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| Games and gadgets Tue, 20 May 2008 02:05:19 MDT Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Samsung Muse SCH-U706The Samsung Muse SCH-U706 piqued our interest when we first heard about it, but now that we have it in our hands we have to admit it's not quite as exciting as hoped. It certainly offers a dec ... |
| Tech tips to save planet, money Tue, 20 May 2008 02:05:15 MDT I've been flooded of late with "go green" tech tips from several different sources. Here's a digest of the best tips and stats that I have come across: Recycle your cell phonesMany cell phone providers have ways you can drop off your old phon ... |
| Poll: Among Democrats, Obama leads Tue, 20 May 2008 02:05:22 MDT Last week, The Billings Gazette asked readers which presidential candidate they will vote for in the upcoming primary election. In our online poll, 1,061 respondents (46 percent) said they would not vote for either of the Democrat candidates, 799 resp ... |
| It's no LOL: Few U.S. doctors answer e-mails from patients Tue, 20 May 2008 02:05:17 MDT LOS ANGELES - Suzanne Kreuziger is a registered nurse who uses e-mail almost exclusively to communicate with friends. But when it comes to reaching her doctor, there's a frustrating firewall. The barrier is her doctor's own reluctance to talk to patie ... |
| Dems choose bloggers to get convention access Tue, 20 May 2008 02:05:22 MDT DENVER - Dispatches from this year's Democratic National Convention will be penned by writers with names like wizardkitten and appear in bloggingformichigan.com and other sites, as well as coming from more traditional names, newspapers and television ... |
| Brave new internets: Consumer consumed with Web 2.0 Tue, 20 May 2008 02:05:13 MDT Many people are rightfully suspicious of Web 2.0. Is it a bubble, in the style of the "new economy" of the last century? They remember how dotcom turned into notcom practically overnight and wonder if this is just the second wave of Internet hype, a s ... |
| Tech on the farm: Rising costs lead farmers to go high tech Tue, 27 May 2008 01:41:56 MDT CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - When Martin Barbre got his first look three years ago at a system that would drive his tractor for him, he didn't buy the device - or the premise that it would cut costs on his farm. "When they first came out with them and we first l ... |
| Perfect gifts: Tech gifts for grads and dads Tue, 27 May 2008 01:42:02 MDT A phone book-sized dictionary might have been a great graduation gift for Mom and Dad, but today's grad is tech-savvy - and the gifts should be the same. Of course, it goes without saying that dads like tech gifts, too. So whatever you select for your ... |
| Disarming big audio dynamite of your home theater system Tue, 27 May 2008 01:42:00 MDT Afraid the sudden soundtrack explosions of Blu-ray and DVD will get you evicted? There are ways to enjoy your booming home surround system without punishing those around you. Here are some tips from soundandvisionmag.com: ... |
| A 'Doom' roll, please Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:39:31 MDT One of gaming's most famous series is about to get another installment. Id Software has announced "Doom 4." No details have been released, just that the company is hiring personnel to work on the acclaimed first-person shooter series. ... |
| Review: Stay warm when you hit the slopes in 'We Ski' Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:39:31 MDT When it comes to the new Wii balance-board controller, all roads seem to point to the highly hyped and already hard-to-find Wii Fit exercise game. So, it makes plenty of sense for Namco Bandai to get out in front of that behemoth with "We Ski," a toon ... |
| WiiWare, XBLA, PSN turn gaming on its head Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:39:27 MDT If you are not a "Grand Theft Auto"/"Halo" kind of person, you might think the video game system you bought for the kids has nothing much for you. Sure, those "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero III" games are fun (and expensive), but you're more of a "Bejew ... |
| Game Review: Wii workout game gets beyond thumbs Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:39:25 MDT If you're worried about how you're going to look in a bathing suit this summer, perhaps video games deserve some of the blame. You know, too much "Grand Theft Auto IV," not enough cardiovascular exercise. Ironically, a new video game peripheral may be ... |
| Biking bytes: Units map routes, navigate, measure cycling workouts Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:39:22 MDT When cycling enthusiasts also are computer geeks, almost anything can happen. Besides wanting a fast bike and a connection with the outdoors, they also want a bike computer that measures everything about their rides: speed, distance, elevation, elapse ... |
| Blu-ray DVD format may not dominate for years Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:42:28 MDT LOS ANGELES - Blu-ray stomped HD DVD to become the standard format for high-definition movie discs, but years may pass before it can claim victory over the good old DVD. Noemi Velazquez, a 44-year-old warehouse worker, can explain why. She took one lo ... |
| Trouble, Spot: 7 ways to pet-proof your gear Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:42:24 MDT Think toddlers are the biggest threat to your home theater? Better to worry more about the fangs and claws of "Killer" and "Misty." Soundandvisionmag.com offers a primer on how to protect precious home theater and A/V electronics components from your ... |
