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Business

A long-exposure shot of satellite streaks in the night sky or a modern router glowing in a dark, rural setting.

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Solar Kill Shot possible? Crackpots and Scientists Agree. Sort of.

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    Seriously, Petroleum may not be “Fossil Fuel” (and may not be running out!)

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I am slowly working to catch up on posting some of our recent “Real Tech for Real People” podcasts.  Episode 51 was where I revealed

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Episode 50: Real Tech for Real People–the First Year

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Technology

Apple Store to Re-accept Google Voice Apps–is it too late?

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According to various sources (my favorite being MacRumors for this story) Apple has reversed their previous (non) decision to dis-allow any Google Voice apps on

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iOS 4.1 Giveth, but mostly Taketh Away (from 3G)

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By now everyone has heard that Apple has released the latest version of their iPhone operating system, the iOS 4.1. Jobs showed many exciting new

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Flickr Changes their rules–are they the new “Facebook?”

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IT was brought to my attention, as we prepare for tonight’s podcast, Real Tech for Real People episode 47, that Flickr has changed they way

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Life

Win at Rock-Paper-Scissors? Thoughts driven by #Warehouse13

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I am a fan of the SyFy show Warehouse 13, and in a recent episode it was noted that the younger male lead always throws

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Religious fervor in Practice (another Apple story…)

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A while back I wrote comparing tech to religion, focusing on what was important–the spirit or the flesh (okay, the OS or the hardware…). Recently

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Technology

For “Real People” — Security Warning regarding rogue emails from “Verizon Wireless”

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SECURITY WARNING: For a discussion on this, listen to “”Real Tech for Real People” episode 42. I have received numerous emails purportedly from “Verizon Wireless”

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Twitter Lists Revisited… Good Idea or waste of time? Research opportunities?

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Yesterday my brother posted a tweet, acknowledging that he is on 35 lists on Twitter.[1.  For those that can’t find it, he wrote “Wow! I

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Is Apple not “Pro Choice?”

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My brother blogged on his thoughts concerning Apple’s “walled garden” comparing it more to a grocery store, or to a “boxed software” store–sacrificing choice for

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