Adrian Kingsley-Hughes of ZDNet posted a very interesting article entitled “Apple deals massive patent blow to HTC, Android in serious trouble.”  He states that a judge ruled that “smartphone maker HTC has infringed two Apple patents, and it seems likely that every single Android device out there infringes the same patents.”  Yes, this is a [...]

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James Kendrick of ZDNet.com posted this very interesting story yesterday:  HP: This TouchPad owner just got very nervous. Thanks. He saw enough promise in the webOS platform–as I did with my purchase of a PalmPre phone.  Then, he discovered yesterday that Jon Rubenstein (head of the webOS unit) had been replaced at HP.  This is [...]

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Learning a few keyboard shortcuts can make your computer time more productive and shorten your document-editing time.  Here are 15 PC keyboard shortcuts from mashable.com (via American Express OPEN Forum) that you should learn.  As Matt Silverman says, it’s a great way “to speed up your workflow and impress your colleagues at the same time.”
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Well, I just finished checking out the Apple site to learn about their WWDC announcements (see June 5 post) and I have to say I’m impressed. I have become a bi-computer person, using both my PC and my newer Mac. I hear so often that Macs are easier, more intuitive, etc.; however, I [...]

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Tomorrow is the opening of Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference and there are many predictions being made about what will be unveiled.  Ben Parr of Mashable has eight predictions.  It really is an exciting new world!
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I have discovered an new app which has immediately risen to the top of my favorites list!  On my iPad, I downloaded the Optimum app which allows me to watch my Cablevision television channels wirelessly on my iPad.  This should also work on your iPhone or iPod Touch.  You can use this app if you [...]

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Open Office was the first major office suite that was both free and legal. The open source model of the community coming together to continually improve a product is a wonderful idea. But, what happens when forks in the development process happen? LibreOffice is the result of such a fork. This [...]

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This article by Rimma Kats in Mobile Commerce Daily tells us that you can now use your iPhone or Blackberry to pay for your Starbucks in-store purchases.  One less card to carry and easy access to your balance and reloading your card.  A Droid app is in the works; no current plans for Windows.
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Cable Television Alternatives
Prices go up; wages, not so much. . . Here’s an article from Jason D. O’Grady of ZDNet entitled Three Reasons To Dump Your Cable Provider: Boxee, Roku, Apple TV.   He offers less expensive alternatives to your current cable television cost.  None of these solutions is perfect (yet) but they each bear watching.
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The Mac App Store is Open!
The Mac App Store is available as a free software update for Mac computers running Mac OS X v10.6 or later. If you have an earlier version of Mac OS X, you will need to upgrade to Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Here’s a link to instructions from Apple.  [...]

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