A while back I mentioned I’d set up a new site and podcast where I would be posting videos on how to use the Apple iPad.  The project had to be put on hold for a little while while I sorted out some technical and practical issues that were making the video quality far worse than I wanted. ...
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 Set Up New iPhone How To Tutorial Site
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how to use the iphone · iphone help · iphone how to · iphone tutorial

I tend to tell my students a lot that they need to be careful about using social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter, because anything you post about yourself in your profile or any status updates/tweets you make are public and can be read by anyone. ...
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 Another Reason to Be Careful About Your Privacy When Using Social Networking Sites – Credit Card Numbers Exposed
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blippy · consumerist · identity theft · Social Networking Risks

Well, it’s been a few days since the official release of Apple’s new iPad. For some reason, UPS decided they don’t ship on Saturdays on the Big Island (despite apparently delivering on Oahu) so nobody on the island was able to get their iPad delivered until Monday. ...
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 Apple iPad First Impressions (Video)
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Apple iPad · ipad first impressions · ipad first responses

Unsurprisingly, it looks like Apple will be releasing an update to iTunes for both Windows and Macs which which will add enhancements needed for the impending release of their new iPad devices which hits stores (and the homes of those who pre-ordered before supplies ran out) this Saturday the 3rd. ...
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 Update to iTunes Arriving Alongside First iPads
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Apple has released a new security update today (Update 2010-002) via Software Update. This fixes a record 92 security vulnerabilities in both Leopard (OS 10.5) and Snow Leopard (OS 10.6). ...
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 Apple Offers New Update Fixing Record 92 Security Flaws
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OK, this one really makes me mad.

I was reading an article on consumer-protection website the Consumerist where they were exposing a bogus claim Best Buy made in an ad for their Geek Squad service.  In the ad, which was offering setup of new 3D TV sets, claiming they would also synchronize the 3D glasses needed to view the 3D images on the TV. ...
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 Why You Should Avoid Getting Computer Help From The Box Stores
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3d tv · best buy · consumerist · false advertising

Giving me flashbacks to the 1980s, there once again is a Commodore 64 on the marketplace. This time, the 64 must stand for 64-bit instead of the 64K it originally stood for. ...
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 The Return of the Commodore 64 — That’s 64 Bit!
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While I've owned Macs and used them as my main computers for over ten years now (but used them and repaired them for years before that), one of the things which kept me from switching to them sooner was the lack of good games. ...
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 Gaming on the Mac to Become Mainstream With Valve’s Steam
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I remember several years ago, about a year before Apple announced the first gen iPhone, I was telling some friends about how in a few years' time we'd be able to do video chats on handheld devices like smartphones. ...
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 Global IP Solutions Plans to Bring Video Chat to iPhone & Android
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