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Move Over Ms Dewey
2007-11-27 01:32:00
Early this year, I wrote about a pretty cool interactive search engine called Ms. Dewey. Today, I found something a little more creative, even if it is slower, with less video quality, and has no sound. Still, LivoRobot is pretty cool. I’ve been home sick today, so I was playing for a bit and ...
More About: Software , Computers , Move

Circuit City?s Black Friday Bait and Switch or Just a Poorly Timed Price Ch
2007-11-23 18:24:00
I bought a computer from Circuit City in 1994 and returned it soon after. Since then, I’ve not really shopped there much. They didn’t burn me at the time or anything, but I just found better deals, etc. at other places. Today, they actually made me decide to never go there again ...
More About: Computers , Black , Switch , Friday

Thanksgiving Link Love
2007-11-22 17:36:00
This Thanksgiving , I want to thank all my fellow MyBlogLog members who have joined the JoeTech.com community. Here they all are with links to their MyBlogLog pages. Thanks, everyone! Dino D wamylove tisha Antbag redonka spicypage NikNik Molly tlam GorillaSushi business homebusinesspros.com triplekill Lars-Christian greview JoshAllen Buzz tmharish innings TheJoker KeithLDick GregLaden MetastaticLiverCancer Preety GaryCooper AdvertiseSpace puahawaii techbeam atwig Halil Mandal Tubalcain BlogaDollar Yann A Gourvennec Kevin aka Thryn JerkyBeef GeekAlerts geminito individual Link And Earn thegeekboys.com Logesh Dino D spicypage Molly AdvertiseSpace Halil Mandal MasterMOZ Sunegrl (join today to win $100.00) Damia Anura Azlan HealingWords Brangus Weir BeHappy redonka tlam triplekill Buzz GaryCooper techbeam syuxx Miss Mivens Michele Hock huberthsu lekahe Robin Imaginary Diva muesli junkie Urbanread yolospat nicusor AdWorld frucomerci gerryPlanetEart...
More About: Love , Hank

How to Protect Your Private Information From Apple
2007-11-19 08:11:00
Please note: It is not my intent to get everyone scared about Apple having information on your phone. This post is merely an attempt at discussing ways to keep certain information from Apple if you desire to do so. Today, Uneasy Silence offered proof (also shown below) that Apple’s iPhone is sending your IMEI ...
More About: Software , Information , Communication , Private

Interesting Art at the Phoenix Art Museum
2007-11-18 04:26:00
I went for dinner at a new Thai place tonight and saw these animated figures across the street (see video below). I’m not sure if it is significant to a specific event at the Phoenix Art Museum , but I thought it was interesting anyway. The display is rather large, as can be seen here during ...
More About: Interesting , Eres

You?re being watched
2007-11-17 20:25:00
Has anyone let you know, recently, that you are being watched? There’s proof. Just open the file attached to the email and see for yourself. They’re recording your phone conversations and reading your email, and you can make it stop. Don’t worry about that file. You have virus scanning software ...
More About: Software , Computers , Communication

Reminder: Two Hundred Dollars is up for grabs
2007-11-13 21:40:00
Last week, I posted about my latest contest, Join my MyBlogLog Community, Get $100. Here’s an update: This past week, I’ve been working hard to hold onto a couple top 5 positions in the contest. Currently, my blogs are in 3rd, 5th, and 8th positions as seen below: I will keep working hard ...
More About: Computers , Dollars , Lars , Reminder , Remi

Donors Choose Raises Nearly Half a Million Dollars for Schools with Blogger
2007-11-10 19:50:00
Last month, Donors Choose launched a campaign, asking bloggers around the world to help raise money for School projects and classroom needs. You may have seen the Donors Choose widget at the top right of my blog. I initiated a goal to rais money for some of their projects and posted about it ...
More About: Blogger , Schools , Million , Dollars

