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Apple iOS 5 Available Tomorrow. The Battle Will Soon Begin – Tech Tuesday

Big Rich — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:30:27 +0000

The big day for many iOS device users is tomorrow. iOS 5 is scheduled to be released and iCloud will then be available for people to using. iCloud will be Apple's bigger jump into Cloud based computing. It was announced a few weeks after Amazon announced it's Cloud based service. And with Microsoft also going Cloud, it's going to be a 3 way fight. Who will win?

Tech Tuesday – Google is Pushing Chrome to Be a Game Platform

Big Rich — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:30:56 +0000

If you like playing games on the computer, you may find some of this news kind of interesting. I sure did since I am more of a computer gamer then a platform one, even though I own a Wii. Google's strategy is to move computing to the cloud so they are also moving gaming their, with Google Chrome as a gaming platform.

Tech Tuesday – Bored with Social Media? Some Kids Are

Big Rich — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:30:40 +0000

When Facebook started to get popular, before it was open to the public, I wanted to check it out and try it. I was really happy when it did finally open up to the world. I liked it so much, and after discovering some unsavory ways MySpace was using user data, I ditched it and was Facebook 100%. Now, I'm thinking about ditching Facebook.

Tech Tuesday – Get Your LAN Party On in Albany

Big Rich — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:30:16 +0000

The LAN parties I'm talking about are not about taking the XBox 360 and hooking up to someone's home network and playing side by side, which you could do. This more about the computer gaming side, using PCs. It's still very much active and alive. QuakeCon is still a big event and StarCraft tournaments in South Korea are like the NFL, NBA and Baseball all rolled into one over there. With players of those gamers getting rock star treatment. If you want to just experience the fun locally, here's how.

Tech Tuesday – The Sun Hackers Are Now Getting Hacked

Big Rich — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:30:52 +0000

It happens from time to time. One hacker group hacks another. It’s like a virtual drive by shooting. But this time, it’s a little different. Rupert Murdoch’s News International has been hacked by the hacking group LulzSec, who have hacked the CIA and the FBI to name a few. They claim to have hacked into [...]

Tech Tuesday – nD Indie Game Platform. Watch out Nintendo!

Big Rich — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:00:41 +0000

I'm a Nintendo fan. I love a lot of their games and I have a Wii and a Nintendo DS. I owned a Gamecube and plan on upgrading to a WiiU when personal economics allow. But every now and then something really inspiring comes along to shake my loyalty to a well proven company or platform. This indie game platform, is starting to do that now.

Tech Tuesday – Ham Radio is The Original Wireless Technology

Big Rich — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:30:59 +0000

Many people know Wi-Fi as a wireless technology that interconnects computers, handheld and mobile devices together on a home network or to the internet at large. But before all that, there was a wireless technology that existed and still does to this day. It's radio. You use it every day yourself. You listen to us! 103.5 MHz and 103.9 MHz FM, or Frequency Modulation. Today I'll tell you about another aspect of radio. Amateur Radio, better known as Ham Radio.

Tech Tuesday – What's The Hacking Problem?

Big Rich — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:00:25 +0000

I took a little time away from the computer this past weekend for the holiday. Spent it with the family and had a great Memorial Day. But when I get back there is another story about someone getting hacked. This time it was the home of Bert and Ernie, PBS, being hacked. Why PBS? Who did Mr. Suffelupagus offend? And more importantly why?

Tech Tuesday – The Watson Computer is now Dr. Watson?

Big Rich — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:30:25 +0000

You may remember, that back in February, that a computer called Watson, and built by IBM, took on 2 Jeopardy champions and pretty much beat them in a 2 out of 3 series of matches. I even showed you how to build your own Watson Jr. Super Computers. Now, IBM has moved Watson from game shows to medicine.

