sci-tech

User Friendly: Holiday gift guide

pfinley — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Usually, I have trouble finding enough oddball stuff to fill the annual tech-toy shopping list, but not this year. This year, I had the opposite problem - there are too many goofball items out there to list them all in my allotted 950 words even though I generally go over 950 by about 75 anyway because I can't stop myself from telling you about my latest misadventure, like the time I ... OK, OK, I'll get back on task here. (Maybe I'll find a spot to tell you later.)

User Friendly: A slice of life

pfinley — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

"How do you like my new hat, Paris?"

Eureka!: 30 years of tracking boomers

Kristin Palpini — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

The "me generation" is actually all about you.

"Baby boomers" don't deserve the reputation they've earned in popular culture, says Susan Krauss Whitbourne, a University of Massachusetts psychology professor.

New dinosaur species found in South Africa

AP Wire — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:02:07 -0500

JOHANNESBURG - A newly discovered dinosaur species that roamed the Earth about 200 million years ago may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land, scientists in South Africa said Wednesday.

User Friendly: A window on Windows 7

pfinley — Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

"What about Windows 7?" asked Mimi. I was replaying phone messages, checking email, wondering what I'd forgotten to do that I was supposed to do and trying to keep up with tasks that all seem to come at once (that never happens to you, right?). I hadn't heard from Mimi York in a while.

Microsoft's new free anti-virus program offers unassuming alternative

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:00:00 -0400

You can't always tell if a virus has taken over a Windows computer, but many anti-virus programs leave no doubt about their presence.

User Friendly: SOS email

pfinley — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:00:00 -0400

One of my favorite columns is coming up. I usually write it right after Thanksgiving. That's the one where I talk about some of the more unusual technological toys out there (some may recall the infamous Swedish Teflon® Mousepad). This year, though, I'm going to ask you to join me in the quest.