When my iPod wore out, I was more than a little bit upset. I went to try and replace it and the store I went to was out of stock. They suggested that I buy a Zune with a Zune dock cable if I did not want to wait. I decided that I could not live without it, so I would give it a shot.

I was very impressed. It was as good, if not better than my iPod and my friends all wanted to get one as well. We went back to the store so they could get some and I bought a Zune travel charger, so that I would be able to charge it anywhere, as I did not spend a whole lot of time at home.

My friend, Cherie, bought a Zune car charger and I have used it several times as well. I don’t think, at this point, that I will ever go back to the iPod. I am more than happy with the Zune and I think it was a great decision to buy it.

I have had a cell phone for a number of years now, and I recently changed carriers.  One of my biggest frustrations with the new carrier is that their caller id doesn’t always work properly.  I usually get the number, but over half the time, I don’t get the name.

I contacted the company and they told me that it was a temporary problem that would be sorted out shortly.  But in the meantime, they suggested that I use a reverse cell phone lookup website to find out who called me.  They even provided me with free Internet on my phone until it gets fixed, so that was an added bonus.

I didn’t have much problem figuring out how to find reverse cell phone numbers, and despite the inconvenience, I was able to find out who called.  I just hope that they fix the problems with their service soon - I might just have to switch carriers again.

If you’d like your website or blog to get more traffic and rank high in search engine listings, it helps to know some basics for optimizing your web pages. What are the words your customers might use when searching for your product? Think carefully about this. What you might type and what your customers might type may differ.

If so, perhaps you haven’t really considered who your ideal customer is. Take the time to brainstorm some of their characteristics. These are a few things to consider:

Age?
Income?
Interests?
Hobbies?
Internet connection type?
Are they spending money online?
Where do they interact online?
What are their problems?
Why do they need your widget?
How will your widget benefit them?

At this point, many site owners feel overwhelmed. If this is you, there’s no need to be discouraged.

No one in business can be expected to do everything. This is a perfect time to call in an IT consultant. He or she will do all the keyword research, help you set up your pages optimally and guide you in understanding who your ideal customer is. Never underestimate the value of good IT help.

I have done computer consulting for many years now and have seen many things.  Obviously, broken computers would be one of them, but some of the most scary things that I have seen have been in relation to the Internet.  I have seen client’s computers get hacked in an instant, rampant attacks by viruses, and so much spyware that there is nothing you can do except re-install the operating system.

In an effort to combat a lot of these problems caused by my customers surfing online, I have created a group of software that I encourage all my clients to use to protect their computer from problems due to surfing online, and as a preventative measure from future problems.

I recommend to each of them to use Internet privacy software.  A good example of this would be ParetoLogic Privacy Controls.  This ensures that all the history and cookies of the sites that they visit are removed from their computer when they are done and ensures that the next computer user will not have access to their banking information and passwords from other sites.

The other piece of software that I suggest using is a web Anonymizer software.  This software hides the IP address of the computer from would be identity thieves, reducing the chances that your computer is hacked.

Since I have implemented the use of these software packages on client’s computers, there has been a drop in calls.  Thankfully, I am no longer called for repeat computer problems – now the calls are just for serious ones.

The highlight each month for me is to read a computer magazine that I am subscribed to.  I have been an avid reader of the publication for some time now, and I do quite enjoy the two hours that it takes me to read it.

This month, the issue is concerned with registry cleaner software reviews.  It is really good timing, as I have had a persistent error pop up each time that I have booted into Windows for the past week.

I found myself reading the article.  It started off with a Regcure review and the software sounded promising.  It almost seemed like it would be the clear winner until I turned the page.

There I read a review about Registry Mechanic, and it turned out that it was the publication’s choice for best registry cleaner software.  So, I think that I might just have to go buy a copy – and get rid of the error messages once and for all.

I have been reading about the new television technologies that are on their way in the coming years.  I have been considering purchasing a new television, but I think I will wait for the next generation of televisions to arrive.

My reasoning behind my wait is because of a video I watched today on Sony’s XEL 2 OLED television.  According to the recording, the image quality, and color will be superior in every way compared to the quality of today’s LCD televisions.

The other thing that gets me excited is the fact that they are so thin.  Instead of talking inches, we are talking about millimeters – that will be a big difference.  Much like the transition from a tube TV to LCD was space saving, the transition from LCD to OLED TV will save even more space.

There are also talks of using WOLED (while organic light emitting diode) panels as lighting devices.  Instead of having big, bulky bulbs, your lighting will just be a panel attached to your ceiling.

I can remember when I owned a film camera years ago.  The only way that you could accidentally delete the pictures in it was opening the back of the camera in the light.  Except for dropping the camera, or a child getting hold of it, it was very rare that you would ever lose your pictures.

Fast forward to the digital age.  Now, your pictures can be deleted at the touch of a button.  Whether it is on purpose, or by mistake, sometimes you just want to do digital camera recovery and get those pictures you deleted back.

Quite often the way that you can do memory card data recovery is by purchasing some special software to recover the deleted pictures.  Under good circumstances (where you haven’t taken any more pictures on the memory card), chances are your pictures can be recovered.

If you are looking for software to do photo recovery, there are plenty of products both online and at real-world stores.  The best part is the software holds your hand and helps you every step of the way.  So, if you erase your pictures - don’t panic.  Chances are you can get them back.

Well, another day has gone by and it was really busy.  Between work, taking the kids to a baby sitter, and going to a seminar, the day just flew by.  Though there seemed to be a lot of activity, I don’t really feel that I got much of anything done - but that is okay.  I really should be going to bed, but there is just one problem:

I can’t sleep.

So, instead of just laying there, staring up at the ceiling, I have decided that it would be a great time for me to download ringtones for my phone.  I figure that it is about the easiest thing to do for my tired mind, and something that would be fun too.

I found a few sites that have Blackberry ringtones (the phone I have) and I thought I would take a look.  There were some good ones that I found that I immediately downloaded to my phone, but I wanted some more, so I thought that I would broaden my search.

Luckily there was some Verizon ringtones available on their site.  I found a couple more to download and I think I will call it a night…

I just noticed in the past week the number of friends that I have that carry around MP3 players and other mobile gadgets.  Funny thing is, most of my friends don’t make enough money to pay for all the toys that they have - so I thought I would dig deeper.

After grilling a couple of them, they let their secret spill: they were all buying their toys at an India Gadget store online.  Now, having never purchased any electronics online, I was a bit skeptical, but all my friends assured me that it was safe - and that they all have had good experiences up to this point.

So, I went home an did a quick search for "Gadget India" and clicked on the first result.  Unfortunately, it was a gaming forum - not what I was looking for.

Back at the search results, I found what I was looking for - in the second spot.  After visiting the site and poking around for half an hour, I think I have found the place to find cheap gadgets online.  Now, all I have to do is decide which one to buy… there are just too many choices.

I like to keep up on the latest iPhone news. I do not have one yet, but I will. That is a promise I have made to myself. I love Mac products and I am sure that the phone will be no different. I am hoping to have one in the next month or so.

I go to school with a friend that has one and she has the coolest iPhone games that I have ever seen. It may be part of the reason that I don’t have one yet, as it might be all I do anymore. Forget studying with all the games that I could be playing. I will probably flunk out of college.

That, of course, was just a joke. I do already own quite a few iPhone accessories. Getting the phone is inevitable. I will have it as soon as I have the money saved up, so I thought I might as well stock up on accessories now, and then I have them.