TechTalk
Mike Berman's weekly syndicated column, covering everything and anything having to do with personal computers, has become part of the blogosphere at www.scrippsnews.com. Copies of the column can be found here.

This week's article

Sign of the Times
In an effort to shore up sagging sales of its new operating system, the folks at Microsoft decided to pull a fast one on its anti-Vista computer users. Most of these folks have been refusing to upgrade from Windows XP and really haven't seen anything in the new operating system that would make them want to switch. -- 8-22-08

Recent articles

Satisfying a Keyboard Fetish
I am sitting here buried in keyboards. They're everywhere I look - - - on the shelves, on the floor and, of course, attached to my computers. So, in an effort to keep from tripping over them and to restore some order in my life, let me clue you in to a few from Adesso that I really like. -- 7-16-08

Remember Vinyl????
Two manufacturers of quality turntables want to give you a link to the past by making it easy for you to convert those old, dusty vinyl records to digital files. American Audio and Audio-Technica, both well known to audiophiles and DJs, have hit the market with turntables that will have you spinning and grinning as you effortlessly preserve those old recordings and store them on your computer or other device. -- 6-18-08

Pure Sound, No Distractions
To a music lover, pure Nirvana is being able to listen to your favorite melodies in pure, crisp tones wihtout distractions. No rattles. No hums. Just beautiful music, reproduced the way God intended. New noise-cancelling headsets from Audio-Technica and Ableplanet bring us close to perfection, delivering crisp, clear sound while filtering out all of the annoying background noise. And they do this without adding annoying hums or muffling the sound, like many of their competitors. -- 5-19-08

Scammers Want Your Rebate Check
Beware!!!! Nasty scammers are after your IRS rebate check. They're circulating an email from a phony IRS address advising unsuspecting recipients to set up an electronic transfer of their rebates to their checking or savings accounts. Unfortunately, that's not the case and, in the end, they have your Social Security number, bank account number and possibly a credit card number. -- 5-06-08

Good-bye Piano Role Blues
The day of the old player piano is long gone, with only images of old saloons and western movies keeping it percolating in the recesses of our minds. But the concept of those old uprights lives on as it enters a new age of computerization, electronics and pure, raw sound that we've come to expect from today's modern marvels. -- 4-29-08

 

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This week's column

XBox 360
Okay, it's time to hop to the hype: The new XBox 360 has hit the market just in time for . . . drum roll please . . . Christmas! - - 12-06-05

Recent columns

Games for XP
Kmart isn't going to tell me I should start wearing boxers so why should Bill Gates tell me what games I should play? - - 12-01-03

The Wonders of Wireless
Don't get excited just yet, we're not talking about bras here. We're talking networks and wireless is where it's at for homes and small businesses. -- 6-20-03

XBox Vs. PS2 Round III
Am I hallucinating, or has my addle-brained offspring finally admitted that I was right!!!! -- 5-30-03

A Taxing Situation
The wife and I do our taxes nightly. I know what you're thinking. This is a real trick... especially since I don't have a wife. -- 2-10-03

The Best of 2002
Now while I haven't been particularly nice this year, it doesn't really matter -- I'm Jewish and Hanukkah Harry doesn't keep a list. I'll be nice once Mike grows hair. -- 12-23-02

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