Join my MyBlogLog Community, Get $100
2007-11-09 06:35:00
I have a new contest. I want to give you cash for Christmas shopping for helping me win a race! Ready? The Goal The goal is to get as many new members to my MyBlogLog communities as possible and win MyBlogLog’s contest. How to Enter Make sure you’re logged into your MyBlogLog account (or create one if ...
More About: Community , Join , Unit

ThoughtFix Nokia n810 Contest
2007-11-09 02:30:00
Electronics geeks: Go enter ThoughtFix’s video contest for a chance to win a shiny new Nokia n810! Read all about it at his blog: http://tabletblog.com/2007/10/nokia-n810- giveaway-contest.html
More About: Contest , Computers , Nokia N810

First Pic of the All New Toyota Imapala
2007-11-08 06:35:00
Here it is! Obviously, I’m joking and aparently, so was the guy driving in front of me the other day, when he got this plate for his ride. This is why I keep my digital camera in my car.
More About: Toyota , Automotive , Mapa

Real Life SIMS: Control a Live Person Via the Web
2007-11-05 20:59:00
Hey Micah! Hail a New York City cab and tell the driver to take you to California. A site called ModMyLife aims to give users full control over some poor sap in New York. Tell him what to do and where to go. The possibilities are endless. OK, maybe not ...
More About: Software , Computers , Live , Real

Biggest Google Slap So Far?
2007-10-30 23:09:00
We’ve all been reading a lot this month about Google ’s updates to Page Rank and how a lot of sites have been adversely affected by this. After much of the buzz has calmed down, I’ve noticed that it appears Google has slapped my own site, this one, in a strange way. http://www.joetech.com seems to have been completely ...

The 8 Ugliest Cell Phones On The Planet
2007-10-28 01:40:00
Everyone’s always talking about the coolest new cell phones, but I think it’s also important to bring some attention to the abominations that somehow actually make it it market. It seems that too often, some company decides to do something different and new, but lands way off the mark. Here are 8 phones ...
More About: Communication , Cell Phones , Phones , Planet , Cell

Chevy?s New Corvette-Truck Hybrid
2007-10-26 19:53:00
Take a look at this picture and tell me why anyone would ever do this to a Corvette : I guess you can find just about anything on Google StreetView with StreetViewFun.com The funny thing is that picture was from Mesa, Arizona. I guess the heat does things to people’s heads out here.
More About: Hybrid , Truck , Chevy , Vette

Honda Asimo Crashed My Wedding Anniversary
2007-10-23 05:12:00
This past weekend, I surprised my wife with a trip to Disneyland for our first wedding anniversary. What I didn’t know was that Disneyland has a few new treats. I had tried to make the whole trip about our anniversary and a weekend for her, but she was as accommodating as she usually ...
More About: Computers , Honda , Anniversary , Wedding , Asimo

How Wordze Is Innovating Keyword Optimization
2007-10-19 06:21:00
I’ve done a couple sponsored posts, but this one hit home with me. Like most bloggers, I’m always looking for a larger audience, and unfortunately, that means I need to learn search engine optimization rules, tips, and tricks. So when I was given the opportunity to review Wordze.com, I was eager to review ...
More About: Keyword , Optimization , Inno

$8,000 From Shoemoney.com And I?m A Sponsor
2007-10-17 18:02:00
We all love contests, and there’s a big one brewing right now. Two of the blogging industries respected sites are competing to see which can gain more RSS subscribers in the month of October. Both are hosting contests to gain subscribers and they’re both giving away some serious cash and prizes. Shoemoney.com -vs- JohnChow.com When ...
More About: Sponsor

Waterhobo: Run, Rabbits, Run
2007-10-15 15:37:00
I am optimistic by nature, but there are so many people out there who try to change that. It’s not that I hate people in general. It’s that so many people these days are too lazy to put their trash in a trash can or too inconsiderate to think of how their actions ...
More About: Rabbits , Rabbi