Tech Tuesday – Albany NanoCollege to Produce New Type of Chip

Big Rich — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:30:45 +0000

According to a story on the Times Union website, the Albany College of Nanscale Science and Engineering has announced a $10 Million Dollar deal with west coast based company APIC Corp, to produce new integrated circuits and chips that use photons, instead of electrons to do the computations a micro processor chip does for the function it was designed.

Tech Tuesday – $25 Computer on A Stick

Big Rich — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:00:17 +0000

The One Laptop per Child program was meant to get computers into the hands of kids that couldn’t afford them, giving them the ability to have the tools to learn like many kids in 1st world countries. But this new computer aims to increase the reach that OLPC started, and doing it for only $25. [...]

Tech Tuesday – Now Google is Being Sued for Tracking Users (UPDATED)

Big Rich — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:00:42 +0000

Following in the wake of the story the other week about accusations of Apple’s iPhone supposedly tracking you, Google is now facing a lawsuit on the same accusation of tracking it’s users. Two Android phone users are suing Google for $50 Million dollars and seeking class action status in the Eastern District of Michigan, saying [...]

Tech Tuesday – Square Your Yourself Up

Big Rich — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:30:34 +0000

Lets say you're friend owes you $20, and you need the money. You meet up with him and ask if he has the $20 he owes you. He says he has it in his account but not in cash and needs to go to an ATM. But wait! You pull out your iPhone of Android phone, and connect your Square and can swipe his Credit or Debit card!

Tech Tuesday – Numi Luxury Toilet

Big Rich — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:30:19 +0000

Heated seat, feet warmer and ambient lighting are just a few of the features of this new toilet called the Numi from Kohler. You can feel like the #1 Geek while you do your #2. I don’t usually post potty humor, but I had to after seeing this. The Numi’s list of features are pretty [...]

Tech Tuesday – 50th Anniversary of Manned Space Flight

Big Rich — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:30:33 +0000

It was 50 years ago today that man first successfully ventured into outer space. Yuri Gagarin, a Russian pilot and cosmonaut, was the first man to complete an orbit. He instantly became a world wide celebrity and kicked the Cold War and space race, into overdrive. In celebration of the event, a movie was made [...]

Tech Tuesday – Gamestop Is In a Shopping Mood

Big Rich — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:30:49 +0000

Even casual gamers like me keep an eye on the gaming news simply because you never know when Duke Nukem Forever is going to FINALLY come out. But I also like to see when new and interesting online games, like my beloved Quake Live, hit the internet for all to play. Now it looks like game retailer Gamestop is going to jump into the online game market now.

Tech Tuesday – Roll Your Own Android Tablet

Big Rich — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:30:04 +0000

Tablet “computers” are the new fashionable rage in the tech world right now. Everyone wants one of those mobile computing beauties for getting work done or just surfing the web. Here’s a way you can turn a plain old Nook e-reader device into an Android based tablet. This article over at NPR, gives you the [...]

Tech Tuesday – Netflix Gets Original

Big Rich — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:30:32 +0000

If you're a Netflix user like me, you know you can enjoy a lot of movies and TV shows that are available on DVD to rent or buy. And the convenience of Netflix makes it easy to watch them for a low price each month. Now, Netflix is shifting gears and could change the face of entertainment.

Tech Tuesday – The Internet Survives the Japanese Quake

Big Rich — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:30:31 +0000

Redundancy was built into the Internet from the start. It's primary purpose was to survive a nuclear attack and keep information flowing. And is has done this many times during past disasters, and the Japanese earthquake is no exception. In fact, in a matter of a few hours it was back up to normal traffic levels.

Tech Tuesday – From Dos 5 to Windows 7 in 10 minutes

Big Rich — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:30:34 +0000

The Windows operating system is over 30 years old. In those 30 years, Windows has had it's share of innovations and setbacks. Sometimes it's been a big convoluted mess. This video shows someone who, using virtual machine software, upgrades a virtual PC starting with Dos 5 and going through the entire Windows family of OSes up to the current version Windows 7.