dan tynan on May 02 2008 | Filed under: Identity Theft, PC World, Privacy, Reviews
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 newspaper or a browser without [...]
dan tynan on Apr 18 2008 | Filed under: Gadgets, PC World
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 it comes to watching a [...]
dan tynan on Mar 29 2008 | Filed under: Apple, PC World, Steve Jobs, iPhone
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 flamed by the usual crew [...]
dan tynan on Mar 29 2008 | Filed under: Apple, PC World, Steve Jobs, iPhone
(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 Leopard with so many bugs, [...]
dan tynan on Mar 19 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, Gadgets, PC World
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, it’s to not get too [...]
dan tynan on Mar 17 2008 | Filed under: 15 minutes, Da Web, PC World
(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 2.0 geezers [...]
dan tynan on Mar 10 2008 | Filed under: Gadgets, PC World
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 operating systems, Web 2.0 startups, [...]
dan tynan on Mar 10 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, PC World
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,”) Anshul might be the most [...]
dan tynan on Mar 10 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, PC World
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 ago when he was 17. [...]
dan tynan on Mar 09 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, PC World
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. Did I mention that Ashley [...]
dan tynan on Mar 09 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, PC World
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, My Start-Up Life: What a [...]
dan tynan on Mar 08 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, PC World
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 what Andrew had to tell [...]
dan tynan on Mar 07 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, PC World
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 the idea, along with her [...]
dan tynan on Mar 06 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, Gadgets, PC World, Reviews, Things that don't suck
(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 bedside.
The Chumby’s 3.5-inch color touch [...]
dan tynan on Feb 28 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, PC World, Reviews, Things that suck
This social network sees itself as a home for bikers, babes, and body art, but it’s strictly for dorks and dilettantes.
(An edited version of this entry originally appeared on PCworld.com)
by Dan Tynan
eCirkit bills itself as a social network for “artists, speed- and thrill-seekers, non-conformists, [and] extremophiles [sic] of every variety.” It’s extreme all right – [...]
dan tynan on Feb 26 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, Identity Theft, PC World, Privacy
(A version of this story originally appeared on PCworld.com.)
by Dan Tynan
It’s not what other people think of you that matters. It’s what they can find out about you on the Web that will affect your ability to get a job or promotion, rent an apartment, buy a house, get into the school of your [...]
dan tynan on Feb 23 2008 | Filed under: Future Tech, Gadgets, PC World
For this year’s cars, personal navigation and search services will be in the driver’s seat.
(This entry originally appeared in my Gadget Freak column in the February 2008 issue of PC World. Washingtonpost.com also ran it — and this time they managed to include my byline.)
by Dan Tynan
You may drive a sporty new car with [...]
dan tynan on Feb 23 2008 | Filed under: Gadgets, PC World, US Airways Magazine
The Chumby is the latest in Internet appliances — and unlike most gizmos that use this term, this one really is like an appliance. This of it as a WiFi-powered clock radio that also does photos, video, news, and games, among other things.Plug it in, activate it online, and pick the “channels” (widgets) you [...]
dan tynan on Feb 19 2008 | Filed under: Gadgets, PC World, Reviews
This pricey remote is innovative, but it’s not without flaws.
(This story originally appeared on PCworld.com)
by Dan Tynan
Forget world peace or love sweet love. What the world really needs now is a simple, easy-to-program universal remote. Acoustics Research’s ARRU449 Universal Wi-Fi Remote comes closer than most.
What’s different about this $399 handheld is Wi-Fi. The ARRU449 can [...]
dan tynan on Feb 12 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, PC World
Looking for love before Valentine’s Day? You could try one of those complicated, expensive dating sites. Or you could just flirt with random strangers!
(A version of this story originally appeared on PCworld.com and on Washingtonpost.com — only they lopped off my byline, the bastards.)
by Dan Tynan (see, that’s not so hard)
It’s Valentines Day next [...]
