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Google Chrome - First Look

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2008-09-03 12:00:34 by Laura Moncur in Gadgets Page
You are looking at my first problem with Google Chrome I downloaded Googles new browser to see if it was worth all the hype and within seconds, I had my first problem. The download was kind enough to import the bookmarks from my Internet Explorer browser for me. Unfortunately, I hadnt used IE since I first found FireFox years ago. The only...
 
 
 
 
 
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Casio Baby-G: Not Quite There, But Quite Serviceable

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2008-09-02 20:13:02 by Laura Moncur in Gadgets Page
...Gadgets Page I Hate the Watch Designers of the World I was looking for a watch that did the following Womens watch Digital Metal case and band Time and Date on the display at the same time Stopwatch Countdown Timer Light I would also like Dual Time, but Im willing to give that up The latest iteration of the Casio Baby-G doesnt quite fit all...
 
 
 
 
 
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Review: KeeLogger Flash USB

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2008-09-01 22:21:23 by Matthew Strebe in Gadgets Page
If you have a need to figure out what a person is doing with their computer, for example to monitor what your teenagers do online, there is a class of devices called Keystroke loggers that security and HR professionals often employ to capture everything that is typed on a computer. This includes passwords, websites, outgoing email, and instant...
 
 
 
 
 
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Remembrance of Phones Past

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2008-08-28 14:32:08 by Laura Moncur in Gadgets Page
Back in December of last year, Jason Kottke wrote about how much he feels about his cell phones. You can see it here Remembrance of Phones Past (kottke.org In 2001, I spoke to my father on this Kyocera smartphone from 8th Avenue, having run up the block from work just in time to see the first tower fall. I dont have to go into all the emotional...
 
 
 
 
 
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A Light And Portable Headset From Sennheiser

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2008-08-26 12:00:00 by Thom Allen in Gadgets Page
I was pretty excited to finally get the Sennheiser Pc121 In-Ear Mono-Aural Headset in the mail last week. Personally I had been looking for a small footprint headset I could use for Skype conversations, and this looks like a winner The headset came in a retail package, which I cant stand because you have to use a blow torch to open it, and I...
 
 
 
 
 
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Battery-Free Remote Control

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2008-08-11 12:00:56 by Laura Moncur in Gadgets Page
If you have been worrying about all those batteries you use every year on your remote control, here is an eco-friendly option for you, the wind-up remote control Wind-Up Remote Control at Gizoo Product Specifications 30 revolutions gives a full charge Can control up to 6 different devices Product Dimensions: (H) 22cm x (L) 5cm x (D) 3.5cm My...
 
 
 
 
 
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Gordon Luk Warns Us Of Another Email Exploit

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2008-08-07 16:13:11 by Laura Moncur in Gadgets Page
Just when I thought I had heard it all, Gordon warns me of a new email exploit that looks like its from CNN and pretends to load Flash on your computer. You can see the whole story here getluky.net Blog Archive Almost got owned by a fake CNN today However, for all the cues that were available, the writer of this exploit put in an amount of...
 
 
 
 
 
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My iPhone Thinks Im in Minnesota

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2008-08-05 12:00:37 by Laura Moncur in Gadgets Page
Michael Moncur has been having trouble with the GPS feature on his brand new 3G iPhone. Compared to his old iPhone, the maps feature isnt nearly as useful figby.com My iPhone Thinks Im in Minnesota Despite not having a GPS chip, [my old] iPhone would do an admirable job of finding my current location using cellphone towers, WiFi, and some sort...
 
 
 
 
 
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Mr. Clock Radio

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2008-08-04 12:00:02 by Laura Moncur in Gadgets Page
Last January at CES, we saw a booth for Mr. Clock Radio. Although entertaining, I never thought he might become available in the U.S., but it looks like you can now buy Mr. Clock Radio on Amazon.com, so I thought I would share what we saw at CES He looked like a fun little toy, like something you would give to your father-in-law to make him...
 
 
 
 
 
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io9 Has Five Reasons You Dont Have a Personal Jet Pack Yet

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2008-08-02 12:00:10 by Laura Moncur in Gadgets Page
The excellent Ed Grabianowski at io9 has the five reasons you dont have a personal jet pack yet: Mad Engineering: Five Reasons You Dont Have a Personal Jet Pack Yet Humans are not designed to fly Thrust burns a lot of fuel They are dangerous Rockets and jets are really, really loud For me, the most important one was the last one...