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SeniorNet, a leading technology educator for older adults, is celebrating its 25^th Anniversary. SeniorNet’s  new initiative , "Helping Seniors Get Back to Work", will be announced at their 25th Anniversary celebration on Capitol Hill in Washington DC  on May 19th. The non-profit, which has been around since 1986, has empowered more than one million Baby Boomers and Seniors to explore new worlds via the Internet.

Nearly two years after becoming the first national pilot partner for the My PC Series of computer classes developed by Microsoft, SeniorNet will launch a new series of one-hour workshops in the My PC … [Read More...]

Thunderbolt to compete with USB 4.0 rather than USB 3.0

A Thunderbolt chip inside Apple’s newest Mac Book Pro (image courtesy ifixit.com)

If Intel thought that launching Light Peak would help tamp down the nervousness over its new I/O technology, it certainly isn’t playing out that way.

Light Peak, now dubbed Thunderbolt, was never without controversy but now that it’s finally here, the critics aren’t ready to put away the slings. After its launch, the New York Times opined: Is Thunderbolt Really a Thunderbolt? and questioned its consumer value. Slate wondered if it was a worthless grasp at the past? … [Read More...]

Ryan and I are proud to announce the start of a new video series on the Windows Experience Blog, one that we think will be a lot of fun, and really helpful for those of you in the market for a new PC.  Called “Ben and Ryan Explain”, the series will explain the technology that powers today’s computers in plain English and demonstrate what it can do in ways that anyone, even someone who’s brand new to computers, can understand.  Basically, our goal is to arm you with as much knowledge as possible about the tech inside your computer … [Read More...]

First they came for our 2-D televisions. Now they want our laptops.

If you thought 3-D was a tough sell for the living room, now imagine if you had to lug the technology around with you. That, in fact, is the big sell of the HP Envy 17 3D, and any other 3-D-equipped laptop: it gives you the world of three dimensions on the go. Can you feel the excitement? No? Well, ahem.

Let’s cut to the chase. You are not going to buy a 3-D laptop for … [Read More...]

Ultimate peeper protection—for outside and in

Wiley X XL-1 Advanced

Wiley X is all about eye protection. All of the company’s sunglasses exceed the ANSI Z87-1 standard for high-velocity impacts, and many models—including the XL-1 Advanced—exceed the military’s much more stringent standard for ballistic impacts. The XL-1s might look unremarkable, but besides offering protection against flying shrapnel, they come with an elastic strap and removable “ultra foam gasket” that effectively turn the sunglasses into motorcycle goggles.

First, attach the elastic strap directly into holes in the XL-1’s arms. Now, insert the foam gasket (inset), which provides a form-fitting layer of … [Read More...]

BD write speeds reach the double digits

Once Blu-ray burners reached 8x writes, enabling them to fill a 25GB disc with data in less than 15 minutes, speed stopped being a major argument against the technology—now it’s just price and consumer need that stand in the way of widespread adoption. Still, for what it’s worth, Blu-ray write speeds continue to improve at a steady pace, and now, a mere six months after reviewing our first 8x drive, we’ve been presented with Plextor’s 12x B940SA.

But, you’ll probably wonder, what good is a 12x drive when today’s BD-R media has a … [Read More...]