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Facebook Timeline - Your Facebook Profile changes for the better!

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[Update: As expected, Facebook is now making the change over to the Timeline mandatory. If you haven't yet, you'll soon be getting a notice saying they are going to change your profile to Timeline, and you'll have seven days to clean things up to your liking. Read below to learn more about the Timeline and [...]

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Apple iPads, iPods, and iPhones - PC Geeks use them too!

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The passing of Steve Jobs has left a huge gap in the technology world. Although I’ve never really been an “Apple-guy”, nor someone who hung on every word that Steve Jobs said, I’m still a technology guy, which means that I’d be totally remiss if I didn’t sincerely respect Steve for the incredible vision and cutting-edge designs [...]

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Kindle Fire, iPad, or a PC... Which one?

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The technology world is changing. Sure, technology itself changes on a daily basis, but what I’m talking about here is REAL change… change that modifies the actual technology landscape we’re all walking around in. The change I’m referring to is the one being brought on by the widespread adoption of tablet devices. But let me [...]

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Windows 8 - Is It On the Way?

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Great… just as you FINALLY started getting use to Windows 7 (or even Windows XP), you get wind that good-old Microsoft will soon be releasing, (gasp!) Windows 8. Well, not to worry. At a recent developers conference, many of those who are “in the know” said it would probably not be until the Christmas holiday [...]

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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 - What's it about?

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As expected, Microsoft has finally released to the general public, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1). The pack has been available for some time to some corporate and OEMs (computer manufacturers), but it was just released this past Tuesday, February 22nd, to the rest of us. If you are new to Service Packs, they are [...]

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Windows 7 - A First Look - Still Useful After a Year

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Sure, Windows 7 has been out a long time now, but there are still lots of folks who are just now making the change from an older version of Windows, or even from (gasp!) a Mac. So we decided to re-publish this video which was created right around the time that Windows 7 came out, [...]

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Technology Class Survey

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As the Senior Health Foundation continues moving it’s most popular classes and materials onto the Internet, we’re also doing our best to find out what kinds of classes and topics interest you, so that we can give you the specific learning materials that you need to satisfy those interests. We really want to know what [...]

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