Reviews | Technology for the Masses

The Best Streaming Radio via the Net

19 June 2010

Glad to have you back! Hope you enjoy the following article... As you can see from the photo, I have a pretty pimped out system! (Not Really) But it definitely does just about everything I need when it comes to free streaming music and radio. For those of you not on the streaming radio train, [...]

Fill out PDF forms for Free (without Adobe)

14 March 2010

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If you’ve read my previous article about PDF documents, you’d see they are a great format of file to work with. They are small, compatible, secure, and just plain clean looking document files. However… have you ever downloaded a PDF that is a form with editable fields? If you have plain old Adobe Acrobat Reader, [...]

Tethering: Use Your Cell Phone Internet for your Laptop

9 March 2010

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So you’re on the road and you do not have Mobile WIFI for your laptop – or you just straight-up want to get Internet off a device bigger than 3 inches! I understand. You’re already paying your cell provider for Internet access – wouldn’t it be nice to use that internet on your laptop, to [...]

Pace University FIRST Robotics Tech Challenge

22 February 2010

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This past weekend (February 21st, 2010) I had the opportunity as a Pace Alumni to check out the FIRST Robotics Challenge held on the Pleasantville campus. Several high school teams from the North east competed in a “Hotshot” competition. The Hotshot competition basically consisted robots designed to release balls, harvest them, then “shoot” them through [...]

Search for Apartments Innovatively with Rent Jungle

27 January 2010

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There always comes a time when you’re ready to switch to “new digs” in a new area, neighborhood, or city. Personally, I find it as quite a task to go through a sea of rental websites then, another sea of neighborhood statistics sites as well. Recently, I’ve been recommended to check out Rent Jungle online [...]

Open Pandora’s Box of Music

18 January 2010

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Say what? Pandoras Box? That’s right. While in Puerto Rico a friend of mine turned me onto this free Internet radio service called Pandora. Pandora Internet Radio isn’t like most online radio stations. It’s different in that you can customize the radio stations to your preference. Lets just call it Smart Radio – it knows [...]

Google Chrome Goodness

18 October 2009

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I’m not typically a fan-boy poster, but I have to give credit where credit is due. I’ve recently installed and started using Google Chrome and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised. Although being in IT, I know all the little trinkets and do-dads of Firefox and Internet Explorer – the truth is I [...]

Easy Remote Access with LogMeIn

25 May 2009

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Don’t run away just cause you saw the word “Remote Access”! Remote Access is a method used to connect to and use your computer from anywhere – remotely. For any IT Professional, this is the main method we use to fix computer problems and diagnose issues. Do you think we want to actually get up [...]

Instant Message and Donate to Charities at the same time

21 May 2009

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I give Microsoft a lot of flack sometimes, but it’s give and take. As you know I’m a big fan of their DreamSpark program as was mentioned in a previous article. However, I’m also a fan of their I’M Initiative (I’m Making A Difference) that donates small amounts of money to charities of your choice, [...]

Just Wait for Windows 7! Forget Vista.

16 May 2009

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That’s right, I said it. After many hours of teaching myself Vista in personal and business environments I’ve almost given up. I really wanted to like Vista. It had a clean looking interface and looked modern. However, this obviously is at the expense of real processing power. Over time, the more you use a [...]