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[11 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 1,992 views]
Download Wordpress 2.7

Wordpress 2.7 is now available to all users including self hosted users. Before you upgrade, please remember to backup your WP and even make a couple self backups - just in case. Also refer to my blog post about upgrading to wordpress 2.7 and see the few tips about checking for capable plugins and themes with this new version of wordpress. For those of you that are using Wordpress as a CMS (Content Management System) you will defiantly want to review, review, and then review some more on the changes …

Personal Technology, product reviews, wireless »

[17 Sep 2008 | 2 Comments | 1,545 views]
Can Cell Phone Reviews Really Help?

Buying a cell phone is more than a matter of choosing a handset that you find of interest–you also have to pick a service provider, or carrier, as well. Each carrier in the United States offers a different selection of technologies and services, so it’s important to think about your needs when making a choice. For that reason, selecting a carrier should be the first step in the cell phone buying process.
Today you can find many online shopping portals that provide you the facility to shop online with good discounts …

Personal Technology, web development »

[15 Aug 2008 | 2 Comments | 1,087 views]
AdSense For Feeds Now Available

Google Adsense just launched the new option to use Adsense Ad’s in all your feeds which allows publishers to add AdSense ads within their RSS feed distribution. Since May 2005 Google adsense has been in beta producing this great new feature. If you have a Feedburner account it is even easier to add adsense throughout your feeds. For all those bloggers that have massive about of feed users will really benefit from this new feature. And for those of use that have very minimal about of feed users, this is …

Personal Technology, gaming »

[7 Jul 2008 | No Comment | 405 views]
Technology and the Army

Whether it be by research or experience some of you may know the various ways the U.S. Army trains its newest infantry recruits. In 2008 the U.S. Army has integrated a little bit of technology in their training methods and is seeing great outcomes for their efforts.
VICE, the Virtual Interactive Combat Environment trainer is a Dynamic Animation System that puts recruits through a realistic battle-like training designed to prepare them for physical training later on. Most that see pictures and videos of this new computer technology, believe its one big …

Personal Technology »

[5 Jul 2008 | No Comment | 389 views]
Tech & Gas Prices Followup

In May I wrote a post about Tech and Gas Prices which included 5 websites that could help you save money while filling up at the pump. While doing some more research I found a couple more websites to add to your favorites list every time you are searching the ‘best’, aka ‘Cheapest gas’ out there and looking for gas saving tips.
* 4 Websites That Can Help You Save At The Pump - Couple of these are already listed in my post but defiantly worth reading.
* Find Cheap Gas …

Gadgets, Personal Technology »

[3 Jul 2008 | No Comment | 378 views]
SentrySafe 250GB fire & flood proof hard drive?

Ever seen or owned one of those Fire and Water proof safe boxes so you could put your important papers into for safe keeping? If you haven’t, please visit your local department store they are everywhere. But what about all those important documents that you have stored on your computer? What about all the important word, excel and database files you have stored?
SentrySafe has now launched a very useful piece of computer technology to help you store a considerable amount of information protecting them important files from fire and …

Personal Technology »

[23 May 2008 | One Comment | 387 views]
Tech and Gas Prices

Search sites have been getting more and more traffic due to the potential savings combined with the scary sound of $4+ a-gallon gas
“In 2000, I never would have thought gas prices would be this high. It doesn’t surprise me anymore…We’ve sort of gotten desensitized to the high prices.”
–GasBuddy.com co-founder Jason Toews
Technologies today have changed the way consumers are gaining information from the gas price sites. Some, like me, are still looking at sites on their personal computers. But others are using in-car GPS, mobile Internet and text messaging. Technology today …