http://loupage.com Thoughts on life, faith, tech, and other stuff Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:47:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://loupage.com/technology/mac-snow-leopard-released-early http://loupage.com/technology/mac-snow-leopard-released-early#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:47:09 +0000 Lou http://loupage.com/?p=241 Apple has finally released Snow Leopard, the latest version of the Mac operating system. If you have a Mac, you are most likely using Leopard, which is Mac OS X version 10.5 – Snow Leopard is Mac OS X version 10.6. While an upgrade that offers performance and efficiency improvements, Snow Leopard also introduces out of [...]]]> http://loupage.com/technology/mac-snow-leopard-released-early/feed 2 http://loupage.com/technology/charging-dock-that-transforms-iphone-into-bedside-alarm-clock http://loupage.com/technology/charging-dock-that-transforms-iphone-into-bedside-alarm-clock#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:38:36 +0000 Lou http://loupage.com/?p=229 For those with limited space or who are aiming for that “minimalist look,” Kensington is releasing a charging dock that transforms iPhone into beautiful bedside alarm clock. Combine this small footprint dock with the free Kensignton Rise & Shine Clock & Weather application from the Apple App Store (iTunes link), and you’ll get an attractive time [...]]]> http://loupage.com/technology/charging-dock-that-transforms-iphone-into-bedside-alarm-clock/feed 0 http://loupage.com/productivity/taking-notes-on-the-web-with-webnote http://loupage.com/productivity/taking-notes-on-the-web-with-webnote#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:08:36 +0000 Lou http://loupage.com/wordpress/?p=158 Need to gather information online? Then it’s time to stop copying and pasting and to start making your notes online. WebNotes, looks to be a delightfully simple tool to help you gather and and organize your online research and notes. Update: Today I received my Beta invitation. Seems as though I have 10 invites [...]]]> http://loupage.com/productivity/taking-notes-on-the-web-with-webnote/feed 2 http://loupage.com/technology/giving-google-a-little-latitude http://loupage.com/technology/giving-google-a-little-latitude#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +0000 Lou http://localhost:8888/?page_id=2 Google has launched Latitude, a new feature for Google Maps that runs as an iGoogle gadget on your computer or mobile phone. Latitude allows you to know the precise, up to the minute location of your friends, and, they in turn get to know your location. Latitude is Google’s attempt to get social with its map [...]]]> http://loupage.com/technology/giving-google-a-little-latitude/feed 0 http://loupage.com/technology/five-easy-steps-for-your-computer%e2%80%99s-3000-mile-check-up http://loupage.com/technology/five-easy-steps-for-your-computer%e2%80%99s-3000-mile-check-up#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Lou http://localhost:8888/?page_id=2 http://loupage.com/technology/five-easy-steps-for-your-computer%e2%80%99s-3000-mile-check-up/feed 0 http://loupage.com/technology/texting-for-info-google-sms http://loupage.com/technology/texting-for-info-google-sms#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Lou http://localhost:8888/?page_id=2 If you can send a text message, you can access the power of Google right from your mobile phone – no computer needed. When you are on the road it’s super easy to find the phone number to a restaurant, movie times, or just to see your favorite team’s score, just use your cell [...]]]> http://loupage.com/technology/texting-for-info-google-sms/feed 0 http://loupage.com/technology/google-says-that-all-sites-may-harm-your-computer http://loupage.com/technology/google-says-that-all-sites-may-harm-your-computer#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Lou http://localhost:8888/?page_id=2 I’m SURE that the Google programmers will get this fixed, but… Google is currently flagging the entire Internet as malware! If you go to Google and search for any site, you will get the message, ”This site may harm your computer.” Of course the news is all over Twitter. ]]> http://loupage.com/technology/google-says-that-all-sites-may-harm-your-computer/feed 0 http://loupage.com/technology/can-you-get-a-virus-from-facebook http://loupage.com/technology/can-you-get-a-virus-from-facebook#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Lou http://localhost:8888/?page_id=2 Can you get a virus from Facebook? The answer might surprise you. Recently a friend asked for assistance because she was having problems with her computer. As it turns out, her computer was infected with a virus called Koobface that has been spreading through the Facebook community. (If you didn’t realize it already, the word [...]]]> http://loupage.com/technology/can-you-get-a-virus-from-facebook/feed 0 http://loupage.com/technology/a-gift-for-the-geek-in-your-life http://loupage.com/technology/a-gift-for-the-geek-in-your-life#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0000 Lou http://localhost:8888/?page_id=2 Stumped for a great Christmas gift idea for your favorite geek? Here’s a great idea with a great deal. How about a portable hard drive? Most of us know we should keep backups of our data, but sometimes, it just seems to hard. Well, I have three of these that I use regularly to keep all [...]]]> http://loupage.com/technology/a-gift-for-the-geek-in-your-life/feed 0 http://loupage.com/technology/did-time-get-it-right http://loupage.com/technology/did-time-get-it-right#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0000 Lou http://localhost:8888/?page_id=2 Just finished going through the list of Time Magazine’s Ten Essential Sites. There list includes Wikipedia, Yahoo! Finance, CraigsList, ESPN, Yelp, Facebook, Digg, Google, TMZ, and Flickr. These are the sites that Time says they can’t live without. According to the article, the are “sites that you go to over and over again that never fail.” [...]]]> http://loupage.com/technology/did-time-get-it-right/feed 0