By KYLE ROBINSON Tech Corner Columnist Sunday, Sept. 15, 2012 — Are you shopping for a new computer but aren’t sure which one to buy? Often times as people are shopping for a new PC, they run across jargon like “RAM,” “AMD,” “Intel,” or other terms that read like some unknown language. First, let’s talk […]
By KYLE ROBINSON Contributing Writer Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, 10 a.m. — How fast do the pages load when you are surfing the web? Do you have high speed internet (DSL or cable) and feel like your web pages aren’t loading as fast as they should? There are a few simple things you can do […]
By KYLE ROBINSON Contributing Writer Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 — How many times have you had a slow computer or one that won’t let you on the Internet at all? Most of the time this can be caused by a virus, spyware or malware which can be difficult — and costly — to remove. So […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, 1:15 a.m. — There’s a battle underway for the ears – and ear buds – of America’s hippest digerati, and the winner here is clear: Music lovers. In July this year Spotify entered the United States’ electronic battlefield fresh from storming the United Kingdom and […]
STAFF REPORT Sunday, July 3, 2011, 6 p.m. — There’s a rumor spreading like wildfire across the Facebook social media website that the site will begin charging users for access later this summer. According to the Naked Security IT blog, that rumor is nothing more than a hoax. According to the hoax, if you post […]
STAFF REPORT Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 2:45 p.m. — AT&T* today announced the expansion of its mobile broadband network in Bardstown and parts of Nelson County, extending access for advanced mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content to customers in the area. “The expansion of wireless network capacity will be a real plus […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 8 a.m. — Technology changes so rapidly it not only makes my head spin, but it makes it incredibly difficult to keep up with what’s new on the horizon: Today’s innovation is often the basis for tomorrow’s scrap heap. One of the parts of computing […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Sunday, May 22, 2011 – For those of us who live in Nelson County and have owned an iPhone the last few years have been reminded of the fact we have never had full use of our handheld devices. Oh, we’ve been able to play music, download and use […]
STAFF REPORT Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 11:30 p.m. — If a bill proposed by Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois becomes law, you’ll be paying sales tax on Internet purchases no matter where the retailer is located. In a story published today on the tech news website CNet.com, it was confirmed that Durbin is planning […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette March 31, 2011 — I have been what my wife would call “a gadget freak” since my earliest days. My brother and I were the first kids to have digital watches (remember the massive cases and dim red LED displays that only lit when you pressed a button?); I […]
