Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Money & Business

David LaGesse

Entries for December 2006

Dictation Software Lets the Words Flow

December 28, 2006 03:00 PM ET |

It's curious that a most modern of technologies–dictation software–prompted memories of mimeograph, a printing tech we used years ago to produce a daily newspaper at my high school. I'll explain a bit later.

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Is Your E-Mail Account Permanent?

December 19, 2006 06:00 PM ET |

Webmail is a great thing–services like Hotmail and Gmail offer free storage and a personal E-mail address. But don't fool yourself into thinking it's permanent. The only lasting E-mail address is one you own yourself.

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Explorer 7 Makes RSS Feeds Simple

December 15, 2006 04:00 PM ET |

There's no excuse anymore for wasting time bouncing from website to website trying to keep up with the news. Even Internet Explorer, the browser still used by most PC users, now makes it easy to master RSS, the "really simple syndication" that brings the headlines to you.

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Seeking the Spam Filter in the Sky

December 11, 2006 06:00 PM ET |

Like everybody with an E-mail address, I've suffered in recent months from a surge in spam, that scourge of online life.

It was getting tempting to switch to a new antispam program, hoping for relief.

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A Tap to the Earth's Warmth

December 06, 2006 06:00 PM ET |

Our geothermal heating and cooling system is installed and already saving us money. We know because we have hot water–or warm water, anyway.

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Microsoft's Confusing Vistas

December 04, 2006 06:00 PM ET |

Microsoft released Windows Vista to business customers last week and reiterated that the new operating system would be available to consumers in late January. Now if we can only figure out which version we want.

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Our in-house gadget guru, Senior Writer David LaGesse, checks out the latest technologies and gizmos, from computer software to GPS systems -- and reports back to you in plain English.

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