Archive for the ‘PC World’ Category
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Microsoft's cofounder says he'll do charitable work after he retires this month. But we have some other suggestions: driving instructor, expert witness, and circus clown for starters. And Bill has experience in all of them.
(A version of this post originally appeared on PCworld.com)
For more than 30 years he has roamed ...
Posted in Google, Microsoft, National insecurity, PC World | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Why spend $50 to $100 a month for video entertainment when there's so much good, free stuff on the Web? Good-bye, couch potato, and hello, mouse potato. (This post originally appeared on PCworld.com.) Dan Tynan Lost lost me a long time ago. I'm sick to death of ...
Posted in Da Web, Lists, PC World, Video, Web 2.0 | 5 Comments »
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
A handful of tools attempt to turn the humble ink pen into a digital recording device--with varying degrees of success.
(This post originally appeared in PC World magazine.)
As I've gotten older, I've developed a terrible case of CRS (can't remember stuff). I can't tell you how many times my lovely but ...
Posted in Gadgets, PC World, Reviews | No Comments »
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Running a virtual business is easier (and cheaper) than ever, if you have the right tools
(An edited version of this story originally appeared on PCworld.com.)
by Dan Tynan
When it comes to running a business, our feet are firmly on the ground but our data and software are increasingly in the cloud. ...
Posted in Da Web, Geekishness, Lists, PC World, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Friday, May 30th, 2008
Wireless, multiroom home audio is here, sort of. But wireless HD video is still mostly a pipe dream.
(An edited version of this originally appeared in the June 08 issue of PC World magazine.)
Two things really irritate me. One is the miles of wire that you can see strung behind and ...
Posted in Gadgets, Music, PC World, Video | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
(This post originally appeared on PCworld.com.)
You don't have to spend $100 to $200 a year to defend yourself from identity theft at the level of protection that a paid service offers. You can do almost everything the services do, for free. But following these steps will require time and effort.
Get ...
Posted in Identity Theft, PC World, Privacy | 1 Comment »
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
New online services offer to protect you from identity theft, and some claim to help you undo damage after it happens. But when we tested the services, we found that many fall short.
(This story originally appeared in the June 2008 issue of PC World magazine.)
by Dan Tynan
You can't open a ...
Posted in Identity Theft, PC World, Privacy, Reviews | No Comments »
Friday, April 18th, 2008
Front-projector TVs can be the least expensive way to get the big picture in high definition--but read this before investing your hard-earned cash in one.
(This originally appeared in the May 08 issue of PC World magazine.)
by Dan Tynan
You can have your plasmas and LCDs, your CRTs and rear-projection DLPs. When ...
Posted in Gadgets, PC World | No Comments »
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
I didn't even know my "open letter to Steve Jobs" had been posted at PCworld.com until I got my first piece of hate mail on the topic. It's so juicy I had to reprint it here (though I've withheld the identity of the letter writer). I expected to be ...
Posted in Apple, PC World, Steve Jobs, iPhone | No Comments »
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
(A version of this story originally appeared on PCworld.com, where it is slowly roasting over an open flame fueled by Apple fanboys.)
by Dan (Don't forget my byline) Tynan
Dear Steve:
I know we've had our differences over the years. I warned you about shipping iPods with non-replaceable batteries, we bickered over releasing ...
Posted in Apple, PC World, Steve Jobs, iPhone | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Often, even great new technology needs a partner to really change the world. Here are 10 marriages of technologies that have shaken the digital world over the last 25 years.
(This story, or something like it, originally appeared on PCworld.com.)
by Dan Tynan
If there's one thing the digital revolution has taught us, ...
Posted in Da Web, Gadgets, PC World | 1 Comment »
Monday, March 17th, 2008
(This story originally appeared on PCworld.com, with my byline. It also appeared on Abcnews.com without my byline. ABC sucks -- but you knew that already.)
by Dan Tynan
Mark Zuckerberg, watch your back.
Sergey and Larry? Consider early retirement.
The next generation is coming up fast, and they aren't waiting for you Web ...
Posted in 15 minutes, Da Web, PC World | 1 Comment »
Monday, March 10th, 2008
GPS, electronic compasses, and new software will soon let our phones show us around town.
(This article originally appeared in the April 2008 issue of PC World, and also on Washingtonpost.com, where once again they lopped off my byline -- those incompetent twits.)
By Dan Tynan
The United States leads the world in ...
Posted in Gadgets, PC World | No Comments »
Monday, March 10th, 2008
In my final installment of interviews, I talk with Anshul Samar, the 14-year-old founder and CEO of Alchemist Empire and inventor of the chemistry card game, Elementeo. Of all the 10 young turks I profiled in my PC World story ("Meet the Whiz Kids: 10 Overachievers Under 21,") ...
Posted in Da Web, PC World | 2 Comments »
Monday, March 10th, 2008
As part of the research for my PC World story, "Meet the Whiz Kids: 10 Overachievers Under 21," I sent questions to Matt Wegrzyn, founder of domain parking site Bodis.com and a successful "domainer" (buyer and seller of domain names) in his own right. Matt started domaining two years ...
Posted in Da Web, PC World | 3 Comments »
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
In researching my PCworld.com story on wunderkids, I asked Ashley Qualls (AshBo to her friends) how it felt like to build a site to give away her MySpace designs and turn it into a thriving business. Whateverlife.com now pulls in more than $1 million a year in ad revenue. ...
Posted in Da Web, PC World | 28 Comments »
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
In researching my PCworld.com story on wunderkids, I tossed a few questions via email at Ben Casnocha, founder of Comcate, which makes software that allows local governments to track and respond to citizen complaints. It's the third company he's started since age 12. Casnocha has also written a book, ...
Posted in Da Web, PC World | 11 Comments »
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Tynan on Technology (TOT) recently had a chance to converse (by email) with Andrew Sutherland, the 17 18-year-old creator of Quizlet, an online study app that's been used more than 12 million times. A profile of Andrew (and nine other whizkids) is now posted on PC World's web site. Here's ...
Posted in Da Web, PC World | 3 Comments »
Friday, March 7th, 2008
Tynan on Technology (TOT) recently had a chance to converse (by email) with Catherine Cook, co-founder of myYearbook.com, the fastest growing social network on the planet and the number one destination for teens on the Net. What's so special about that? Well, Catherine was 15 when she came up with ...
Posted in Da Web, PC World | 9 Comments »
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
(My review of the Chumby finally posted on PCworld.com. And here it is again.)
by Dan Tynan
Until now, most Internet appliances have been too hobbled (3Com's Audrey), too limited (the Ambient Weather Beacon), or just too weird (the Nabaztag rabbit). But the clock-radio-size Chumby might actually find a home on your ...
Posted in Da Web, Gadgets, PC World, Reviews, Things that don't suck | No Comments »
