Question: How Do I Know if I'm Addicted to Online Games?

Well if you are asking yourself this question, it might be your first hint! Addiction is when you do something compulsively and cannot actually control yourself. You may think you are in control but you really cannot stop. If online games are affecting the rest of your life, and you are waking up with dark circles under eyes, you need to rethink your case. If you are feeling out of control or if its affecting the rest of your life, then you probably are addicted!

Question: What Should I Look for in a Digital Camera Sale?

See a nice camera for sale? Is it a good deal? How do you know? Here are my tips:

• Check out the item online at a site like Amazon.com where there are lots of reviews. Are the reviews overall positive or negative. What are the major concerns?
• Does the camera come with a memory card? Some Cameras, like Sonys, only use specific memory cards and they can be expensive. A Sony memory card will cost you $20 for 4GB.
• What Type of Batteries does it use? Rechargeable is best but then comes 2AA. You want to avoid a camera that takes 4AA batteries!
  

Question: Do Those Curved-Soled Shoes Work?

The latest trend in personal tech when it comes to fitness are shoes that help you lose more weight and tighten your legs with every step. Sold by several companies like Reebok and Sketchers, the shoes are the latest fat burners around. The curve soles are supposed to put more tension on your legs and butt so that every step you take burns fat. Do they work? Well Yes, but not as much as you think. The advertising material shows an increase up to 11% versus regular walking. That's not a major change but at least its a start.

Question: Ever Heard of Rotoscoping?

Rotoscoping is an old animation technique where animators trace over live-action film movement frame by frame and turn it into animated films. Its the technique we all saw in that A-Ha video for Take On Me. Recently it has been used in a little known movie called A Scanner Darkly starring Keanu Reeves. Google this term and check out some cool videos using it.

Question: How Should I Pimp My Ride High Tech Style?

Remember the TV show Pimp My Ride? Well it may be off the air but you can still customize your car without having to look crazy. High tech car accessories mean having a car stereo which can do a multitude of things like navigation, play DVDs and satellite radio. For less money you can look at high tech gear like radar detectors, G-Force monitors and ionic air purifiers. I am always on the look out for just the perfect accessories to keep my car looking up to date and cool.

Question: What Are Some Data Storage Facts?

Here are some examples of the use of terabytes to describe data sizes in different fields of technology, science and arts

• Library data - The U.S. Library of Congress Web Capture team has claimed that "As of May 2009, the Library has collected almost 100 terabytes of data".
• Online data bases - Ancestry.com claims approximately 600 TB of genealogical data with the inclusion of US Census data from 1790 to 1930.
• Computer hardware - Hitachi introduced the world's first one terabyte hard disk drive in 2007.
• Internet traffic - In 1993, total Internet traffic amounted to approx. 100 TB for the year. As of June 2008^[update], Cisco Systems estimated Internet traffic at 160 TB/s (which assuming to be statistically constant comes to 5 Zettabytes for the year).^[5]
• Social networks - As of May 2009, Yahoo! Groups had "40 terabytes of data to index"
• Video - Released in 2009, the 3D animated film Monsters vs Aliens used 100 TB of storage during development

Question: Where Are All The Jobs?

Well if you are looking for a high tech job, the place to look is still out West. Even though the recession has hit all sectors of the economy hard, the high tech industry is still alive and well out in California. Go for it! Pack up your stuff with long distance movers and head West Young Man (or Lady)! Your future is bright with a high tech career.

Question: Should I Buy a PS3 Remote?

Well if all you want to do is play games on your PS3, then you probably don't have to worry about it. But if you want to watch Blu-Ray movies with the convenience and familiarity OF STANDALONE PLAYERS, then the PS3 remote is your need. Here's the good news, before you go out and buy the official one, you can actually use any Universal Blu-Ray remote to work with the PS3!

Question: Why is Bing Different?

Bing provides the listing of search suggestions in real time as queries are entered and a list of related searches. If you search for aruba hotels, the code of Bing tries to narrow down your intent and only show you results that are pertinent to that sort of search. The TV commercials for Bing show it as being the answer to search overload -- a more targeted search -- actually, a "results engine". Is it true? Well Bing has taken some of the market but its got a long way to go before it comes close to the dominance of Google.

Question: What Was Blackcomb?

Blackcomb? Doesn't that sound a little weird, what was it? Well originally Blackcomb was the codename given to the potential successor of Windows XP. After being delaying due to the development of Windows Vista, "Blackcomb" became renamed to "Vienna" in January 2006 and "Windows 7" in 2008. Why have silly codenames int he first place? Coders love to have fun.