| The write stuff: Finally a useful digital pen Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:42:23 MDT NEW YORK - The pen, once mightier than the sword, has been getting trounced by the keyboard in the computer era. Now and then there's a push toward "pen-based computing" that doesn't get very far. But in a test of the latest crop of pens that combine ... |
| Face off: Where are your Facebook friends? Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:42:21 MDT With the ranks of online social networking sites burgeoning, Charles Xie thinks it's getting too hard to pick out new friends in the crowd. His entry in the Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest - a location-based matching service called GeoNet - ... |
| Apple unveils faster, much cheaper iPhone Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:44:39 MDT Addressing one of the biggest complaints about the iPhone - the high price tag - Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs last week celebrated the device's one-year birthday a few weeks early by unveiling a cheaper and faster version. In announcing the cheape ... |
| Brain-fitness software makes staying sharp fun Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:51:34 MDT I forget things. My mind is full of crazy, tech-related facts and acronyms - GPON, anyone? LTE? Femtocells? GPX? - but when my wife asks me, "Hon, did you put my phone back in my purse after you charged it?" I am without a clue. Fortunately, a whole i ... |
| Sprint's phone is iPhone clone done right Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:44:38 MDT NEW YORK - This is a review of the 3G iPhone. No, not the one Apple announced on Monday. The other one. You know - the one from Sprint and Samsung? Amid the buzz surrounding Apple Inc.'s new iPhone model, coming out July 11, it's been easy to miss the ... |
| MP3 market losing muscle Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:42:11 MDT The MP3 player industry - otherwise known as the iPod market - seems about to go from being a rock star to a has-been. While still strong, sales have slowed and even begun to decline in some markets. Prices, particularly on the low end, are plunging, ... |
| 'Madden' gears up for another title run Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:42:15 MDT After years of struggling to find its stride on the next-gen consoles, the "Madden" series finally delivered a playable NFL game last year. With "Madden 09," Tiburon hopes to accelerate its development curve and make it the best NFL game to date. The ... |
| Poll: Fair or foul for council to change law Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:42:20 MDT This week, The Billings Gazette is asking readers if they think it is fair for the Billings City Council to change the current city zoning regulations in response to the opening of a new downtown Billings adult entertainment club. The online poll can ... |
| Energy problems could short out gaming world Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:42:20 MDT The other day, I was reading this Newsweek online article called "The Coming Energy Wars" by Rana Foroohar. It was a very stark picture of what the world would look like if oil hit $200 a barrel - pretty scary. Nations would be forced to pull awa ... |
| Searching for meaning behind 'Google Envy' Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:42:13 MDT So, on the rainy walk back from Google's Chicago office, I resolved to check out a term that kept playing through my head: "Google Envy." I would check this out by, of course, Googling it. ... |
| Gadgets: Program helps parents monitor kids' texting Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:42:20 MDT Children often can't put down a mobile phone because there's a never-ending text message conversation going on. RADAR is a program from eAgency Mobile Solutions designed to help parents monitor text messaging but not in a spyware manner as the phone u ... |
| Web niche: Gen-X parents have their space online now Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:56:16 MDT Chris Schwartz's child isn't due until September. But girl or boy, Virgo or Libra, the littlest Schwartz has already been the subject of adoration in Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Texas and New Zealand. Schwartz has been posting sonograms on his personal p ... |
| Students' graduation speeches similar to YouTube standouts Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:56:20 MDT SAN JOSE, Calif. - Student Body President Mohammed Abid was searching for a last-minute metaphor to grab attention at the Palo Alto High School graduation. He found a hilarious one, comparing applying to college to proposing marriage ... and it was a ... |
| Turn your old PC into a surveillance system Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:56:18 MDT Keeping an eye on things at home while you are away is easy if you have broadband Internet and $300 to $400 for a surveillance kit. (Professional systems with four cameras and a recording system cost at least three times as much.) It takes j ... |
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| Can't leave your home theater? You don't have to Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:56:20 MDT These days, there are lots of reasons to travel: See exotic sights, meet interesting people...and get the chance to sample the best-of-the-best in A/V gear at some of the world's most exclusive hotels. Yup, it's actually possible that you wind up in a ... |
| Read this if you're easily distracted lately Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:56:21 MDT CHICAGO - The words are almost absurdly provocative: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" reads the title Atlantic Monthly has used to draw attention - successfully - to Nicholas Carr's new article. Yes, you suppose, it may be, especially after you read a h ... |
