Archive for October, 2008

Archive Your CD Collection with FLAC and MediaMonkey

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

  They told us the Compact Disc would last forever, that it was indestructible. Then they told us it would last for twenty years. More recently, statements by the United States National Archives and Records Administration suggest that a lifespan of 3 to 5 years is more ...

Mini-Notebooks Are All The Rage

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Many folks have asked me for a recommendation of a second laptop for use by their kids or spouse. Basically, the criteria is something inexpensive for web surfing and checking email. With that in mind mini-notebooks also called net-books are all the rage. These are small inexpensive laptops ...

Obama-Biden Tax Calculator

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

The Obama-Biden ticket has posted an on-line calculator which will show you how much you'll save under their proposed tax plan. Don't vote against your own financial interests. This is interesting if you're making under a quarter of a million dollars a year. Which is probably just one ...