Tech Tips

February 2005

High-Tech Gadgets

by Barbara J. Feldman February 28, 2005

For geeks that love high-tech gadgets, here are a few must read sites. Woot! is known for great pricing, but only sells one item per day. Head over early, because the best toys sell out quickly. For personal technology reviews, try Engadget, Gizmodo or Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal.

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Podcasting

by Barbara J. Feldman February 21, 2005

Podcasting is distributing digital audio files for playback at a later time. It is a play on the words “broadcasting” and “iPod,” even though podcasting works on any music player, not just the Apple iPod. For more on podcasting, read Answers.com or download the free iPodder application.

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CAPTCHA

by Barbara J. Feldman February 15, 2005

Ever wonder why so many websites ask you to enter squiggly, distorted pass codes? They are using captcha to verify your humanity. A captcha is an automated test that humans can pass, but computers can not. To learn more, read the definitions from Webopedia or Wikipedia. Or dive into Carnegie Mellon’s Captcha Project.

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iTunes Jukebox

by Barbara J. Feldman February 7, 2005

Even if you do not own an iPod, the free

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Google Video

by Barbara J. Feldman February 1, 2005

The newest from Google Labs ( http://labs.google.com ) is a television search tool called Google Video ( http://video.google.com/ ) that searches a database of closed caption text from a handful of television channels. The database of content is still growing, but it’s an interesting glimpse into the future of online video.

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