Buy 28 Million Links And Make Money On Your Site
2007-10-13 00:47:00
I love being able to express myself by way of posts here on JoeTech.com, but I also enjoy building (and sometimes selling) niche sites on the side for fun. When these sites get enough traffic, why not monetize them with some form of unobtrusive ads? Recently, I found out about a site called TNX.net. ...
More About: Money , Make Money , Links , Site , Make

An Open Letter To Microsoft: Stop Hitting On Me
2007-10-12 21:20:00
Dear Microsoft , Over the years, you have repeatedly made unwanted advances, and I have repeatedly turned you down. Regardless, you keep at it, and it really needs to be addressed. Here’s an example of what I’m talking about: One of my email clients noted that email they are sending to one of your email clients ...
More About: Open , Letter , Stop , Open Letter

5 Easy Ways To End MySpace Spam
2007-10-11 23:21:00
There’s a lot of grumbling in the MySpace community about “hacking”. Technically, the problem is really phishing. More on that below. The amount of spam floating around in MySpace (in large part due to compromised accounts) has also been a big concern. Keep reading to not only protect your own account, ...
More About: Computers , Spam , Myspace , Easy

How To Replace A Dell Inspiron Laptop Heat Sink And Fan Assembly
2007-10-11 05:20:00
Before I get started, I should thank Dan and Sherree for this article that saved me the headache of trying to go enter my wife’s Dell Inspirion 1100 from the bottom only to find that would be a waste of time. Now on to the destructions.. er.. I mean INstructions. First, I like to label ...
More About: Computers , Laptop , Assembly , Heat

TV Problem Fixed
2007-10-10 17:02:00
While some of you may not care, I thought the solution to my TV/Computer woes was interesting enough to post. For three days, my dedicated TV computer has been failing to get past the XP Logo seen above. Given my schedule this week, I’ve barely been able to look at this for an hour or ...
More About: Computers , Problem , Fixed

No Windows = No TV
2007-10-09 07:59:00
Sometimes, I just feel cursed with electronics, but then I remember that my last laptop gave me 7 good years and my last television gave me 10 (and continues serving up the morning news in my workout/front room). This week’s adventure is brought to you by Microsoft Windows , a spastic cat, and my failed ...
More About: Computers

A Clear Path To Web Traffic With SEO
2007-10-07 08:52:00
What is SEO? It stands for “Search Engine Optimization” and it means more readers to your blog, more members to your social network or more sales of your product. Allow me to explain in this sponsored post for Clear path SEO. The Internet is huge. More often than not, people need help from search ...
More About: Traffic , Path

The Police Never Caught Me
2007-10-07 05:42:00
After seeing a couple examples on Reddit today, I decided to play with some google searches. It’s amazing how many results turn up for some searches. Here’s some fun ones: “I’m not qualified to *, but” “I hope google doesn’t index this” “I like * as much as the next guy, but” “I’m not gay , but” “the police never ...
More About: The Police , Police , Caught

Fun With Web 4.0
2007-10-07 04:18:00
There’s a lot of negative energy around “Web 3.0″ and who’s right or wrong about what it will be or should be. So I decided to have a little fun with it on my lazy Saturday. http://www.joetech.com/web40/

Samsung Busts Out 30 Inches For Your Viewing Pleasure
2007-10-05 19:45:00
Samsung announced, today, its new SyncMaster 305T 30 Inch LCD display. Imagine the extra width your life could have take the next step; bring the world to you. Viewing the 305T?s huge 30″ wide screen will change the way you see the world. Clearer, sharper, bigger, better, faster; this is the ultimate monitor, whatever your needs. ...
More About: Computers , Samsung , Pleasure

Before You Switch Hosting, Get A Coupon And Save A Couple Bucks
2007-10-05 07:57:00
If you have ever paid to host a web site, you probably know how many hosting packages are available to you with varying levels of pricing and features. When you’re paying as little as $6.95 per month for stable web hosting, it can’t much get cheaper, can it? I guess it can, when ...
More About: Hosting , Couple , Switch , Bucks , Save