When his 13-year-old son asked for a Facebook page, Ron Stevenson decided it was an opportunity to teach him a few lessons. Without taking a confrontational stance, Stevenson approached it as a time to teach his son what is right and what is wrong to do when you are online. As Product Manager for GoGoStat,…
Everybody’s systems are prone to crash. Regardless of whether you are running Windows, Linux, or Macintosh, any number of things beyond your control could cause your system to go belly-up. That’s when you need a plan. Specifically, a CrashPlan. CrashPlan offers a very affordable and innovative way for you to back up your data without…
Wow, this is huge. And it’s so obvious that i wonder why it hasn’t shown up before now. I’m talking about a new development that Phoenix, who manufactures your computer’s BIOS, has announced: “Instant-on” computing. BIOS stands for Basic In-Out System. That’s what produces the screen that you first see when you turn on your…
Who is the king of search engines? Why Google, of course. However, someone else was king before Google came along. And it’s not written in stone that the big G will always be on top. So what could be next? I’ll tell you what is NOT next. Cuil. Call me unimpressed. However, today’s FamilyFirst pick…
Yikes, a little late today. I had some computer issues I had to work through. Anyhow, without further ado, may I present today’ FamilyFirst pick: Grooveshark Lite. It’s a slick Flash-based interface that will let you search online for songs by your favorite artists. Carly Simon is belting out “As Time Goes By” as I…
Can you visit a website without clicking? It’s not easy. If you don’t believe me, check out today’s FamilyFirst pick: dontclick.it. Clicking is second nature to us now, but it wasn’t always so. My first experience with personal computers took place in the late 80’s, and the interface was strictly navigated by using the arrow…
Okay, gang, it’s time to get back to the roots. The internet is made of HTML. CSS is also a more and more dominant part of the mixture. You need to at least know the basics of this stuff. I insist. ;-) Today’s FamilyFirst pick provides a sandbox for you to play in, and learn…
An old goat like me can recall the old days. The WorldWide Web was there for anyone to use. All you needed was: An internet access account Server space A working knowledge of HTML An HTML editor An FTP client Well, all these years later, things have gotten considerably simpler. If you want to set…
Okay, you Linux resisters, today’s FamilyFirst pick is for YOU! If you have state-of-the-art hardware, and I mean the hottest hardware out thgere, you can enjoy the effects of Vista’s highly touted Aero interface. This is the big enchilada, Microsoft’s ultimate desktop. It features things like 3-dimensional stacking windows, translucent windows, and some other niceties…
Today’s FamilyFirst site put a big smile on my face. Many clueless web designers out there insist on using Microsoft technologies in their sites. And Microsoft, of course, is reluctant to have their technologies work in any environment other than their own, which they charge you dearly for. And Java is another finicky platform that…