Author: Michael Sitver

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Historical Perspective: How Far We’ve Come in 15 Years

Can you remember life 15 years ago? Odds are, if you’ve been alive that long, you remember life to be not much different than it is today. The two time periods may seem similar, but consider just how much technology has changed your life since 1999. Consider the impact of Wikipedia, and e-books, and the rest of the web on your access to information,...

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Massive Bitcoin Exchanged Robbed and Destroyed – What Next?

Today we learned that Mt.Gox, one of the biggest bitcoin exchanges in the world, has gone dark. Strong rumors support the idea that Mt.Gox was robbed of 744,000 customer Bitcoins, worth some $300 million, and worth nearly a billion dollars a few months ago. Mt.Gox users have taken to the web to bemoan their lost millions (people actually lost millions of dollars), but Mt.Gox...

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How To Set Up A Wifi Hotspot on Your iPhone or iPad in 3 Minutes

This update is current as of March 2014. This article was originally published on December 3rd 2011. OS: iOS 7 Devices: iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini Do you need WiFi for your laptop in the middle of nowhere? Would you rather pay $20 a month for Wifi, rather than $30 an hour? If the answer is yes, read on. Activating the WiFi hotspot feature on...

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Samsung Unveils Good-looking New Watches

I’ll be the first to admit that I usually ignore Samsung news (there’s just too much of it), but given how much I lambasted them for the first Galaxy Gear, it’s only fair that I reward them for introducing a decent smartwatch.   Galaxy Gear 2.0 (this time, not a dud?) When Samsung first unveiled the Galaxy Gear last year, I wasn’t thrilled, to...

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Will Apple Kill The Television this April? I certainly hope so

This April, Apple will reportedly release a killer new set-top box to replace the current Apple TV. Early reports suggest it may run “on top” of your current cable TV box, giving your TV a more functional interface, and offering access to services like Netflix directly on your TV. The fact is, Apple’s new device may do much more than those initial reports suggest....