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Two blue screens of death (BSOD)  in as many weeks: Yikes, is it my under a year old desktop? Windows 7? Some of my apps? I have no idea

Steve Jobs would have to be at the top of anyone's list of American innovators and pioneers. Not just modern day, but over a century or more. His

I got a good dose today of what's wrong with U.S. healthcare and why it is killing the American economy. [caption id="attachment_2236" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="$105 for this!?"][/caption] I went

Two months ago, my wife Ann and I decided to retire our 20-year old KitchenAid (KA) refrigerator. After two new refrigerators, we wish we had it back. [caption id="attachment_2217"

For the past few days, I've been exploring Bostonglobe.com, the new paid web site for the Boston Globe. It's longstanding Boston.com will remain free and become

The best way to test if companies are using social media is to complain about them. I had occasion to do so twice this week on Twitter. One

We are continually reminded why it is so to hate, no, despise, banks. This arrived from friend via e-mail, and is supposedly legit. Even if it isn't, it's

Short iPhone 4 battery life is a fact of life just running regular apps like mail and browsing. Throw in  a power hungry app and any semblance of

A big part of my 2011 has been the Pan Mass Challenge, which is now in the rear view mirror. [caption id="attachment_2149" align="alignright" width="168" caption="Pan Mass registration"][/caption] [caption