I was recently contacted by a woman named Emily from Digital Enterprises, Inc regarding the Technology Bytes web site. In the e-mail she complimented the web site and began to speak frankly about driving Web traffic to our humble enterprise. It was real friendly and seemed actually personable…
I run a website also, and would like [...]

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Jay Lee was interviewed by Jeff Ehling for ABC 13 (KTRK) about the new music service Qtrax that claims to be offering free and legal music downloads…
You can see the whole story here: Free online music downloads?

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The Houston Chronicle’s own weather geek, Eric “SciGuy” Berger, will call in
tonight on Technology Bytes to talk about the science of the tropical storm (Humberto) that’s bearing down on us here in Houston.
Eric does the SciGuy blog, and is a finalist for an Online News Association award.
We’ll bring him on right after the regular [...]

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(Crossposted from TechBlog)
If you get an invitation from a friend inviting you to join a social networking site call Quechup, delete it. Joining up and making the wrong decisions in the process could result in the site spamming everyone in your address book.
Yes, Quechup is a genuine social network. But the way it acquires new [...]

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The latest version of my Tech Buzz is up at Houstonist. I post it every weekend and it covers local technology news. Hey there’s even a Dwight and Jay mention! Be sure to click over to Houstonist for the latest Tech Buzz.

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The Chronicle has a report on a recent email threat that is suckering users into clicking a virus that comes disguised as an e-card.
In most cases, the subject line informs recipients that they’ve received a greeting card or a postcard from a “friend,” “family member,” “worshipper,” “school-mate” or “neighbour.” When the e-mail is opened, there’s [...]

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There are no new traffic laws and no new laws concerning cell phone use in cars according to the Texas DPS. A recent email hoax is being forwarded to inboxes across Texas…
Click over to Houstonist for the rest of the story!
–groovehouse

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I’ll be the first to say it, I am not a writer. I’m probably just a halfway decent blogger, if that. When I first got my gig at Houstonist it wasn’t to write a tech piece. It was to pick the Photo of the Day. I told everyone that I wasn’t a writer and I [...]

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My latest Tech Buzz post is up at Houstonist! Check it out, there are blurbs covering Jay’s HelpLine column, Dwight’s TechBlog, local meetings and classes as well as other tech related Houston stories!

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Microsoft has issued an alert warning of a potential security threat to the Windows operating system.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-017
Who Should Read this Document: Customers who use Microsoft Windows
Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution
Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Recommendation: Customers should apply the update immediately
Apparently there are an increasing number of criminal groups targeting the vulnerabilities [...]

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