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Lately on Techplanations: Headset Contest, Gifts for Geeks, Basic computer fixes, and Telelympics Part 1

by Tris Hussey on December 12, 2009 · 0 comments

in Books, Cool tools, Daddy Wears Slippers to Work, Internet Life, News and Info, Social Media, Technology, Tips and Tricks, Vancouver Observer - Techplanations, Web 2.0

Things have been pretty active over on my Vancouver Observer column, Techplanations. WIth the holidays coming up I had to cover gift ideas for geeks: Getting Great Gifts for Geeks and since we all need to stop talking on our cellphones while starting in BC starting in January I have a review of some Motorola headsets and a contest to win a headset or hands free car device–Do You Have a Headset for Your Cell Phone?.

Because the column is about helping people use technology better (and fix it when it [...]

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You can use Subversion for more than just code wrangling–Using SVN to manage my new book

by Tris Hussey on December 4, 2009 · 0 comments

in Cool tools, Technology, Tips and Tricks, Using WordPress, WordPress

Have you heard of Subversion? No? I’m not surprised because it’s one of those tools that for the most part developers make use of. Just what is Subversion (or SVN for short)? SVN is a tool for version control. It’s purpose is to keep track of all the versions of a given document(s) and make sure that when people are working on a document together, that they don’t overwrite each other’s code. That’s the top level, basic idea behind SVN and for the most part SVN is used by developers [...]

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Social Media and Business–no different then versus now

by Tris Hussey on December 2, 2009 · 0 comments

in Blogging, Business blogs, Social Media, Teaching, Technology, Web 2.0

Way back in 2005, when “business blogs” were pretty rare creatures, those of use who were pushing the boundaries and getting some of the first businesses to actively use blogs were telling businesses to start blogging only if they were serious about getting input from their customers. If they weren’t ready for that kind of interaction or weren’t willing to put real resources behind a blog, then just monitoring social media right be the right choice for them.

I feel compelled to say right off the bat that if you aren’t [...]

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More Than One Way To Get Online On The Go, But Don’t Forget Security!

by Tris Hussey on November 23, 2009 · 0 comments

in Cool tools, Internet Life

Ah WiFi. It’s almost everywhere now. Right now, in fact, I’m writing this post from a local coffee place that has great, free WiFi and awesome dark chocolate mochas, but WiFi isn’t everywhere. For the times I don’t have access to WiFi, I carry a USB data stick (EVDO modem) that gives me DSL level connections throughout most of metro Vancouver. MacWorld has a short piece on six ways to get online when you don’t have free WiFi around, and while all of these are great tips, I also want [...]

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