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Homer, family and friends take on everything from The Internet to Apple and Google Glass.
How far are you willing to go to spy on your employees' smartphones?
The ultimate eavesdropping solution for people who want to see what their employees, kids or spouse are doing on their Android (or jailbroken iPhone) smartphone.
Latest gadgets ease the cruelty of travel
Luckily, gadget-makers understand the cruelty of travel, and are always creating new devices that help the mobile worker/road warrior ease the pain of a hotel room with few outlets, or expensive in-room Wi-Fi. Here are three gadgets I've recently tested that can help you on your next trip:
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The gadget-industrial-complex keeps churning out more and more cool tools to try. What to do? Roundup time!
10 biggest home networking mistakes (and how to fix them)
The chances are pretty good that you have a wireless home network, or you've been asked by friends, family or co-workers to help install one in their home.
CES show remains cool despite cooling economy
You'd think the sky had fallen with all the reports of lower attendance, shrinking hotel room rates and no Bill Gates keynote (as well as no Steve Jobs keynote over at MacWorld) at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Despite the doom and gloom, there were still tons of new products announced with enough fanfare to make the hype-masters happy. Here are a couple of trends and products that piqued my interest:
HP Pavilion 18t Premium HDX notebook
Cool Yule Rating: 4 stars
HP TouchSmart PC
Cool Yule Rating: 4.5 stars
Travel gadgets that hit the spot
Recent travels have given me the chance to try out some of the latest gadgets, and these two help make the issue of recharging my other gadgets a bit easier when I'm on the road.
BlackArmor hard drive; KR2 Mobile Router
The scoop: Maxtor BlackArmor USB portable hard drive, by <a href="http://www.seagate.com">Seagate</a>, about US$128 (from CDW, 160GB capacity, 320GB available soon).
