November 2010

#FollowFriday – @SimonPegg: Actor, Writer, and Silly Bugger.

by Doc Coleman - Nifty Tech Editor November 27, 2010 Follow Friday

If you thought perhaps I had been detained by the TSA, or hospitalized in a holiday traveling accident, then I am happy to report that I have only been detained by an insane holiday schedule. But it is still Friday, so there is still time for a Follow Friday post! This week I’d like to […]

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ZOOM H1 Handy Recorder – A microphone shootout.

by Doc Coleman - Nifty Tech Editor November 22, 2010 Featured

This is a review that has been a long time in coming. For some of you I’m sure it seems like it was too long. But we won’t review something on The Nifty Tech Blog until we have had a chance to work with it for at least a month, so if you’ve been waiting […]

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#FollowFriday – @Braindouche: Audio Mad Scientist

by Scott Roche November 19, 2010 Follow Friday

Today’s Follow Friday recommendation is Braindouche aka Meredith. One thing I’ve never understood is following a bunch of people just… like… you. When I cast a tweet into the Grand Canyon of the Internet I don’t just want an echo back. So I follow people like Mer.

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#FollowFriday – @Brandg: Author, Web Programmer, and Operator for Cthulhu.

by Doc Coleman - Nifty Tech Editor November 12, 2010 Follow Friday

This week’s Follow Friday features Brand Gamblin, aka @Brandg, a man who turned his back on the fast paced world of the computer game industry to work at making network security software easier to use. Oh, and he created what may be the most popular internet puppet show ever. That show, would naturally be the soul […]

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November Poll: What would you give for better Nifty Tech Blog?

by Doc Coleman - Nifty Tech Editor November 10, 2010 Feedback

Chaos has reigned in my life as October ends and November begins. In last month’s poll, I asked everyone how well they liked the polls and if I should continue them, or just halt them and move on to something else. I have to admit that I’m still concerned about the fact that each month […]

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Scrambled Bits – Part One: BitLocker

by Scott Roche November 8, 2010 Windows

[This week we are pleased to bring you the debut review from Scott Roche, our Windows corespondent for the Blog. Please welcome Scott, and enjoy part one of this three part series. – Editor] Security is, unfortunately, not number one on many peoples’ minds when it comes to their home computers. Oh sure, they think […]

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#FollowFriday – @planetx: Uber-geek and Creative Beast

by Scott Roche November 5, 2010 Follow Friday

Today’s Follow Friday recommendation is Jared Axelrod. His profile says that he’s an inventor, an innovator, and a world changer. When you read someone’s profile you can never be entirely certain that they are what they say they are. I can say that in Jared’s case he is.

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