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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111216_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook has begun rolling out a major redesign to users’ profile pages called Timeline. The new format displays your wall posts and status updates as a giant collage, separating the events by month and year. For better or worse, the new look will let you take a Continue Reading →

My Favorite Gifts For Geeks

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If you want a really excellent curated list of tech gifts for this holiday season, check out the Gift Guide at www.shellypalmer.com.  It covers Laptops & PCs, Digital Cameras, Music & Audio, Smartphones, Tablets & E-Readers, Televisions and Toys and you are sure to find something for almost everyone on your list. However, a friend Continue Reading →
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Soon you’ll never have to run for the remote to turn down an obnoxiously loud commercial. The FCC passed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, which will require commercials to maintain the same volume as what you were previously watching. The law comes into effect in December of next year. Read the full article at Continue Reading →
SkyDrive
There are a bunch of options for storing your files in the cloud and Microsoft’s newest promotion is the biggest yet. If you’re an iOS user, Microsoft’s SkyDrive app will let you store up to 25GB of music, documents and files and sync them across devices, for free. SkyDrive has less features than a program Continue Reading →
Carrier IQ
According to the Washington Post, federal investigators are looking into allegations that Carrier IQ’s software tracks user activity on over 150 million cellphones. The FBI has refused to confirm or deny whether they used the data themselves. Carrier IQ executives have already met with federal regulators and deny any wrongdoing. Read the full article at Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111214_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Soon you’ll never have to run for the remote to turn down an obnoxiously loud commercial. The FCC passed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, which will require commercials to maintain the same volume as what you were previously watching. The law comes into effect in December Continue Reading →
Space Plane
Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, plans on spending over $200 million dollars to build the world’s largest space plane. What the heck is a space plane? The plans are to create a 1.2 million pound vehicle with a wingspan wider than a football field that could deposit satellites into low orbit. If the space plane Continue Reading →
Immanuel Kant
Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play. —Immanuel Kant I write a lot, no doubt about it. In fact, I’ve written more than 250 articles in the past 10 years! That’s a lot of time spent on an avocation that reaches a rather limited audience. And it’s a good Continue Reading →
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Less Blur. More Action. TruMotion 120Hz technology lets you see sports, video games and high-speed action with virtually no motion blur. Now your TV can keep up with your fast-moving entertainment. Double the detail. This stunning picture is the reason you wanted HDTV in the first place. With almost double the pixel resolution, Full HD Continue Reading →
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Customize your own entertainment, with the power of Smart TV. The 46-inch Samsung UN46D6400 LED TV lets you go further into a world of entertainment – by customizing your own. Samsung Smart TV delivers a web-enabled portal to the best of the entire internet, along with Samsung apps and the ability to search content both Continue Reading →