 24, 2008
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In the past I've recommended 1and1.com for web hosting. I've appreciated there reasonable pricing and overall user-friendly administrative interface. However, their customer service is bottom-of-the-barrel. My account was suspended last Thursday due to a billing mix-up. I immediately corrected the issue on my end but it took them until Monday to rectify the problem. It seems that their tech support is handled in India and their billing in the States. After repeated phone calls with promises made
October 14, 2008
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Which is the best browser? That all depends on the purpose. Here's a short summary comparison of the three browsers:
Internet Explorer 7.0/8.0: It launches slow, loads pages slow and has many irksome features in the general bloated fashion of Microsoft. I have little use for IE for home use. However, on an enterprise level, IE makes a compelling argument for it's use with integrated authentication and compatibility with its Office and SharePoint products.
FireFox 3.0: Still a mainstay on my de
October 3, 2008
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It's always fun to do a little show-and-tell. So class, today I want to show you my latest WordPress site. It's for the IEEE EMC 2009 Symposium that our company, ETS-Lindgren is serving as one of the principal hosts. The site is just gaining steam and will have some pretty nifty code features in terms of scheduling, interactivity, visual tours etc. The graphic design was outsourced which was a real help in getting things moving. The niftiest feature on the site so far is the promo video which
August 15, 2008
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Not one to usually get on any soap box, but after reviewing the new game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed I couldn't help but be dissappointed in George Lucas. Let me say that I am a diehard fan of the original three movies. I was out of the country when the first of the next three were released and never quite got the fever for the second group. The video game's storyline actually serves to tie the two groups of films together which sounds like a great idea. The quality of the game looks excellen
July 17, 2008
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Just released, Adobe Acrobat 9 is a major upgrade offering many slick new features such as:
Play media within the document. Acrobat will now convert MOV, WMV, FLV and H.264 files to Flash to for playing audio and video content.
Easy file conversion from Office products.
Robust management for permissions, encrypted data and digital signatures.
Drag and drop documents and multimedia content for flexible presentation creation.
Integrate 3D representation from CAD appl
June 25, 2008
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The keynote speaker this morning at Search Engine Strategies Conference in New York this morning was Gordon McLeod discussed the evolution of the online Wall Street Journal. Interesting to note has been the bounce-back of mainstream online media. Like the WSJ many outlets have come of age in their online environment catching-up with the blogosphere. It's quite impressive the gains made by the slower moving giants.
The best session of the day that I attended was the Business-to-Business Tactic
March 19, 2008
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While staying in New York I wouldn't miss the opportunity to stop-by the John Lennon Memorial. It was a moving experience to think of that fateful day when John was taken at a young age. I knew that Scott Blitstein from mythermos.com would appreciate this in particular. The memorial is right across the street from the Dakota where he lived and was tragically shot on that cold December day in 1980.
The second day of the SES Conference in New York City was excellent. The day started out with a
March 18, 2008
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This is my first trip to the Big Apple. As a history major in college, I have a deep appreciation for the architecture and history of this amazing city. Attending the Search Engine Strategies Conference in New York is an amazing experience of witnessing a city rich in history while learning from cutting-edge marketing and technologists teaching about current and future trends.
Once again Search Engine Strategies holds-up to its reputation as a valuable resource worth the time and mone
March 17, 2008
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After reviewing my options for a new home computer setup, I am pleased with the outcome of my decision. My requirements were: purchase a new machine for home computing and entertainment, upgrade parts to my old Dell desktop and network the two together.
Initially I debated over whether to go Mac, Windows or Linux. While Mac is groovy and Linux is cheap, I have decided for best integration to stay with Windows. All my Mac-loving friends, go ahead and let the tomatoes fly. Yes, I'm staying on
October 26, 2007
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