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TT March 10, 2010

Video: Smarthomes: Are we there yet?

Video: Smarthomes: Are we there yet? by Marc Saltzman

NBC’s Today Show did a segment on smarthomes today — and guess who was their tech expert? Yours truly, that’s who! We chatted about the various solutions out there, approximate costs and who they’re for. OK, so I’m only on for a few seconds, but who’s counting? Do you have a “smart home” of some kind? Any high-tech automation or remote monitoring going on? Think it’s a trend or the way of the future? Do tell.

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TT March 4, 2010

10 Tips to taking great photos over Spring Break

10 Tips to taking great photos over Spring Break by Marc Saltzman

Passport? Check. Suntan lotion? Yep. Camera? Of course. Taking a camera on a vacation is a must in order to immortalize those memories in the sun and sharing them with family and friends. But you don’t get a second chance to capture that moment, so our friends at Nikon Canada have shared their Top 10 tips to taking great vacation pictures.

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TT March 2, 2010

Real-Time Voice Translation Practically Here

by Jeremy Phan

Microsoft demos real-time voice translation.

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TT February 19, 2010

Cisco reveals its top 25 tech predictions

Cisco reveals its top 25 tech predictions by Marc Saltzman

What will the future bring? Tech enthusiasts can expect some wild innovations over the next 20 years — such as teleportation (at the particle level), as well as brain implants, quantum computers and blazingly fast computers and networks. Cisco’s chief futurist Dave Evans offers up his 25 tech predictions.

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TT February 8, 2010

Classic Activision games land on GOG.com

Classic Activision games land on GOG.com by Marc Saltzman

Great computer games never die – they’re just reborn at Good ‘Ol Games (www.gog.com), a website devoted to resurrecting classic computer games.

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TT January 22, 2010

32 of the most common passwords

32 of the most common passwords by Marc Saltzman

Use a computer? Chances are you have passwords to log onto your PC, email program and perhaps websites like your bank and Facebook. But if you use any of these commonly-used passwords, change them ASAP.

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