Technology
How Does a Free Conference Call Make Money?
Summary: Free Conference Calls may be free to you, but they’re costing somebody. So, who is paying for your free conference calls? The FCC’s Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires the big telephone companies — such as AT&T, Verizon, Qwest — to to pay the smaller, rural, phone carriers termination fees to complete calls through [...]
How to make DRM Free (Digital Rights Management)
Summary: What is DRM Free? How to remove DRM? What is Digital Rights Management? Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a protection scheme that restricts the devices on which you can play content that you’ve purchased. Every week I get emails from people asking how they can convert their DRM protected Audible files to MP3 [...]
Spell Checkers for Facebook Chat, Posts and eMail (with pictures)
Summary: Here are two Facebook spell check solutions. One lets you use your Foxpro Spell check in Facebook, the other is a program that works in any program and on any Internet web site. AsUType adds a spell checker to any Windows program and is similar to the predictive spell checker on your iPhone or [...]
Google Power Meter Compatible Devices Comparison Chart
Summary: This is a chart describing the Requirements, Prices, Methods, and Features of Google PowerMeter approved electric devices that send your real-time electronic usage to the free Google PowerMeter website. . 6/24/2011 Update: Google has decided to discontinue Google PowerMeter as of September 16, 2011. Google created PowerMeter and “Google Health” (also being discontinued on January [...]
Compare iPad to Laptop
Are you a Microsoft Windows user considering buying an Apple iPad? For more than 25 years, I've been using Microsoft Windows. For the past few years, I've been using an HP/Compaq Windows “tablet” as my primary computer. I was seduced into pre-ordering an iPad by it's slim size, light weight, and impressive 10 hour battery [...]
