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ALTOM: Want tech product advice? Here's where to lookRestricted Content

June 8, 2009
Tim Altom
Grabbers do little research before buying gadgetry. Investigators like to know in advance what they're getting. It's to the investigators I speak.
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Are new, low-cost laptops good for business?Restricted Content

May 25, 2009
Tim Altom
Today, there are some small "notebook" machines on the market that mock the high prices of their bigger siblings. These can be had for $200 to $400, and have enough features to make them real business tools if you're not too demanding.
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TV talent shows teach recruiting lessonsRestricted Content

May 11, 2009
Tim Altom
My stony heart melted when Susan Boyle got a spontaneous, thunderous standing ovation from the skeptical crowd at "Britain's Got Talent," the latest United Kingdom contribution to the TV talent show genre.
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There's more to 'tweets' than meets the eyeRestricted Content

April 13, 2009
Tim Altom
I'm starting to rethink my initial reaction to dismiss Twitter and now see its benefits to gauging opinion, as well as gathering ideas and doing research.
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Here's how to unlock the secrets of PDFsRestricted Content

March 30, 2009
Tim Altom
PDFs are still a mystery to many business folk, even those who routinely receive them and read them.
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When is it time to chuck old computer equipment?Restricted Content

March 2, 2009
Tim Altom
If a computer-related device still works without any tinkering, I'm inclined to keep it.
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Use your cell phone as a tracking deviceRestricted Content

February 16, 2009
Tim Altom
My dream application for a cell phone is to use it to locate a person in a crowd.
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Is your computer bored? Feed it art, science and moreRestricted Content

January 19, 2009
Tim Altom
Your computer sits utterly idle much of its time, even when you're working. It works faster than you do, so it gets things done quickly and waits like a panting sheep dog for you to issue the next order.

If you're in the mood to be generous, you can donate those "spare cycles," as they're called, to help other people do research.

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Data losses due to hackers, negligenceRestricted Content

December 22, 2008
Tim Altom
Data gets lost depressingly often.
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Don't trust security of hotel computersRestricted Content

December 8, 2008
Tim Altom
If you're not using your own computer that's been religiously scanned for malware, you're leaving yourself open, and the elegance of the hotel is no indicator of how safe its computers are.
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Businesses should note how consumers adapt inventions to fit their needsRestricted Content

November 24, 2008
Tim Altom
Consumers use online shopping carts for items that they're considering buying, not intent on buying.
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Expensive ink cartridges for computer printers signal they're empty when notRestricted Content

November 10, 2008
Tim Altom
Ink cartridges signal that they're empty when they're not, but consumers can take steps to judiciously use all the ink in any computer printer cartridge.
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