The Senior Surfer Tech Fill In The Blanks 8/30/13

Fill in the blanks to solve this week's 2 word Internet related puzzle:

_O_GL_     E_ _T_

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Note: In observance of the Labor Day holiday, The Senior Surfer will resume on Tuesday, September 3, 2013.

Answer:

GOOGLE EARTH

Amazing What You'll See With Google Earth

I stumbled upon this fascinating YouTube video and thought you'd find it fascinating too...let's see if I'm right...have a look:

You'll Be Laughing Too

Ran across this funny YouTube video recently and thought you'd like a good laugh...you might even laugh like Crikey after watching
this:

 

Tech Talk Tuesdays: RFID

This week's Tech Talk Subject is RFID which is an acronym for "Radio-Frequency Identification." Here's a link where you can research the topic further:

RFID (via Wikipedia.org)

Questions for discussion: Do you like this technology? If not, why not? Any worries about this technology?

The Wall Street Journal Reports On Wireless Pricing Plans

I stumbled across an interesting article recently, via the website of The Wall Street Journal, and thought you'd find it interesting too...have a look:

Inside the Phone-Plan Pricing Puzzle

The Senior Surfer Tech Fill In The Blanks 8/23/13

Fill in the blanks to solve this week's 2 word Internet related puzzle:

I_T_R_E_     A_ _ES_

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Answer:

INTERNET ACCESS

Will They Ever Go Online?

I stumbled upon this New York Times article via Yahoo! Finance recently and thought I'd pass it along...how many people do you know who currently do not use the Internet?

Here's the article:

Most of U.S. is Wired, but Millions Aren't Plugged In

Soon They'll Be Couch Potatoes

I saw this amusing YouTube video recently and thought you'd get a kick out of it too...I bet even they can't eat just one, lol...have a look:

Tech Talk Tuesdays: Facial Recognition System

This week's Tech Talk Subject is Facial Recognition System. Here's a link where you can research the topic further:

Facial Recognition System (via Wikipedia.org)

Questions for discussion: What do you think of this technology? What benefits/drawbacks do you see with this sort of technology?

CNN Reports On Some Amazing Tech Innovations

I stumbled across this CNN video recently and was amazed by this technology...think you will be too...take a look: