Bathing suit. Inflatable horsie. Laptop. That’s what my packing list usually starts with, though by the time I am done packing for any trip, whether the destination is Bagotville or Bonaire, there are always loads of critical gadgets stuffed between my sunscreen and my flipflops. So next time you pull out the Samsonite from the […]
Windows XP can be an operating system from heaven, but it takes a long time to boot up. Why? Because it tends to remember each and every application you have ever installed. Not only does it remember those programs, but it also adds them to its start-up, which means that whenever you are starting up, […]
You created an important presentation for the sales people at the satellite office in Boise or Brisbane, but in your rush to get to the airport you tripped over the dog and knocked the CD out of your briefcase. Now you’re in front of ten pairs of staring eyes waiting for the start of the […]
Did you know there’s a keyboard function that behaves like a right-mouse click? It’s true! Highlight the icon whose context menu you’d like to display, then press Shift-F10. Taa-daah!
I recently flew from San Francisco to Montreal and, for five blissful hours, I was disconnected, completely unreachable. Now, understand, I am gadget man. I write about technology for a living and people are always asking me to empty my pockets. There’s usually something curious in them, like a dog translator or a wireless sniffer. […]