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12-31-2007 |
TURN YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA INTO A SCANNER
Craig tells you how to turn your digital camera into a scanner with Snapter ICE. Read about it in this week's column. |
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12-24-2007 |
VUDU OFFERS YET ANOTHER MOVIE PURCHASING ALTERNATIVE
Get your movies directly over the Internet and you don't even need a computer to do so! Check out the VUDU in this week's column. |
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12-17-2007 |
TAKE COMPUTER VIDEOS TO A TV WITH TAKETV
Take your recorded TV shows to any computer with TakeTV. It's a memory stick, remote control, receiver and more and it all fits in the stick itself! Check it out in Craig's column this week! |
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12-10-2007 |
MEMORY CARD ADDS WI-FI TO YOUR CAMERA
Tired of hooking up your digital camera to your PC every time you want to off load your pictures? Craig has a way for you to do it without wires and automatically! Read it in this week's column!
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12-3-2007 |
WEBSITE GETS YOU THROUGH TO A LIVE PERSON
You call a company but instead of getting a live person, you get the dreaded Phone Tree. Craig tells you how to vanquish the evil Phone Tree and speak to a live person using Bringo in this week's column!
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11-26-2007 |
TV ON A STICK MAKES A GREAT HOLIDAY TREAT
Craig has found a really simple way to watch and record TV on your computer!
Read about the PCTV HD in this week's column!
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11-19-2007 |
GOOG-411 OFFERS ALTERNATIVE TO 411
Hate dialing 411 because it costs too much? Now Google offers an alternative to dialing information on your phone! And it's FREE! Check it out in this week's column! |
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11-12-2007 |
KNOW WHEN YOU'VE BEEN SHOT
Now you'll know when you've been shot! Craig tells you how in this week's column. |
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11-6-2007 |
MAGNETIC INDUCTION REALLY COOKS
Read how to make things REALLY cook using Magnetic Induction in this week's column!
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10-29-2007 |
PRINTER SPINS IMAGES DIRECTLY ONTO DISCS
Tired of printing labels for your CDs and DVDs? And you already have an inkjet printer so you don't want to buy one of those few that can print directly to discs. Read about a BRAND NEW disc printer that literally spins the images directly onto your CDs and DVDs in this week's column! |
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10-22-2007 |
RECORD ANY SOUND YOUR COMPUTER MAKES
Your computer makes all kinds of sounds and plays beautiful music. Trouble is, many times you just can't capture those sounds. It's frustrating to say the least. But now you can capture virtually ANY sound and make it your own! Read about it in this week's column. |
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10-15-2007 |
WIRELESS ROUTER OFFERS A BETTER INSIGHT
Ever wonder what your router is doing but couldn't really
tell from its silly flashing lights? Craig's found a new router
that tells all and it's good looking too! Read about Belkin's N1
Vision wireless router in this week's column. |
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10-08-2007 |
KEYBOARD'S NEW SHAPE OFFERS EASY COMFORT
What would be a computer user's worst nightmare? No, it
wouldn't be losing
all your data although that's right up there at the top of the
list. Find
out the worst thing that could happen to you and what you can do
to help
prevent it! Read it in Craig's column this week. |
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10-01-2007 |
PRIMERA LX400 OFFERS PROFESSIONAL LABEL ALTERNATIVE
Whether you have a small business that sells products to be
displayed at consumer retail outlets, or have an organization
that needs to print tickets, wristbands or other similar items,
then Craig's found the ultimate printer for you! And you'll save
literally thousands of dollars in production expenses doing it
with the Primera LX400! Read about this amazing little desktop
printer in this week's column! |
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09-24-2007 |
SOLIO LETS YOU RECHARGE FROM A STAR
Need to recharge but no wall outlet in sight? Instead of
carrying around a
pocket full of extra batteries, why not get a charge from the
sun? Read all
about the Solio in Craig's column this week.. |
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09-17-2007 |
FUZZMAIL OFFERS UNIQUE WAY TO CLARIFY AND AMUSE
Craig's found a whole new way to effectively communicate via
the written word and email may never be the same! Read all about
Fuzzmail in this week's column. |
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09-10-2007 |
POWER STRIP PROTECTS AND SAVES ENERGY TOO
Tired of turning everything on and off at the same time you
power your
computer? Craig's found a cool new way to do it in this week's
column! |
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09-03-2007 |
"BUDDY HUB" LETS YOU SHARE YOUR CONNECTIONS
Craig's found a new hub that lets you share the attached
devices between TWO computers! Check it out in this week's
column! |
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08-27-2007 |
SKYPE GIVES PODCASTERS MORE LISTENER INTERACTION
Adding voice mail to Skype brings an added dimension to this
amazing service. Check it out in this week's column. |
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08-20-2007 |
NEW WEB GALLERY MAKES SHARING PHOTOS EASIER
Tired of emailing photos only to discover that the
