By now, most of us know the short story. Google came out with a new social network and they integrated it right into Gmail. Then, a big privacy uproar ensued. And tech pundits everywhere chime in on whether Buzz matters or not. Does it matter? Is Buzz actually worthy of it’s name? Or are we looking at another snorefest, the likes of Google Knol or...

OK, we know Rich’s opinion on the Apple Ipad. What about you?Speaking for myself (and as a daily Mac user), I am uninterested. It looks cool, but I essentially see it as an Ipod Touch with a bigger screen. The fact that this device runs the Iphone OS and is tied to the App Store is such a HUGE ball & chain for a device which had so much potential. I...

This is a guest post by Frank Angelone. It’s come to my knowledge that in today’s day and age, buying a cell phone requires you to buy a data plan. You see these new tech gadgets that you got to have, but you are being forced to buy the data plan as well. Even if you don’t want all the extra features, but you just want the phone…it...

So, here’s the question… If expense was not an issue, would you get yourself a Mac? Yes, it costs more to acquire a Mac. IT can be hard for some to justify the idea of buying a Mac when you can easily find a Windows PC with better specs for less money. We’re all familiar with the arguments pro and con. The debate will never die. So, let’s...

David Risley here with an announcement from PCMech. I have decided to bring an end to the PCMech line of physical products in our online store. In this modern day and age, I can better serve all customers through the use of digital content, which requires no shipping costs to you nor to me. The PCMech Premium membership has become our primary means of delivering...

Amazon.com created the idea of the ebook reader back in 2007. They called it Kindle. Since 2007, things have really taken off. The popularity of the original Kindle has spawned competition from several fairly unknown brands, but also some known ones like Sony and Barnes & Noble (with the Nook). Amazon, for it’s part, has released the Kindle DX, the...

Do you use social media sites? To you use Twitter at all? Do you dabble? Or do you think it is just a big waste of time? Doing what I do for a living, I am pretty active in social media. I am on Twitter every day. I am also active on Facebook. Every once in awhile, I check in on LinkedIn. Myspace? Well, I have a profile but I think the site blows and therefore I...

Anybody with more than one monitor on their computer has experienced this. You want to watch a Flash movie on one monitor while doing something on the other. Perhaps a Youtube video or a Hulu movie. But, the moment you click on anything outside the movie, it goes back to the small view again. Annoying! Well, one astute guy came up with a work-around. He created...

It is pretty easy to take a Word document and export it to PDF. There are multiple free options for doing this. However, converting a PDF to Word isn’t usually so straight-forward. What if you want to edit the PDF? Check out the web-based PDF to Word converter, from the guys at NitroPDF. You upload your PDF, choose your format, then give them your email...

You will either think this is cool, or incredibly tacky. The Onkyo DX has DUAL screens. And it is a laptop. It folds down much like a standard laptop (you can watch the little animation on the product page).Each screen is 10.1 inches and works at 1,366×768 resolution. So, it is kinda like a netbook with dual LCDs. Under the hood, it has a 1.6 GHz Athlon, 2...

We all use our computer for different things. Personally, I use mine to run an internet business. This means my web browser is pretty much always open and I am online all the time. I write blog post and I produce videos. I organize my photos and videos on the computer as well. What about you? And if you wish to elaborate, feel free to post a comment on this post...

Windows 7 is out in force. According to our stats here at PCMech, about 15% of you guys are already using Windows 7. However, a whopping 51% of you guys are still using Windows XP. And 22% of you guys are using Vista. Chances are, if you’re using Vista, you might be thinking about an upgrade. However, a lot of XP users are comfortable with it and are...

We have talked about the Flip Video cameras here on PCMech before. I’m a fan. I actually own 3 of them (long story). Since we discussed the Flip originally, it was acquired by Cisco. Backed by Cisco’s finances, they have already released a new model for the Flip. I’m seeing TV commercials every now and then which advertise the Flip. And, now, they seem to...

Remember Geocities? That online community with free hosting that so many people (including myself) started our first website on. Did you know that PCMech.com got its start on Geocities? Back before I even owned the domain, the concept behind this site was run on GeoCities. At SiliconValley/Lakes/3553/, to be exact. Well, Yahoo bought Geocities. It went nowhere....

Some huge news has hit the world of GPS. Google is poised to fundamentally change the GPS market. They have released the beta version of Google Maps Navigation for the Android platform. This directly pits Google up against major GPS manufacturers like Garmin and TomTom. Here is what it’ll be able to do:Live traffic data Search by voice or text (in plain...