The curse of free cloud services: a cautionary tale
Cloud services have their failings, and I'm not talking about the usual crashes and cyberattacks. No, sometimes the service just goes away.
DIY-IT
Part mad scientist, part celebrity author, and part shadowy government advisor, CBS Interactive's Distinguished Lecturer David Gewirtz warps space/time with neat hacks, cool do-it-yourself projects, business survival tips, and commentary that peels paint.
David Gewirtz
David Gewirtz, Distinguished Lecturer at CBS Interactive, is an author, U.S. policy advisor, and computer scientist. He is featured in The History Channel special The President's Book of Secrets.
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Feeding green screen chroma key into Skype
I wanted the remote Skype viewer to see whatever image I wanted behind me: a brick wall, a rack of computers, a bookshelf, a logo, a moving pattern...whatever.
Choosing the right computer to power the Skype Studio
In later articles, when I tell you what obscenities I'm making this little machine do in the name of broadcasting, you'll understand why this is so very important.
Quickbooks or Sithbooks? Bookkeeping on the dark side
Do you really want to trust your bookkeeping to the dark side? That's what went through my mind as I logged into Quickbooks this morning.
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This $49 piece of software provides a sync conduit (remember conduits?) from your copy of Palm Desktop to your Android phone.
Taking Google Voice to the extreme with Ooma
After a year with Google Voice and about three months with the Ooma solution working smoothly, I've finally stopped hearing complaints about our phones.
The HDMI cable ripoff and why retail is really dying
Would you spend $100 for something when you can get it for $10? Of course not. What about $500, when you can get it for $2.50? No way. But chain retailers think you will.
8 things Microsoft needs to do to save Windows 8
The real world runs on real computers doing real work and those computers run Windows. Microsoft needs to remember that as they introduce Windows 8 to the real world.
A quick-and-dirty way to speed up Firefox (a lot)
Browsing speed will improve from intolerable to moderately tolerable. And that's about all you can ask from Firefox these days.
Five ways companies use social media and look like jerks
Let's take a look at five ways companies use social media and end up making themselves look like complete and utter fools.