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The 8-step technology detox
Digital Living As for using a cup and string for long-range communication, it does actually work -- try it yourself -- but frankly you might as well just go and talk to the person at the other end. After the anger and frustration of the first few weeks passed...
14 June 2007, 16:23
Swedish flirts find a new home
Digital Living Its 'proportionately divided' members seem to love it -- they meet up in person at community get-togethers, and the site has its old guard, its newbies, its heroes and villans. Current online social spaces like Playahead and MySpace are building a...
23 September 2006, 8:00
Daddy, what was it like to be clueless?
Digital Living I didn't know the person driving me home that well, so I slyly Googled her with my handheld, and was able to ask her about her school, and the fact that she'd entered various triathlons, and even her work with a charitable organisation, before she...
10 June 2006, 8:00
Wi-Fi is the answer to a home without wires
Digital Living He was the first person I know to go wireless at home, some years ago. I remember the pride with which I finally got my own set up, the first kid on my block to go Wi-Fi at home. Once you've done it, it seems ridiculous that you once had to connect...
4 March 2006, 7:00
Leaving Las Vegas
Digital Living I spoke to someone at the Microsoft keynote who'd never seen Bill Gates in the flesh before, and who was amazed that Gates in person came across as such a geek. CES was the first time I'd seen the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots trailer on...
11 January 2006, 15:45
Windows XP SP2 nightmares
Digital Living and you're probably as eager to keep hackers, viruses, and Trojan horses as far from your PC as the next person. Click the Custom Install option on the first screen you see. It's also the simplest, so try it first.
13 May 2005, 15:27
Replace your iPod's battery
Digital Living However, if you're the kind of person who frets or if you have no mechanical aptitude, your best bet is either to send your iPod to Apple or to a quality third-party shop to get the battery replaced. While many users of the first 5GB iPod model are...
11 May 2005, 11:43
Do more with your iPod
Digital Living In most cases, the easiest way to keep discrete libraries for syncing both iPods is to create a separate user account for each person who uses an iPod with the computer. First, click Start > Control Panel > User Accounts (Start > Settings > Control...
9 May 2005, 14:49
eBay nightmares
Digital Living If you've not bought from a seller before, see if that person is a member of PayPal Buyer Protection plan, which provides buyers £250 of protection against nondelivery and a host of other nightmares. Click the bidder's name to view his profile...
7 May 2005, 15:43


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