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Here’s a new hurricane tracking site I’ve been following lately. It does an excellent job of translating the weather geek-speak as Hurricane Wilma targets Florida. StormTrack - Tracking God’s fury.

Computer manufacturers say convertibles that switch from a foldover slate-like screen to a traditional laptop are expected to greatly increase the use of Tablet PCs over the next few years. Convertibles: The new laptop bling?.

If you use a cell phone - and about 65% of us do - then you need to know about a super cool new service from Google that lets you get near instant info on all sorts of stuff by punching in a special number. My NBC-TV High Tech Talk feature this week shows you […]

Here’s my review of that ultra small Motion LS800 Tablet PCthat I blogged about last week when it caught the approving attention of Bill Gates. MIKE WENDLAND: Microsoft has a winner with Tablet PC operating system.

Suddenly, everybody wants AOL. AOL swings from dying relic to coveted partner.

The one area where computers haven’t seen big improvements is in the time it takes for them to power up. Good for Intel, which has found a way to make it almost immediate. Intel slashes laptop power-up times..

The feedback from readers in the Broadband Reports forums about the FBI raid on Michigan spammer Alan Ralsky seems to be…. about time! Spam Overlord shut down.

Starting early next year, users of Palm’s Treo 650 smartphone will be able to have automatic synchronization with Blackberry e-mail and calendaring software. Palm, Blackberry maker ink licensing deal.
The deal is aimed at getting more people to buy Palm smartphones. Palm is now running second to Research In Motion - the company that makes Blackberry. […]

According to the CERT/CC (Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center), a federally funded organization based at Carnegie Mellon University, an estimated 80% of all network security problems are caused by easy-to-guess passwords.Pick smarter passwords.

Alan Ralsky claims an FBI raid on his home last month that seized his computers has basically shut him down. FBI puts stop to spam king.
No charges have yet been filed but over the years, Ralsky has unashamedly been one of the most prolific bulk e-mailers in the nation. He gave me a tour […]

I openly worried about this happening a year or so ago when America Online bought Mailblocks, an opt-in spam filtering service that did a great job.
Did is what I worried I’d be saying back at the time of the purchase and, sure enough, Mailblocks is now sending its customers notices that, as of Nov. 16, […]

Jack Shafer has a serious issue with media coverage of Apple. The Apple Polishers - Explaining the press corps’ crush on Steve Jobs and company. Here’s a sample quote:

Although staffed by dorks and drizzlerods, Apple projects itself and its products as the embodiment of style and cool. The population of Apple’s parallel universe? A paltry […]