Archive for the ‘technology’ Category
Economy Causing Drop in HDTV Prices
The cost to purchase an HDTV is still dropping quickly due to the new types of technology that has caused a gap in the consumer market. To understand the gap we need to split our consumers into three groups. The first is the working poor. The working poor are making it but barely. Maybe they [...]
LED Bulbs Coming
We are finally going to start seeing some real commercials for LED light bulbs. If you are unfamiliar with these bulbs they will probably be a little more expensive than what we see for CFL light bulbs but will use less energy for more light. The biggest problems the manufacturer’s have run into with the [...]
Pay as You Drive Auto Insurance
There are some insurance companies out in California experimenting with pay-as-you-drive insurance. What this means is that people who own vehicles but do not drive very often can get much lower insurance than someone who drives all the time and is a much larger risk. California has tried programs like this before. The last time [...]
New Level of Accountability for Businesses
Before the advent of the Internet large companies used to give people the run around whenever there was a problem just to prevent having to pay out when something went wrong. Those same companies would then turn around and advertise how good they are to their customers. This worked for years and years and the [...]
Unlimited Cell Phone Calling Using Google Voice
Yesterday I gave a brief overview of Google Voice and all the features available through that service. What most people miss is that Google Voice can be used to exploit enhance the features from you cell phone service. For this to work you cell phone provider must be one of the providers that allow you [...]
Using Google Voice and Loving It!
I jumped on the bandwagon of Google Voice a long time ago. The original platform was called GrandCentral. It worked great but stopped accepting new users once Google bought the company. Now it has finally come out of beta as Google Voice. I use this service specifically for business. While I am in town all [...]
Directory For Free Online Content
The emergence of YouTube and Hulu have made it very easy to catch your favorite shows and videos online. The problems is keeping all of this information straight. I just ran into a new program called Boxee that actually searches the web for free online content. This utility is great at helping you find all [...]
The Next Phase in Wireless Pricing
Verizon took a big swing at the marketplace about a year ago with unlimited service for $100 per month. This was considered groundbreaking because up until that time the big four carriers (ATT, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon) had only dabbled with the idea and never made a large marketing push in the unlimited service arena. This [...]
Fending off Identity Theft
Identity theft was once again the fastest growing crime in America. There are tons of ways for a criminal to steal your identity, but one of the fastest growing means is through your computer. People do so much through their computers these days (online banking, checking credit scores, etc.) that thieves are keying in on [...]
TV Digital Conversion
Since I work in the cable television industry I get asked all the time about the conversion the country will be making to digital transmission in 2009. There seems to be a lot of confusion out there as to what this means, so I thought I might clarify the situaiton. Let’s start with the 88% [...]
