TECHdodo

So many companies want you to put everything online now. Last weeks security breach at Facebook was just one more example, in a long line of examples, of why this might not be the best idea. For a short time there was a bug in Facebook that let anyone view personal information, including private chats [...]

I often tell about my buying experiences here. Usually bad experiences, but sometimes good. I have one of each to tell today, for the same item. Two new Pokemon games came out yesterday for the Nintendo DS. Nintendo had an offer where if you pre-ordered the games, you could get a free figurine along with [...]

About a year and a half ago I wrote a couple of posts about RealDVD, a program made by RealOne that allowed people to make copies of DVDs for personal use. It seemed to me there were other programs that already did what it did, better than it did, but they were not exactly considered [...]

I was using my PC today when HP prompted me that I needed to install an update for my printer. The first annoying thing it did was shut down the PC autmatically when it was finished. It didn’t give me any warning or ability to delay until later. All of a sudden it shut down [...]

As I mentioned previously, the Gateway lt2005u netbook I have worked fine when I tried it with Puppy Linux. Ever since then, I have been meaning to try it with Ubuntu Netbook remix. After setting up a new flash drive for my Puppy Linux last week, I had my old 1GB USB drive not being [...]