Protecting Your Data From Disaster February 29, 2008

One reason I’m talking about this topic today is the three emails I’ve received in the last week from people who lost data on their computers. But I’ll admit it. It’s also because I got caught without a backup when my computer died a few weeks ago.
SkyDrive.Live.comMicrosoft just launched its online backup service [...]

Rockin’ Slideshows of Your Photos February 27, 2008

You may have seen websites that allow you to upload your photos and create moving, musical video slideshows. I’ve never see a site doing it as well as this one, however.
Animoto.comJust upload a handful of photos and pick some music. Animoto’s servers then go to work synchronizing them to the beat and adding [...]

Web Trends Report on WBAL Radio February 25, 2008

Dave Durian and I had a technology chat this morning on WBAL Radio. Here are the links to some more information about the topics we discussed.
Control Video Games with Your Brain
Now that HD-DVD is dead, what’s it mean for electronics consumers?
Would you trust Google with your medical records?

Web Trends Gadget Friday Monday February 24, 2008

Considering Friday’s winter storm, we figured nobody had time to think about gadgets, so it’s a one-time-only “Gadget Monday” on 11 News Today. And it’s appropriate because today is the launch day for a product I’ve been waiting on for more than a year.
Chumby $179 Chumby.com This product is basically what would [...]

Your Tech Questions Answered February 24, 2008

Some interesting tech questions in the Web Trends mailbag this morning.
Richard in Parkville asks…Regarding the digital TV transition, I have analog TV’s and I use “rabbit ear” antennas. I know I will need a conerter box; however, will I also need new antennas?
Something many consumers are wondering about. Whether you’ll need a new [...]

Online Fitness Help February 20, 2008

It’s Fitness Week on 11 News Today, and while surfing the web may seem like exactly the wrong way to work on slimming down, there are plenty of websites helping you manage your fitness goals and keep an eye on your healthy diet.
Gimme20.comMany websites have come along lately offering to help you build and stick [...]

Online Home Design February 18, 2008

DesignMyRoom.comUsed to be, only architects had software that could previsualize your redesigned room. Now you can do it for free right in your web browser. Repaint the walls, redo the floors, change the furniture. The realtime 3d renderings let you get it just right before you spend a dollar or move [...]

Web Trends Report on WBAL AM1090 February 15, 2008

Here are the links to the stories Dave Durian and I talked about this morning on WBAL AM1090.
You can check into Facebook any time you want, but you can never leave. Some Facebook users are mad about their information being stored indefinitely
Digital TV arrives one year from Sunday
LetsSayThanks.comSend a free printed postcard to random [...]

Cool Technology: Links to Gadget Friday Products February 15, 2008

We answered a question this morning from a parent wanting to monitor what her kids are doing online. One of our gadgets can help with that.
SnoopStickThe SnoopStick costs $60 and can be used to monitor activity on your home computer from anywhere. Just install the invisible software on your home PC, [...]

Answering Your Tech Questions February 15, 2008

Accessing your child’s MySpace or Facebook profile.This is a delicate one. Much of the information a parent may need may be on a child’s public profile page. You can just search for it by name and location or by email address.Getting into their password-protected account is more difficult. Websites will likely say [...]