February 3, 2003
Personal Tech: February 3, 2003
Game master: Shane Samole carries on his family's playful tradition
Shane Samole doesn't make the most expensive gadgets around. His inventions might not be considered cutting edge or sophisticated. In fact, some are the electronic version of a novelty store stocked with Whoopee cushions and handshake buzzers.
AOL vice chairman to speak to forum
Many of the executives who belong to the Tampa Bay Technology Forum have endured tough times since the tech bubble burst. But they're likely to feel their problems don't amount to a hill of beans compared with those faced by Ted Leonsis, their guest speaker Wednesday morning.
Solutions: Cost of free software is often poor support
Q. I found the Dec. 9 Solutions column a little misleading. In giving a solution for the person with the problem with the antivirus program, it makes it sound as though all freeware programs are trash, especially antivirus programs. I use and advise my friends and family to use Grisoft's AVG (www.grisoft.com). The program is rock solid. The only disadvantage to the free version is that it is limited for use on noncommercial systems and lacks some bells and whistles, most notably, scheduling is set to a specific time and cannot be changed.
Postings
Darry Eggleston will speak about managing resources, references and results at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Greater Tampa Bay PC User Group. It will be at the Hillsborough Community College Brandon campus, Building 605, Room BTEC 103. For information, call Al Miller at (813) 685-6622, or visit www.gtbpcug.org.
Site Seeing
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The Buzz: Thousands rush to claim CD settlement
After a slow start, thousands of consumers are rushing to grab a share of a $67.4-million payout to settle price-fixing charges against the record industry. However, there's a big catch.
Web offers images, sounds and words celebrating Black History Month
February is Black History Month, a good time to discuss the contributions made by African-Americans.
Video Game Reviews
Ferrari F355 Challenge
