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Yes, all those CDs and DVDs you started collecting after you threw out your records are also on their way to obsolescence, the in-between period before you can no longer find the equipment to play them. You may think I am being overly early in declar...

It is quite true these days that sometimes the free software is as good or is just enough to beat paying the price for the retail counterpart, if one exists. I just have to think of OpenOffice.org and GIMP, both of which I sometimes use instead of Mi...

Camfrog Video Chat represents a still struggling attempt by a site to catch a ride on the "online video community" phenomenon. Basically, this industry is composed of sites that gather huge numbers users by allowing them to interface in a wide variet...

What a shame that the Computer Society of Bermuda (CSB) is unable to offer an overseas International Computer Driving License (ICDL) scholarship to a deserving student for the fall semester. The ICDL, the sole funding source for the scholarship, had ...

AFTER my initial review of Office 2007 was published last week a reader wrote to say how overwhelmed she feels about having to constantly update software... expensive software. She uses Microsoft Office 2000 a lot as she publishes a quarterly newslet...

not stupid, just befuddled by new technology ? which is understandable given that this is not just the information age, but the age of information overload. Or is it the age of "time famine" as commentators are fond of stating. Whatever the age, it m...

After looking at the results of a recent survey I have to repeat this advice again: Beware of phishers. This describes an e-mail masquerading as a trusted Internet site, such as eBay, Amazon.com or a banking service. The e-mail details some fictitiou...

If you have a laptop with a Sony rechargeable battery better check if you need to get a refund or a replacement ? or you may find yourself with a fire hazard. Sony's attempt to deal with the faulty battery problem (detailed in a previous column here)...

ix to seven years ago in Bermuda I began using the Internet to make phone calls, testing out the fledging technology. Even though the Internet service I signed up to was much cheaper than the regular per minute prices being offered on the Island, I o...

If you are looking to get more sophisticated in manipulating and creating images, here are two free programs that can rival Adobe's Photoshop and Illustrator, but without the high costs. The open source community has put such powerful image editors i...