Mar

30

Solar Energy Financial Overview

Posted by cameron

March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

It has been estimated that Venture Capital Investment in solar energy has tripled over the last 2 or 3 years. It seems the time is right for companies to invent solutions that will tap into the tidal wave of interest in alternative and renewable energy. Its about time since today’s solutions ride on technology that [...]

Feb

27

Text Messaging- A way to stay in touch with your Grandchild

Posted by maureen

February 27, 2007 | 4 Comments

The newest way to stay in touch with grandchildren isn’t by calling or e-mailing; the modern way is to send a text message. I must admit that I like to text to our teenage grandchildren and thought I was doing pretty well getting a simple sentence to them in under two hours! What I didn’t [...]

Feb

22

Windows Options for Older Users

Posted by cameron

February 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Most people don’t have a need for special features and probably don’t even know they exist in Windows. The simplest of these is to change font size. OK, I’m 60 and my eyes are weaker than they used to be so I do use large font and Icon sizes to make reading easier. But many [...]

Jan

3

Wireless Home

Posted by cameron

January 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

My home has been very traditional (aka old fashioned). A couple of landline phones, a den with a desktop computer, a television with antenna. But the wireless revolution has arrived at my home. It started with us switching to cellular phones and removing our landline. The event that enabled this for me was legislation allowing [...]

Dec

4

Digital Picture Frame

Posted by cameron

December 4, 2006 | 1 Comment

This is an unpaid product review so you can be certain it is an honest opinion. My wife has previously posted her list of favorite electronic gizmos so I took her word for it and purchased the number one item on her list for her birthday. After looking over the specs of her choice at [...]

Nov

16

Electronics aren’t just for men anymore.

Posted by maureen

November 16, 2006 | 2 Comments

Why not change it up this Christmas and surprise the lady in your life with an electronic gift. There is such a large selection of items to choose from that you are sure to find something that she will find useful and that she will love. Here are some of my personal favorites that are [...]

Nov

4

Phishing

Posted by cameron

November 4, 2006 | Leave a Comment

  I recently downloaded Internet Explorer 7.0 onto my computer. Microsoft has a new feature called Phishing filters. Phishing is one of the most deadly on-line scams for those who are not really computer savvy. I know people who do not want their parents on-line because they are so gullible. Maybe it’s you; maybe it’s [...]

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