Steve Kurtz
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Why we get SPAM

March 18th, 2011

It’s a terrible nuisance. Nobody wants it. It doesn’t do us any good. So why do we receive so much SPAM?

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QR Codes

March 11th, 2011

If you haven’t encountered these strange looking black and white dotted boxes yet, you will soon.

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My Android “Top Five Apps” List

November 17th, 2010

A few months ago I made the switch from Palm to Android. It wasn’t a difficult choice; Sprint made me an offer I could not refuse. And I’m glad I switched. And as a happy Android user, I feel compelled to share my top 5 “Must Have” applications for Android.

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Counting the Years with Fireworks

July 4th, 2010

Independence Day has a special meaning for me – it’s my birthday. Yup, a genuine Yankee Doodle Dandy. Every year, our birthday is celebrated with parades and fireworks. Growing up, I thought that was rather special; a parade and fireworks for my birthday … how cool! I don’t know exactly which year it was when I realized that the fireworks were for our country, not specifically for my brother and I (who share a birthday), but that did not matter. I could always count on festivities drawing people together for my birthday, topped with fireworks at the end of the day.

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iPad: iStud or iDud?

January 30th, 2010

It was relatively amusing reading the early commentary on Apple’s newest hardware, the iPad. It’s as if the media was looking for something to endorse, and the iPad was in the right place at the right time, even if it was the wrong product.

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You are your last line of defense

November 23rd, 2009

“Wow! Is that really you in this video?” the note on my Facebook page read. It was from Jim who sometimes does send interesting links and I was curious. “Click” …

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B. L. O. G.

October 8th, 2009

Why BLOG stands for Better Listings On Google.

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Facebook suggests an anonymous user: Me

June 2nd, 2009

How much does Facebook really know about us? Facebook correctly flags an anonymous user as my friend.

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Move Facebook Events to the top of the page

April 28th, 2009

Move the Facebook Events box to the top of your Facebook page thanks to this awesome script from Wezz.

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Social Net Working

April 23rd, 2009

Is your Social Net Working? Old friends reunite, with credit to Facebook.

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