60 Misconceptions Listed

Posted on June 27, 2008
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Marc and Penny at “Marc and Angel Hack Life” have compiled a list of urban myth/common knowledge items which are not true. Check out their article 60 Popular Pieces of False Knowledge.

What would you add to this list?

Prints from your Digital Camera!

Posted on May 12, 2008
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The convenience of digital cameras and ease of sharing them online is great, but what about ACTUAL pictures that you can put in your photo album or wallet? How do you get those from your digital camera? There are a couple of ways to do this:

Do you want to learn how?

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Illustrated Journal, Introduction

Posted on May 1, 2008
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This is actually a very low-tech subject, but I thought Witchy Tech readers would like it. I am still learning how to make the videos and broadcast them using uStream.tv (when I figure it out, I will fill you in). Right now, I am just pointing the camera and hitting “Broadcast Now” button. I apologize for the horrendous sound quality. I am working on how to fix that.

Around the Web

Posted on April 16, 2008
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Some sites offering help with computing or modern living:

SimpleHelp.net is a good place to check out when you want to know how to do something specific. They also have lots of Macintosh information for those of you Apple lovers out there!

HelpwithPCs.com offers tutorials and study notes to help you get the most out of your PC. And it’s for people like us!

Sometimes it’s hard to have a chat about the weather with our online friends from other countries…their temps are Celsius and our temperatures are gaged in Fahrenheit. There are online converters all over the web that translate Celsius to Fahrenheit and back. I have this one bookmarked: Fahrenheit to Celsius converter by National Weather Service in Buffalo, NY.

TV Going Digital in 2009-What does that mean?

Posted on April 10, 2008
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Can I watch my soaps?Here in the states, there will be no more analog TV broadcasts from the “full power” stations after February, 2009. However most of us regular people who did not grow up in the “digital” age have no idea what that means. I know most of you don’t care about what it is and why we are doing that, you just want to know if your TV will still work! And if it won’t, you want to know what to do about it. Well read on! I’m going to break it down for you: Read more

Another Online Editing Page for Digital Pictures

Posted on April 1, 2008
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I’ve already told you that you don’t need expensive programs to edit your digital pictures, thanks to websites like photobucket.com and picnik.com. Well, one of those expensive programs now has their OWN online photoediting site! Hooray! My favorite art program, Adobe Photoshop, has established “Adobe Photoshop Express” website for online photo editing! It’s not the full program where you get flustered with weird buttons that have nothing to do with anything you learned in art school. It’s very straight-forward and Witchy Tech readers should be able to do basic photo editing without too much trouble.

If you try out Adobe Photoshop Express, or any online photo editing site, please let us know in the comments below.

Car vs. Computer

Posted on March 27, 2008
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A reader sent me this and I thought it was funny.

“If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.” - Robert X. Cringely

Thanks, Juanita!

Lost Your Digital Camera Cord?

Posted on March 27, 2008
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The USB cord is the cord that connects your camera to your computer. (Read about it here on WitchyTech.) Unfortunately, we often lose that cord and think the camera is useless. Not so! Here’s what to do: Read more

What is ….Web two-point-oh (Web2.0)?

Posted on February 23, 2008
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You’ve been seeing the term “Web 2.0″ a lot on your travels along the information highway. Do you know what that means? What was Web 1.0? I wondered, too. When I went to find out, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was already up and running on Web 2.0… and so are YOU!

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Exoskeleton

Posted on February 1, 2008
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Wearable robot! Just like the cargo movers in Alien3! I want one.


(Don’t worry that this is becoming a gadget-centric blog. I am working on a Tech in Real Life article about the great flood at the Witch house. This was due to the recent death of my high-tech washing machine. I think my non-techie friends enjoyed my pain.)

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