Tech Talk

  • How plugged in are you?
    I’m sure you’ve all heard about “vampire appliances.” These are appliances that are drawing electricity even when they are…
  • Team Awesome
    I have always dreamt of being in a rock band. I consider myself to be a pretty musical person (violinist since I was 9, sang with the Windham…
  • Body scanning
    Airports in New York and Los Angeles are the latest to use a new device which peers under clothing to check for concealed weapons. The machine…
  • Safe or paranoid?
    Am I paranoid or is everyone out to get me? This week I started writing an article full of password tips: How to make your passwords hard to…
  • Tech for outdoors
    Spring and all the glory it brings with it is upon us, and it’s finally time to leave the cubicle and the office behind and get outside!…
  • Xbox hazards
    Your Xbox is the center of a lot of things in your life. It gives you joy, social interaction and a reason to check your smoke alarms. A family…
  • Wireless security – Part 2
    In my last column I discussed the security breech at Hannaford that resulted in pretty much everyone I know having to go a week without their ATM…
  • Who knew?
    As we all know, it’s very easy to find illegal downloading utilities. Every one of us has tried at least one in the past, usually with horrific…
  • Text vs. talk for parents
    Text messaging has become a new language for teenagers and young adults. A whopping 4.6 billion texts were sent through the Vodaphone network in 2007…
  • Wireless security - Part 1
    Well, shopping just got a whole lot scarier. A lot of people assume that shopping online puts you at greater risk for identity theft or credit card…


PLUGGED IN
Jeremy Hutchinson, owner of Foreside Technology, assists local businesses with purchasing, configuring and maintaining computers, servers and networks. You can reach him at jerry@foresidetech.com.

Be forward wary
Out with the old


TECH-KNOW
Jonathan Masker of Portland is a wireless solution expert and a self-proclaimed gaget guru. Contact him at Jonathan.masker@gmail.com.

Decision 2008
High on definition
Brand new toys
Lit and improved New Year's ball
The must-have
Great gifts
Xbox hell
Old Favorites
Techno drive
Hovering around
The quick fix
The next frontier
Fire terminator
Don't get lost
The opposite of geeks
Green technology
Tech trilogy
Video game workout
Home in a shell
Big sound on a budget
Looking for Ghosts
The Apple TV
Back in Black:Xbox 360 Elite ready in April
DST and your mobile device


TECH FOR THE MASSES
Melissa Harris is currently employed as a Technical Quality Assurance Manager in South Portland. In her spare time she plays for Maine Roller Derby, does web & print design and basically never sleeps. Email her at mbharris@gmail.com.

Get your Chumby
Mylo for cell-free
Tiny Tech