Twitter is becoming ever-more powerful. You can tell when businesses, brands and governments start putting skin in the game.
Were you just as shocked as I was to see the attention that the general election in Canada was giving to Twitter on the night that we chose our government? Every so often, the TV hosts would [...]

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Let us just say that we hate IM-speak and Webby abbreviations, but being that this is a family-friendly publication, a simple “WTF” will have to suffice for our reaction on this one.
Our minds are really blown by this:
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The latest scourge on the Republic, we are told, would be people who flagrantly, openly and notoriously — are you ready? — text message while they are walking. These textwalkers stride like the undead, it is said, head down, smacking into light poles, other people and occasionally even splattering themselves against oncoming traffic.
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Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has announced a line of portable lightweight computers aimed at business travelers to compete with a product range announced by rival Dell Inc (DELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) last week.HP said on Monday that the lineup included the EliteBook 2530p, which is the smallest and lightest [...]

Forget Windows and especially forget Vista and all of its problems. Apple keeps getting better and better with its Macintosh computer line-up. Actually a pioneer in the computer industry, Mac computers are fluid, intuitive, secure and actually enjoyable to use. You spend less time worrying about configuration and security issues, and more time enjoying your [...]

March 09, 2007 (Computerworld) — Not too long ago, ad agencies, design firms and other creative companies were about the only businesses that widely deployed Macintosh computers to their employees. But for a number of reasons, word of the benefits of Apple Inc. hardware — and software — on enterprise desktops is now spreading. That [...]

More than one-third of Internet users have connected to the Internet wirelessly at home, work or elsewhere–up from 22% two years ago, according to a new study.
A Pew Internet Project report released today also showed that 27% of Internet users have used a laptop, cell phone or personal digital assistant (PDA) to access the Web [...]

Wow. Now the tech press is on a roll about security issues with Windows Vista. They are all over it. Even Symantec’s CEO now says he wouldn’t upgrade to Vista at this time.
I had a decision to make recently. Upgrade my pleasant-to-use Compaq laptop and deal with other internal upgrade issues to effectively use Windows [...]

Although I am currently using Windows on a Compaq laptop (and like it), I have to admit that I have a fascination with everything Apple and Macintosh. I have owned some Macs in the past. From a business and practical, everyday use standpoint, I like Windows. But the glitsy graphics, audio, digital imaging and video capabilities [...]