When "good enough" is good enough, LibreOffice might work for you. Homeland Security seems to be supporting big business and ignoring its mandate. I offer some suggestions for DHS. In Short Circuits, Verizon Iphones are sold out, AOL's ad revenues shrink, and Egypt's government sites are take off line.

In the "good old days", on-location recording required a lot of heavy gear, but that's no longer the case. The latest version of Photoshop Essentials sports layers and they're powerful. If you have a website, let's consider the pros and cons of a shared IP address. In Short Circuits, missing viewfinders and why LinkedIn might be useful even if you're retired.

The $100 digital camera that was predicted a decade ago has arrived but it somewhat exceeds expectations. I'd like to show you around a delightful site that contains audio and video that will bring back memories. Spokeo has a lot of information about you and some of it is probably correct. In Short Circuits, the end of the check and a series of short notes.

Warnings that I thought had gone away seem to be coming back. If you want to share videos online, it's easy. Digital photography's advances in the past 11 years are phenomenal. In Short Circuits, competition for AT and T and Twitter ordered to spill the beans.

It's the first program of 2011! If you have a new digital camera and some new software to go with it, I hope you're not ignoring Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw. I took a recorder to the 2007 Library of the Year and came back with an interesting interview. In Short Circuits, there's yet another attempt to steal your identity and Adobe ended an outstanding (fiscal) year.

I'm converting some old videos to DVD and if you're considering the same thing, you could be wondering if that's the best format. My Kindle continues to please (most of the time) and these little devices could save Western civilization (hyperbole alert). Even if you have broadband, it might be wise to keep a dial-up number handy. And in Short Circuits, Google is taking over a key Christmas role from NORAD (sort of) and I'll let you in on what's coming up in January.

The latest version of Ubuntu Linux raises the bar again. Should you have your own domain? (I say YES!) Consumer Reports says AT and T is the cell phone provider that users love to hate. In Short Circuits, security protection comes to Internet Explorer and Google is being investigated (again).

Introducing Windows PowerShell, a powerful utility you may have missed. Premiere Elements is less elementary than expected. In Short Circuits, Google spins an answer and high-tech exports decline slightly.

Using the same password at more than one location on the Internet is a prescription for password theft. I'll explain how to avoid it. Adobe's InDesign/InCopy workflow speeds development at many of the world's best known publications. In Short Circuits, I'll cover some options to cable television, discuss the hazards of speaking the truth on the Internet, and look at Microsoft's plans to provide the security suite for your computer.

If you occasionally need to know exactly what time it is in Phoenix or Bangalore (or anywhere else in the world) I have a website to recommend and it comes with a lot of extra features. Dreamweaver continues to improve as it gets older. The latest Harry Potter movie attracts crooks. In Short Circuits, color e-readers and the NY Times will start reporting e-book sales.