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Dan Appleman is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in hardware, software and gadgets of all kinds. Author of How Computer Programming Works and numerous other technical books and articles, he stubbornly insists that technology be judged by its real value, and not just by how new or cool it is. Reach Dan at GadgetExaminer@gmail.com.

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Virtual fireworks for a real fourth of July

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Fireworks are a long time Fourth of July tradition, but in many places has become a harder and harder tradition to follow. Many cities and counties...
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Michael Jackson – remembered in gadgets

Monday, June 29th, 2009 · 1 comment

It’s ironic but true that when a major celebrity passes away, themed merchandise becomes a hot item. Between collectors, who inevitably see the...
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It’s time to stop forcing smartphone users to buy data plans

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

According to a new study by StrategyAnalytics, 48% of Americans would be willing to drop their mobile data service to cut household costs. Considering...
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Your analog TV may be higher definition than you think

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With the switch to digital broadcast television, high definition TVs with digital tuners can receive high definition signals as good as any offered by...
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Adding features to broadcast TV

In the past week I’ve written about how you can save hundreds of dollars a year by dropping cable in favor of free broadcast TV. If you have a...
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Disney and Asus announce netbooks for kids

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Disney Corporation and Asus have announced two new netbook computers designed for children 6-12 called the Disney Netpals.From a hardware perspective,...
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Get the best possible signal from your DTV converter box

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Using digital conversion boxes on analog TVs is sometimes seen as a last resort – a poor person’s way to keep using their “old...
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It’s not too late to get your (almost free) DTV converter box

A few days ago I wrote how you can save hundreds of dollars on television by switching to digital broadcast TV. Though it’s a bit hard to...
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Save money with free Digital TV

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For many years TV viewers have adopted cable and satellite TV for two reasons: the number of available channels and the quality of the video....
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Apple reduces IPhone price to $1778 (plus tax)

There was great excitement this week at Macworld with the announcement that the current iPhone 8GB phone will have its price reduced to $99. That the...
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