recipient's email capacity is too small to receive them? Craig
suggests a website alternative to fix the problem and do it
better! Read about it in this week's column. |
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08-13-2007 |
USB 2.0 SERVER SHARES DEVICES ON YOUR NETWORK
Craig's found a new USB 2.0 server for many of your
peripherals like printers and scanners! What's a server? Read
this week's column for the answer! |
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08-06-2007 |
NEW MOUSE HAS AN AIR ABOUT IT
Craig has a mouse that will give you an uplifting
experience! Check it out in this week's column. |
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07-30-2007 |
MY IPHONE AFTER TWO WEEKS
Craig has had his iPhone for two weeks now. So what's the
verdict? |
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07-23-2007 |
WIDGIPEDIA OFFERS WIDGETS FOR EVERYONE
Craig takes a closer look at widgets for all platforms and a
website that lets you download them for free! |
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07-16-2007 |
BACKGROUND UTILITY FIXES YOUR PHOTOS AUTOMATICALLY
Don't want to fuss with correcting your digital photos?
Photobot does all of them for you automatically! Read it in this
week's column. |
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07-09-2007 |
GOOGLE MAPS, GOOGLE EARTH AND NOW STREET VIEW
Like Google Earth? Check out Google's latest, Street View!
It's the closest thing to actually being there! |
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07-02-2007 |
WEBSITE HAS POINTS-OF-INTEREST FOR GPS NAVIGATORS
Craig says he's lost without his GPS navigator in the car.
But now you can share your own and receive Points-Of-Interest
files from other people to further enhance your traveling
experience! Read all about POI-Factory's website in this week's
column. |
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06-25-2007 |
NEVER MISS A FAVORITE TV SHOW RETURN AGAIN
Forget to set your recorder or you just don't know when one
of your favorite TV shows will return to the air after the
season hiatus? Craig has found a little widget that keeps track
of all your TV favorites and more! Check out "TV Forecast" in
this week's column! |
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06-18-2007 |
MACINTOSH OWNERS LIKE VIDEOS TOO
Frustrated you can't play a video file you
downloaded or someone emailed to you? Craig's found a FREE video
player that plays almost anything and lots more! Read all about
the Democracy Player in this week's column! |
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06-11-2007 |
WEBSITE FREELY EDITS YOUR PHOTOS
Can't afford to buy Photoshop? Craig has
found a free WEBSITE that will fix
and edit your digital images! Read all about it
in this week's column. |
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06-04-2007 |
TRANSIENT STORAGE OFFERS EXTRA PROTECTION
Craig writes about "sandbox" technology that offers an
alternative method of protecting your computer from malware.
Read about Sandboxie in this week's column. |
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5-28-2007 |
CONSIDER ONLINE, OFF-SITE BACKUP AS SAFER ALTERNATIVE
Craig and Carey always extol the virtues of making backups. But
now Craig's found a way to backup a different way, with
UNLIMITED STORAGE! It's off-site, online, safe, secure,
affordable and it integrates seamlessly into your computer's
operating system! Read all about it in this week's column. |
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5-21-2007 |
SCALE UP FOR POSTAL INCREASE
Postage rates just went up. Craig tells you how your computer
can keep up with a new computer scale in this week's column! |
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5-14-2007 |
ALTERNATIVE DOMAIN NAME SERVER IS SAFER, FASTER AND SMARTER
Craig writes about Domain Name Servers. Don't know what a DNS is
and why it's so important? Find out and also learn about an
alternative DNS that does so much more for you. And it's free! |
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5-07-2007 |
RECEIVE EMAIL WITHOUT A COMPUTER
Have a family member or loved one who doesn't own a computer but
you would like for them to receive email from you? Craig has a
way they can get your emails and attached photos without a
computer! Read about it in this week's column. |
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4-30-2007 |
PROGRAM GETS RID OF PROGRAMS
Buy a new computer only to find that it's filled with all kinds
of software you don't really want or need? Well, now you can "decrapify"
if with the Decrapifier! Craig shows you how in this week's
column. |
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4-23-2007 |
SOUNDBYTE ENHANCES RADIO/PODCAST PRODUCTION
If you want your Podcast to operate with the precision of a
professional radio talk show (like Computer America), then check
out SoundByte. It's a broadcasting cart simulator application
that Craig and Carey actually use on the show! |
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4-16-2007 |
"DISCONNECT AND PROTECT" GIVES PARENTS ULTIMATE POWER
Have the ULTIMATE power over your kids! If
you're worried where they go online, or if they spend too much
time on the Internet, find out how you can just push a tiny
button on your keychain and instantly disconnect them! |
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4-09-2007 |
THE MAC AND PC ARE COMING TO A BIG SCREEN NEAR YOU
Have lots of media content on your computer
and no place to show? With the new Apple TV, you can see your
digital stuff the way it was intended to be seen! See it in
this week's column! |
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4-02-2007 |
WHERE WAS THAT WEB PAGE AND WHEN DID I SEE IT?
