Do you want to carry your own personal library in a backpack, purse, pocket, or computer bag?  Do you want the collection to have remarkable storage space?  Do want to take in excess of 100 books with you on any given journey?  Hmm, then maybe e-books are for you. The earliest manifestations of electronic books [...]

Facebook is a social network founded in 2004 by four Harvard students.  Originally, association in the Web site was restricted to the Harvard community, but later, membership branched out to specific colleges and companies.  The innovative concept took a turn in 2006 and is now open to any individual at least 13 years of age.  Remarkably, [...]

With the Internet apparently here to stay, accessing information has never been easier.  Naturally, a home computer cannot replace the serenity of a library, but it can deliver a wealth of data to our homes with just a few clicks. What are some useful sites?  Let’s look at a few. Mapquest.com—Mapquest is great for people [...]

Most people have probably heard the word, but some have no idea what it is.  Is it a character out of Peter Pan? No, Twitter is a networking service that lets users send and receive messages via a cell phone or the Internet.  Why? Because people are social creatures, and many wish to stay connected [...]

Flat screen HDTV’s are very popular.  Like every other type of technology, newer models are always in the making (so once you get one, it may not be new for long). Now some of us eschew the latest gizmos and prefer to wait until our present set says adieu, while others wish to trade in [...]