Perusing the Internet, I stumbled across a story about a Canadian inventor - might call him a search and rescue dog's best friend. Seems computer science professor Alex Ferworn of Ryerson University received a Community IT Hero Award for developing a dog's-eye view device that monitors the path to a trapped victim in a crumbled building or landslide, for example. The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) says this is going to be a lifesaver. You can read the whole report from CBC NEWS, Canada; it's an impressive story. The dogs will wear Canine Augmentation Technology (CAT), that sends audio...

Google Docs is an online productivity suite that's FREE, uses none of your system's resources and requires no download. Google Docs is fun to explore and to play with. If you want to jump on the bandwagon and get some of the larger programs off your own hard drive, start with Google's tour of Docs . The idea is to upload your existing files and then crate new documents from scratch or from templates. You can share the stuff you write, store it online and set controls to keep it private and secure, they say. I'm not sure I trust online...

DSi has games choices for every age group! Nintendo's latest hand-held game is not just another redesign   The third and latest iteration of Nintendo DSi duo screen hand-held game system from the game masters fascinates senior adults and baby boomers and entertains kids. Grandparents, it’s a great buy for your favorite kids. Retirees, it whiles away time when you’re waiting for someone or something.  It might not be the preferred game deck for hard core moguls but it earns kudos as family entertainment. In my house, everyone, from 3 years old to 60 devotes a bit of...

OpenOffice doesn't cost a thing. It's FREE and easy to install. Download it from the Internet, no need to shop. Some years ago, I tried OpenOffice, hoping to stop buying expensive copies of Microsoft or Lotus programs for spread sheets, word processing, presentations, graphics and data bases. I liked OpenOffice, but it was somewhat clumsy and the documents weren't compatible with other people's software. I've been experimenting with the latest iteration of OpenOffice and can't find much to complain about. No one has trouble opening docs I email. The interface is intuitive and totally user-friendly. I couldn't ask for more functionality....

No download. This photo editor will make you feel like a pro and it's FREE and, it's EASY. Called Picnik, it has all the functionality you could want. I use it for much of my online photo work - when I put images on blogs or websites I'm managing. You can imagine I do a lot of photo editing and I find this one a piece of cake, though I own several expensive imaging programs. Here's how it works: Go to Picnik (ok, they can't spell, but they do know software), you don't have to register. ...

A company called SiBeam picked up $40M in backing for their push to bring wireless high definition to the marketplace. High definition wireless will surely be the next big thing in home technology - or any other technology. What is it? High def wireless will allow users to shove hulking high definition data like movies and video, for example, from one component to another, at home, without cables. You'll be able to send this data from your portable video camera to your TV. No wires. From iPod to computer. No wires.  CNET's wildly popular podcast of interminable length, Buzz Out Loud, kicked...