| Poll: Will high gas prices stall your travel plans Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:06:43 MDT This week, The Billings Gazette is asking readers will high gasoline prices affect your travel plans for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday three-day weekend. ... |
| Cell hell: Sorting through your cell phone choices Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:32:20 MDT There may be no greater consumer challenge than analyzing your cell phone choices. The factors that go into picking a service provider, a style of phone and the cost of a monthly plan can be dizzying. And changes can be costly and difficult because ma ... |
| Batman, Bond trailers find big audiences across Web Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:32:25 MDT It's been a so-so year for movies, but it's shaping up to be an excellent year for trailers. Web sites like www.apple.com/trailers, www.com ... |
| Banking site MoneyAisle showing much promise Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:32:28 MDT BOSTON - MoneyAisle is a free new Web service that makes a bold claim: It says it will maximize the interest rates consumers can get on savings accounts, by running online auctions in which banks bid for consumers' business. The idea makes some sense, ... |
| Making it to the (virtual) White House Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:32:23 MDT Can Sen. Barack Obama beat out Sen. John McCain for the White House? Would Hillary Clinton have fared better against McCain in November? You might find the answers by firing up "The Political Machine 2008," a new strategy game for PC from Stardock ("G ... |
| Poll: How high will gas prices climb Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:32:28 MDT This week, The Billings Gazette is asking readers how high do gas prices need to go before you make significant changes in your driving habits. The online poll can be found on www.billingsgazett ... |
| Poll: Who is responsible for vandalism Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:25:29 MDT This week, The Billings Gazette is asking readers who they think is responsible for the recent vandalism against local minority-owned businesses. The online poll can be found on www.billingsgaze ... |
| 'I'm now reading a story on microblogs' Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:25:23 MDT In cyberspace, no status update is too small to share with friends, family and strangers, including this: In Franklin, Tenn., an office worker reports that he just shuffled over from his desk to the couch. A biker in Orange, Calif., is headed to Starb ... |
| E-mail public documents get erased, disappear Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:25:18 MDT HONOLULU - Laws in all but a handful of states give the public access to government e-mail. But what if that e-mail was intentionally deleted or routinely purged? In Hawaii, Gov. Linda Lingle's office allowed e-mails of her top aide who became the vic ... |
| Review: Wi-Fi radios bring the world home Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:25:28 MDT NEW YORK - What are you going to listen to? Norway's 24-hour folk music channel Allttid Folkemusikk? The public hearings of the California Integrated Waste Management Board? Radio Banadir - the Most Trusted News in Somalia? It's a big world out there, ... |
| Gift puts updated sound on an old record collection Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:25:14 MDT So there I was happily if begrudgingly cleaning out the cluttered basement when I came across a box of 45 RPM, brittle, black vinyl discs. I think they were called "records." The box was labeled "L.A.'s Records, 1970s" and because my wife is Leslie Au ... |
| Networking photos come back to bite defendants Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:45:10 MDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed him in a black-and- ... |
| Facebook gets a facelift to help users Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:45:12 MDT NEW YORK - The popular online hangout Facebook is sporting a new look to reflect changes in how its members communicate with each other and how they share photos and updates about their lives. Central to the redesign, to be unveiled Monday, is an exp ... |
| Big 3 mimic each other at E3: more and more Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:45:09 MDT LOS ANGELES - One word sums up the announcements made by the Big Three gaming companies at the E3 this week: more. During their flashy press conferences, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony all announced plans for more games, more sequels, more exclusives, m ... |
| More seniors using Internet dating services to find love Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:45:05 MDT WASHINGTON - Murray Katz, 82, a retired senior federal patent-appeals examiner, has made a transition that lies ahead for millions of Americans. "When I was growing up, I didn't see women who were in their 60s and 70s as women," he said recently. "Now ... |
| Poll: How bad will the fire season be this year Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:45:12 MDT This week, The Billings Gazette is asking readers what they expect the fire season to be like this year. The online poll can be found on www.billingsgazette.com. ... |
| 3-D digital technology rescues filmgoers Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:58:19 MDT Although they get a lot of hype, movies shot in 3-D have historically been a bit of a headache. You'd put on a pair of flimsy cardboard glasses with red-and-blue gel lenses that looked like they might rip during a strong sneeze, and then watch murky v ... |
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