Stories tagged with "Smith"

Web sites let users have a little fun by indystar

Ever wonder how much Google knows about you? If you have a Gmail account, watch videos on YouTube, store presentations on Google Docs or make calls through Google Voice, it’s... – Nov 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Erika Smith

Small problems can be annoying with HTC Droid Eris by indystar

By now, most of you, even if you aren’t a techie, probably have heard of the Motorola Droid. The touch-screen phone from Verizon Wireless that runs Google’s Android... – Nov 09, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Erika Smith

Droid may take bite out of iPhone by indystar

Resistance is futile. I am truly impressed with the Motorola Droid, the first phone born of the partnership between Web and mobile software developer Google and carrier Verizon... – Nov 03, 2009 at 12:53 AM in Erika Smith

In the main, Windows 7 gets it right by indystar

At long last, Windows 7, the latest version of Microsoft’s computer operating system, is here. Users of Windows Vista — Microsoft’s bloated, confusing excuse for... – Oct 26, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Erika Smith

Web sites have some very good odds by indystar

I always wondered what the odds were of having the last name Smith. Now, thanks to the first Web site on this month’s Seven Sites list, I know. 1. www.bookofodds.com : This... – Oct 19, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Erika Smith

Microsoft smartphone OS is a hard sell by indystar

Poor Microsoft. Amid all the talk last week of a “groundbreaking” partnership between Verizon Wireless and Google, word of Microsoft launching its revamped operating... – Oct 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Erika Smith

ChaCha serves up online coupons by indystar

With the economy in the dumps, just about every consumer is looking to save more money, and just about every company is looking to make more money. I really wasn’t surprised... – Oct 05, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Erika Smith

New Twist phone ramps up cool meter by indystar

Sometimes I feel more like a secret shopper than a technology columnist. Not a week goes by when I don’t have a conversation with somebody who corners me and says:... – Sep 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Erika Smith

Radio tunes in to iPods, looks to phones by indystar

Erika D. Smith Is radio mounting a comeback? Six months ago, I never would’ve thought that, much less typed it. But changes may be afoot, and battered broadcasters seem ready... – Sep 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Erika Smith

Seven Sites: Walk on wild side, moonwalks by indystar

You can file this column under the heading of better late than never. Here’s this month’s Seven Sites list. 1. www.siteadvisor.com: If you’re a person who speeds... – Aug 31, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Erika Smith

Keyless entry can come from your phone by indystar

When I was a kid, I remember my mother would take me on tours of mansions that no one we knew could afford. In addition to the obvious amenities of huge rooms, swimming pools and... – Aug 24, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Erika Smith

Web sites for the geek in all of us by indystar

As a geek, it doesn’t take much for me to get excited. Throw in some nice graphics, sound effects, online social networking and I’m happy. The first Web site on this... – Jul 20, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Erika Smith

Booming ChaCha has its finger on pulse of search by indystar

Take all the hoopla over Twitter and the ability to search for topics in real time that comes with it. Add that to most Americans’ brainless habit of turning to Google for... – Jul 06, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Erika Smith

Sites help you find info, books, pics, music by indystar

If you turned on your TV last week, adjusted your rabbit ears and saw nothing but snow, it sounds like you need a digital converter box. Analog TV signals are gone. Go buy a... – Jun 15, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Erika Smith

E-book readers, smartphones and green electronics by indystar

Every spring — well, every spring since I’ve been in Indianapolis — I get a visit from the Consumer Electronics Association’s gadget guy. Jim Barry’s... – May 11, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Erika Smith

7 sites: For those who tweet and those who don't by indystar

I admit, I was a bit disgusted when I heard last week that actor Ashton Kutcher became the first Twitterer to collect 1 million followers. The tally narrowly topped the number of... – Apr 20, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Erika Smith

Conficker gotcha? Here's what you can do by indystar

Remember Conficker? It’s the sleeping computer worm that was widely expected to wake up April 1 and mount some sort of an attack on the world — or at the very least, an... – Apr 13, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Erika Smith

Wider 3G sounds nice, but here's the reality by indystar

For most of my life, I’ve lived in an urban bubble. I can’t remember a time when accessing the telecommunications technology of the day, whether it was dial-up or... – Mar 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Erika Smith

Helpful information, and a way to erase it by indystar

From time to time,readers have asked me about the best way to wipe a computer’s hard drive so all of the data is gone. Well, I found the perfect Web site for that. It’s... – Mar 16, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Erika Smith

Share Your Life in Six Words by JL Kato

"Not quite what I was planning." That is a six-word memoir. Under the premise that everyone has a story, the online magazine Smith is asking folks to render theirs in exactly six... – Mar 03, 2008 at 8:12 AM in Talk