Category: computer

What is a computer network? The simple answer (video)

People often ask me “What is a computer network?” and similar questions, and it just gets so complex, that I’m referring all with that question to the video below. This video offers the best definition you could possibly find for beginners of computer networking, and gives good insight without requiring a certain amount of technical know-how. Check it out, and let me know if...

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Interview with Kathy Wright, Manager of HP Global Digital Support [Full Transcript]

We recently “sat down” for an interview with Kathy Wright, the woman in charge of HP’s entire Global Digital Support Effort. To give some perspective on how big that is, according to Ms. Wright, 40 Million Customers come to HP looking for support each month. This article has the full edited transcript of our conversation where we discussed HP’s Customer Support strengths, weaknesses, and...

13 inch Retina Macbook Pro Review

Recently I finally had the chance to try Apple’s 15 inch Macbook Pro, and here’s what I think of it. Unlike the 15 inch market, the 13 inch market for Apple is extremely crowded. There’s the ultralight Macbook Air starting at about $1200 and the “ultra-heavy” Macbook Pro weighing in at 4.5 Pounds and also starting at $1200. Then there’s the 13 inch Retina...

What My Trip To the Pharmacy Taught Me About Technology

Happy Turkey day everyone. In 1963 the Jetsons first aired and a new generation of dreamers was introduced to a dreamy future of  widespread technology, videochatting, robots, and flying cars. It seemed so crazy then, but minus the flying cars and life in space, our lives are very similar to that of the Jetsons. The incredible point that we had reached became especially apparent...

Write Like The Hulk- Free Font alert

Creds to Macworld for pointing this out to me. Gene Buban, a font designer has created a sweet font based off of Jekyll and Hyde which matches the style of the incredible hulk (my favorite comic super hero). There are two of these free fonts (for home use- You can’t use them commercially) which represent the bipolar hulk. One version is just a sweet...