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01/26/2014

Decided to document an interesting situation where Windows compatibility mode works against an application's ability to run.

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09/20/2013

A much more real and acchievable vision of our robotic future

Your smartphone may feel like a friend -- but a true friend would give you a smile once in a while. At TED2013, Keller Rinaudo demos Romo, the smartphone-powered mini robot who can motor along with you on a walk, slide you a cup of coffee across the table, and react to you with programmable expressi...

05/23/2012

Ever wonder how this marvel works? Aaron Titus gives a decent explanation. Of course, its simplified greatly and leaves certain details out, but its presents the topic in a thoughtful and visual way.

The internet is not a fuzzy cloud. The internet is a wire, actually buried in the ground. Computers connected directly to the internet are called "Servers," ...

04/23/2012

Another Stuxnet? Not quite...but still something to think about.

Iran appears to have has suffered a cyberattack that has disrupted and possibly damaged state websites and caused the facilities at the country’s key Kharg Island oil facility to be disconnected from the Internet, news agencies are reporting.

04/22/2012

All the prep is done...Let's talk about wireless networking this afternoon at Third Place Commons!

Either submit your questions in advance or bring them to the session to share. You can also bring your laptop to show a problem or illustrate your question. Highly technical or system-specific questions may be beyond the scope of the session and require a separate one-on-one session. Submit your q...

04/21/2012

Use http://www.dns-ok.us/ to check if you are at risk for this problem.

WASHINGTON (AP) â For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this summer. Unknown to most of them, their problem began when international hackers ran an online advertising scam to take control of infected computers …

04/19/2012

Undo, Cut and Paste for the visual learner for Windows PCs. Swap the Cntrl Key for the Command Key and it works on the Mac too!

03/25/2012

Okay, this is a text chat, not a video chat. However it is still very useful. Dave walks you through the steps..

Can I start a multi-person Facebook chat? - Free tech support help from Ask Dave Taylor