Since most gadgets you buy today have that wonderful tagline, “Batteries not included,” I thought I would included some test results that tell you which batteries you should buy. As a bonus,I’ve also included some test results on rechargeable batteries. Plus, for those of you interesting in your family history, I’ve included a new article on the best of the of free genealogy programs.
I am delighted to see that Dropbox has gone out of beta and is now a finished product. I use this program to keep all my computers in sync with my most important data…but even if you have only one computer, you can use Dropbox as a place to store your most important data in the cloud and offsite. Everyone should be doing this.
As for the rest, there are some interesting articles included here and I encourage you to read them all. You may be surprised at what you find. - JRC
Is Your E-Book Reading Up On You?
Most e-readers, like Amazon's Kindle, have an antenna that lets users instantly download new books. But the technology also makes it possible for the device to transmit information back to the manufacturer. And it's not just what pages you read; it may also monitor where you read them. Kindles, iPads and other e-readers have geo-location abilities; using GPS or data from Wi-Fi and cell phone towers, it wouldn't be difficult for the devices to track their own locations in the physical world.
Record Labels Blame Google For Piracy, Hint At Censorship
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the UK’s main recording industry trade body, came out with guns blazing against Google today. BPI says that search engines like Google are as popular as P2P applications as a source for illegal downloads. The music industry is pressing Google and others to censor their search results in favor of ‘legal’ music services.
CNET tests alkaline battery performance
Even in the days of nickel cadmium and lithium ion batteries being used in most laptops, phones, and MP3 players, some of us still need traditional alkaline batteries. Recently, I was asked if I could conduct some battery performance tests on a few regular, everyday, over-the-counter batteries. I chose what I thought were two of the most popular batteries on the market, and one not so popular battery. The goal being to determine which battery would last longer under controlled conditions.
AA rechargeable battery roundup 2010
On this test, we pit the Apple rechargeable batteries against Duracell and Energizer. Interesting results.
Dropbox Hits Version 1.0, Leaves Its Beta Days Behind
Our favorite file-syncing tool, and yours, just hit version 1.0. Hooray for Dropbox! What does this mean, aside from Dropbox being officially out of beta? The Dropbox team ensures it's capable of both heavier lifting and speedier speed. It also comes with a new, redesigned setup wizard and support for plenty of rare file syncing situations.
Best Free Genealogy / Family Tree Software
PEOPLEGenealogy software provides a method for recording the subjects of our research, e.g. their names, relationships, and events of their lives. Also evidence must be recorded which supports the conclusions reached. They also print the reports and charts to show off the results of our labor. I looked at several free genealogy programs which will do a reasonable job for the novice or advanced genealogist.
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