Archive for September, 2007

The Great Debate

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

I admit that I’m an Apple Fanboy. I still have my original Mac with the signatures of the team inside the case.
But I use both mac and pc…some stuff just demands that Windoze thing. So, what are you using? Take this quick poll…

Do you use a Mac or PC?

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Just do it…online.

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

I love the guys at mashable.com. They say they’re about “social networking news,” but they’re way more than that. You always find something useful on this site.
Well now, they’ve collected all those useful things. At least, all of them since May…and that’s 5,000 of them. Blogging, photos, communication, videos, tools for life and work, and […]

You so dumb…

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

I admit: I’m getting tired of being told I’m too old or too dumb to use technology just because I remember Elvis when he was alive. (And trust me…he IS dead. I talked with the Memphis cop that guarded his body the night he died.)
So now, here comes Samsung with a “new” phone designed for […]

Is Wii covered by MediCare?

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

Did you know nearly half of all casual gamers are over 50? Hey, we like to have fun, too. And games are great stress relievers…most twenty-somethings can’t even spell “stress.”

Video Games: More Than Just Fun for Over 50 Crowd
by GeekSugar
The release of the Nintendo Wii gaming console seems to have reminded everyone that it’s not […]

What?? No more gopher thumping???

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

As a 30+ year advertising vet, this one hurts…kinda. A plug-in for Firefox actually does an incredible job of eliminating banner and other ads from web pages. Here’s the story page before the plug-in:

And here it is with it on:

This type of technology makes Tivo ad-skipping look hard…here, you never even see the ads to […]

The morning paper is mine

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

So, we come from the generation that reads newspapers. Real newspapers. But if you’re like me, you have to get up at 4 AM and drive 6 miles to get a NY Times…if you’re lucky. I read it online instead. And now, I can make the front page read the way I want. This isn’t […]

Eons for the Aging

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Live to be 100…or die trying! That’s the motto of a relatively new site, Eons. If MySpace gives you a headache and Facebook just has way too many prom pictures on it for you, take a look at Eons. It’s chock full of stuff…they call it “50 plus everything for boomers and seniors.” And it’s […]

Spacelift

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

If you’ve played with, or (OMG!) actively participated in social networks, you know MySpace is the 800-pound gorilla. But if garish graphics and lack of organization isn’t your thing, check out Facebook. Anyone can join now (not just students) and it is evolving into a true social app. My guess is you’ll like it A […]