Technology Buyer's Guide 2009

Confused on what to get someone for Christmas when they want the latest technology? Or do you want to keep up to date with the latest technology. According to TIME magazine, here is the Tech Buyer's Guide for 2009.

New iPhone worm can act like botnet say experts

Attention iPhone users! There is a worm exploiting Jailbroken iPhones when unsuspecting owners access online banking through their iPhone. This is currently a problem in the Netherlands and elsewhere, but it could eventually spread to the United States.

People are reporting money missing from their bank accounts when the phone gets this virus. There are some ways to detect if your iPhone has been compromised. For more information on this virus, read more at BBC News or Mashable.

If you own a (Jailbroken) iPhone, here is a quick, step-by-step article by Chris Leckness of iPhoneMVP that will help you protect your phone by changing its root password.

Google Chrome Operating System

Google has been hard at work an open source operating system for low cost netbooks. According to Google representatives, they have designed the OS to load each program in the tab of a browser instead of a window. This and other features of Google Chrome have been designed to optimize performance and impact speed, providing a load time of a mere 7 seconds! Read the complete article from Technology reporter, Jonathan Fildes, on BBC News.

Google Chrome OS demonstration

A look at PhotoShop Mobile

Once you are stuffed with Turkey and find yourself sitting around with nothing to do but peruse through the Black Friday ads, take a moment and read up on the sweet apps that are being developed for mobile phones equipped with the Android OS and iPhone, like the PhotoShop Mobile app for the iPhone and now Adroid equipped phones.

Are you ready for the future?

Social Bookmarking: What it is / Why to care

The coolest thing since sliced bread.

Jing Project.
by TechSmith

Saving Word Documents in RTF and Other Formats

Check out this easy to follow, step-by-step guide for Saving Word documents in other formats including .rtf or older formats, such as 2000 - 2003.

Word 2007_ Saving a Documen..

How to Start your own Blog

So you want to create your own weblog..

There are many blogging sites to choose from, but to get started in the world of blogging I am going to recommend Blogger because it is straight forward and customizable.

Blogger hosts a variety of helpful video tutorials, like the one below, and has an excellent help center if you get stuck on something.

Watch the video below, and it will walk you through the initial set up of your blog.



For additional help getting started with your blog project check out Blogger's Getting Started Center, or visit us in the Student Technology Center on the 2nd Floor of Zahnow Library to get one on one assistance with your new weblog.