I am a Gmail fan. Their filters are awesome and I find that the feature set is ideal for managing my online business. One of the things that I recently did was set up an email address which, when used by a reader, would result in an automatic email reply. I did this using the new “canned response” feature in the Gmail Labs. The canned response function...

As we come to the end of another year (and come to grips with how fast the last one went by), it is that time of year where talking heads and bloggers come out of the woodwork with their 2009 predictions. But, guess what? They’re all going to be wrong. We simply don’t know, ok? So, what I’m going to do is, BRIEFLY, throw out my own thoughts on what we...

I have been a long-time user of Flickr and it is the online home for my photography (the ones I upload, anyway). Both Rich and I sprung a little coin for the Flickr Pro account. Yes, they’re that good. If you use Flickr, though, there is an easter egg that you can use to show off your holiday charm. Here’s how to do it:Navigate to any of your photos....

We continue laying out your Internet strategy. In this video, I am going to talk about social media. In the last video, I talked about using a blog. But, using social media sites is incredibly important for building up word of what you’re trying to do on the Internet. If you think these sites are just about teenagers and bands, you’ve got to watch...

I have been a long time user of the Flip Video, starting with the Flip Ultra then moving into the Flip Mino. When I heard that they had come out with the Flip Mino HD, it immediately went onto my list of items I wanted to review here on PCMech. Pure Digital was nice enough to, yet again, provide PCMech with a review unit [thanks to them]. So, we’re talking...

Every week, I record the technology news for 820 AM WWBA here in the Tampa Bay area. My news is played here in the Tampa Bay radio market as well as in several other metro areas throughout the state of Florida. Rather than post audio recordings, I thought I would simply post my transcript. You can tune into the show every Saturday at 1PM EST on the SOS Computer...

Time for our next PCMech Giveaway! This time, I have another awesome computer case to giveaway. It is the Ultra Products Grid ATX computer case. Here is some information on the case, direct from Ultra Products: The Ultra Grid features an impressive exterior design, implementing a stealth black finish a cool mesh front bezel. The side of the front bezel supports...

Every week, I record the technology news for 820 AM WWBA here in the Tampa Bay area. My news is played here in the Tampa Bay radio market as well as in several other metro areas throughout the state of Florida. Rather than post audio recordings, I thought I would simply post my transcript. You can tune into the show every Saturday at 1PM EST on the SOS...

Recently, I reported here on PCMech that PC Magazine was ending it’s print publication. Not long after I published that, I got an email about a really cool initiative online which would allow you to get a free subscription to the digital edition of PC Magazine (among others). It is called the Read Green Initiative. More or less, this is a promotional site for...

For some time now, we’ve been able to access our Gmail accounts freely over POP3 or IMAP, so we can play with our email all day long from our favorite email clients. Google apparently didn’t think that was enough and they decided to release a gadget for Google Desktop to allow you to manage your Gmail account. The gadget brings some of the web-based features...

We continue laying out your Internet strategy. In this video, I am going to talk about blogging. If you want to build up an online presence, you need a blog – even if you don’t know it yet. I’ll walk you through the reasons why and give you some tips to get started. [hidepost=1] [flv:http://3daymoney.s3.amazonaws.com/Day2_Blogging.flv 576...

Some things are just so well done that you have to take your hat off and bow to the almighty comedy writers. In this case, The Simpsons took their usual sarcasm and targeted Apple. They pretty much took on every stereotype you’ve ever seen as regards Apple fans. They made fun of the prices. They made fun of Steve Jobs. The store designs....

UPDATE 11/29 10:35AM – The Black Friday Special is over. Prices have been returned to normal. If you were not able to get in on our program during the special, rest assured that our monthly program is MORE than worth it at the current rate. In fact, I am even pondering a price increase starting in 2009 because I don’t want to undervalue what...

It is hard for anybody to doubt the product marketing capability of Apple. They are about the best I’ve ever seen. That said, not everything they do makes sense to me. And one of the things which doesn’t make sense to me is the fact that their ONLY tower is the Mac Pro – a $2800 machine.Now, I have a Mac Pro. It is an AWESOME machine. It is a real...

Every week, I record the technology news for 820 AM WWBA here in the Tampa Bay area. My news is played here in the Tampa Bay radio market as well as in several other metro areas throughout the state of Florida. Rather than post audio recordings, I thought I would simply post my transcript. You can tune into the show every Saturday at 1PM EST on the SOS Computer...