This is the season for twinkling holiday lights and Christmas trees. Neighborhoods are aglow and houses are shining. But before you fall for an Internet pitch urging you to do the same with holiday programs for your computer, you’d better think before downloading.
My NBC-TV High Tech Report this week notes that there are scores of […]
The Internet continues to evolve. New technology tools have suddenly made plain old Web logs almost a thing of the past… so 2005.
The hot new trend today is in audio and video blogs and in this week’s High Tech Talk segment for NBC-TV affiliate stations around the country, I feature two new services […]
With the election campaigns over, now it's time to see who got what and from…. where?
My NBC-TV "High Tech Talk" piece this weeks shows you how the opensecrets.org Web site can help you find the source of campaign money for all federal candidates. You can even see who gave what from your neighborhood.
Social Security is going up for America’s 49 million retirees. The extra money - a 3.3% increase - works out to about $33 a month for the average retiree. It will start showing up in January.
But just how much can all of us expect from this much-discussed and perennial election year hot button program? […]
All the worries over identity fraud, spam and computer hackers are causing a lot of Internet users to be very cautious about sharing their e-mail address online. As a reflection of how much concern there is out there online about private information, new services are cropping up that guarantee to keep you anonymous.
In my NBC-TV […]
It’s early October- barely autumn -but already the Internet is abuzz with talk of holiday shopping and Black Friday bargains.
Black Friday being the day after Thanksgiving when stores advertise their best deals for the coming holidays. But already this year, those early shoppers are targeting their merchandise.
My NBC-TV "High Tech Talk" report this week looks […]
A Web blog called Google Map Mania that keeps track of Google maps mashups has made a bunch of them available as Google Maps Wallpapers.
Here’s a complete list of some of the files.
During the first week of July, the International Space Station will make a series of bright evening passes over the United States.
Click on the link or copy/paste http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/
Under “sighting opportunities” click on “go to country”, find your state, then find city nearest you. You will be given times and positions in degrees above the horizon […]
A lot of events - concerts, author readings, cultural gatherings - happen locally that we wish we knew about ahead of time so we could have planned to be there. A new site called Eventful is hoping to make that easier.
Its main functon is that of an events search site and right now, the […]
Getting ready for a vacation?
Here’s a fun Web site that lets you check off the states you’ve visited and then plot them on a map. You can do the same with countries here.
Two strikingly beautiful young blonde college women are involved in a horrible, fiery crash when a semitruck crosses the median and broadsides the college van they are riding in.
One dies and is buried in a small Michigan town.
The other, critically injured and swathed in bandages and casts and on a ventilator and hurt […]
Stuck in traffic and want instant conditions? My NBC-TV "High Tech Talk" segment this week is about a service that let's you call 866-698-7232 and get live traffic reports for roads in 40 different metro areas around the country.
You need to register your mobile phone and route at the traffic.com Website. Then you’ll get […]
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