Can't remember where you saw that website a few days ago?
Forget your browser's History file. Sifting through days of
cryptic URLs is too difficult. Craig has found a better way for
you to find that elusive website once again, even if it's
changed or doesn't exist anymore! |
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3-26-2007 |
UTILITY HELPS MANAGE SOFTWARE LICENSES
Craig has found a neat little utility that keeps track of
all your software licenses, serial numbers, related contact info
and more! No more digging to find all that when it's time to
upgrade or need technical support. Now it's all on your
computer! Read about LicenseKeeper in this week's column! |
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3-19-2007 |
GET RID OF UGLY WALL WARTS
Craig hates Wall Warts! What's a Wall Wart? Read on and
discover why
you'll hate them as well and what you can do to fix the problem.
Read all
about the PowerSquid in this week's column! |
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3-12-2007 |
Craig has had it with Spam! He now gets over 14 THOUSAND spams a DAY!
That's totally unacceptable and he's done something about it. He's thrown away his computer! No, we're just kidding. But he found something that has really helped to solve the problem. It's called Bayesian filtering and it's all in Craig's column this week!
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3-05-2007 |
A LITTLE NETWORK MAGIC HELPS YOU NETWORK
If you're afraid that networking your computers may prove to be a bit daunting, Craig has a little magic that can help. Network Magic gets it all up and running, even if you have both PC and Mac computers! Read all about the legerdemain in this week's column.
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2-26-2007 |
CONSIDER A WIDE FORMAT COLOR PRINTER
If you use a digital camera with a 4 or more megapixel capability, Craig says you may not be using all of that digital ability to its maximum with your current printer if it's not a wide format model! Check out the WIDE FORMAT printer from Epson in this week's column!
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2-19-2007 |
Mac or PC? Now you don't have to choose
with the Intel-based Macs.
But with Parallels, the line between the two platforms gets
even closer. Craig talks about Parallel's latest feature,
"Coherence" that further blurs the line between these two
operating systems.
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2-12-2007 |
VISTA IS HERE BUT IS IT HERE FOR YOU
RIGHT NOW?
OK, Microsoft's next generation of Windows is here now and
it's called "Vista." But should you run out and buy it right
now or should you wait? Read the answer in this week's
column!
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2-5-2007 |
TORNADO SPEEDS FILES FROM PC TO PC
Need to copy lots of files from one computer to another? The
best way is a direct connection and Craig has found a gizmo
that makes it so easy to do!
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1-31-2007 |
OLD DRIVERS CAUSE CRASHES. REPLACE THEM BEFORE ITS TOO LATE
Are old drivers causing more crashes then ever before? Looks
that way. But Craig has found an way to update your old
drivers before they crash your system!
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1-23-2007 |
APPLE'S IPHONE MAKES THE CALL
Craig has seen the iPhone and he wants one. Now. But he'll
have to wait like the rest of us. In the meantime, read all
about Apple's amazing new cell phone in his column this
week.
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1-15-2007 |
CAN'T NAME THAT TUNE IN YOUR HEAD? JUST HUM A FEW BARS
Can't name that tune you keep hearing in your head? Just hum
a few bars at this website and it will name that tune! Read
all about it in this week's column.
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1-8-2007 |
SEND AND RECEIVE FAXES VIA EMAIL.
Thinking about getting a fax machine? With the Internet, you
may not need one! Read about it in this week's column.
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1-2-2007 |
ADD A CHAT ROOM TO YOUR WEBSITE
What would visitors to your website say to each other? Find
out with your very own chat room! Read all about it in this
week's column.
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