Posts Tagged ‘ Evergreen Country Shopper ’

Tech Talk : Battery Replacement on Zune & Reader Links

Tech Talk : Battery Replacement on Zune & Reader Links

Think “Dear Abby” but instead of relationship advice the topic is technology. If you have any questions about software, hardware, internet, programming, web pages, blogs, video games, video consoles, cell phones, money saving technology, local tech resources, security, error messages, virus, spyware, or any other topic concerning technology that you would like answered write to Tech Talk. The questions and answers will be printed and available on “The Contemplation” on the Saturday following the delivery of Evergreen Country Shopper, Park Falls Evergreen Zone 2, Ironwood North Country Sun and Ashland Current. If you’re interested in publishing “Tech Talk” columns in…

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Tech Talk : Office 365 vs Google Apps

Tech Talk : Office 365 vs Google Apps

More and more companies are moving towards cloud computing services, which is a fancy way of saying using files and applications over the Internet or network. Google and the other companies have been involved in the cloud productivity competition — IBM, Novell, ThinkFree, Zoho – some have offered cloud-based services for over a decade. Recently Microsoft (MS) removed the beta label off Office 365 and many consider it serious competition to Google Apps. Office 365 may offer cloud-based document, storage, and collaboration services that look like Google Apps, but there are differences. What Do You Get Google Apps Gmail (25GB…

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Tech Talk : My Daily Web Sites

Tech Talk : My Daily Web Sites

Here are my top 20 websites I visit at least on a weekly basis.  These sites reflect my tastes, hobbies and interests. Enjoy. Reddit http://reddit.com Reddit is a source for what’s new and popular on the web. Users like you provide all of the content and decide, through voting, what’s good and what’s junk. Links that receive community approval bubble up towards #1, so the front page is constantly in motion and (hopefully) filled with fresh, interesting links. Post Secrets http://www.postsecret.com/ PostSecret is an ongoing community mail art project, created by Frank Warren, in which people mail their secrets anonymously…

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Tech Talk : Foodie Resources

Tech Talk : Foodie Resources

Foodie is an informal term for a particular class of aficionado of food and drink. The word was coined in the 1984 book The Official Foodie Handbook.  Just like just anything else on the Internet, Foodies have resources, guides, recipes and even anti-foodies rants. A Few Signs You Might Be A Foodie Your Facebook, Twitter or blog contain more pictures of food than anything else. Your Internet bookmarks are 90% recipes, food show, and food podcasts. Your shelves or ereader is full of recipes, cookbooks, ingredients and food facts. You spend more time researching restaurants for your vacation than hotels…

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Tech Talk : Important Xbox 360 Upgrade

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Xbox 360 Firmware Fail There is an issue with a recent Xbox 360 firmware update that was “preventing a very small number of Xbox 360 owners from playing retail game discs“. Microsoft confirmed the issue but said this error relates to an earlier firmware update that was released to all Xbox users. Microsoft would not specify which one. Microsoft is requiring affected customers to “start a repair request,” verifying key information, including their console serial number, to ensure the respective device is one impacted by the update. Once that’s complete, users will need to send their Xbox 360 consoles back…

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