http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology RSS Feed for AZ Family - Blogs - Personal Technology en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:21:44 GMT 2012-02-07T19:21:44Z en-us http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Curt-Schilling-Todd-McFarlane-team-up-for-new-video-game-138868844.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:21:44 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Curt-Schilling-Todd-McFarlane-team-up-for-new-video-game-138868844.html 2012-02-07T19:21:44Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Super-Bowl-apps-138645259.html It seems like there's an app for everything these day and the Super Bowl is no exception. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:38:53 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Super-Bowl-apps-138645259.html 2012-02-03T17:38:53Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/OpenOffice-vs-Microsoft-Office-138640104.html Q. I've been using the free OpenOffice instead of Microsoft Office thanks to your recommendation and I really like it. What I can't figure out is how to stop the automatic conversion of Web site URLs and email addresses into clickable links. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:40:48 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/OpenOffice-vs-Microsoft-Office-138640104.html 2012-02-03T14:40:48Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Data-Doc-says-Facebook-Timline-is-no-reason-for-panic-angst-138322294.html Facebook Timeline is coming and there's no stopping it. Up until it has been a choice for Facebook users, but in the next few weeks Facebook will switch everybody over to Timeline and that has some people concerned. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:41:51 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Data-Doc-says-Facebook-Timline-is-no-reason-for-panic-angst-138322294.html 2012-01-30T15:41:51Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/The-best-gadgets-to-come-out-of-the-Consumer-Electronics-Show-138331854.html CEA's Digital Answer Man Jim Barry showed 3TV's Scott Pasmore some of the hottest gadgets to com out the annual Consumer Electronics Show. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:08:14 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/The-best-gadgets-to-come-out-of-the-Consumer-Electronics-Show-138331854.html 2012-01-30T17:08:14Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Teens-migrating-to-Twitter-sometimes-for-privacy-138325734.html More young people have started shifting to Twitter, almost hiding in plain sight. Teens tout the ease of use and the ability to send the equivalent of a text message to a circle of friends, often a smaller one than they have on Facebook. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:21:33 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Teens-migrating-to-Twitter-sometimes-for-privacy-138325734.html 2012-01-30T16:21:33Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Facebook-forces-Timeline-tips-to-hide-users-past--138061093.html Facebook will start requiring people to switch to a new profile format known as Timeline, making photos, links and personal musings from the past much easier to find. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:12:28 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Facebook-forces-Timeline-tips-to-hide-users-past--138061093.html 2012-01-25T19:12:28Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Review-Software-extras-ease-do-it-yourself-taxes--138060148.html It's never been easier to prepare your own tax return. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:02:00 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Review-Software-extras-ease-do-it-yourself-taxes--138060148.html 2012-01-25T19:02:00Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Study-finds-tablet-e-book-ownership-soared-137890733.html Tablets and e-readers were a popular gift over the holidays, so much so that the number of people who own them nearly doubled between mid-December and January, a new study finds. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:13:42 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Study-finds-tablet-e-book-ownership-soared-137890733.html 2012-01-23T16:13:42Z http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Wikipedia-editors-question-sites-blackout-137569258.html The shutdown of one of the Internet's most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of its volunteer editors, who say the protest of anti-piracy legislation could threaten the credibility of their work. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:50:11 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/community/blogs/personal-technology/Wikipedia-editors-question-sites-blackout-137569258.html 2012-01-18T15:50:11Z