By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech Guru This is a big week for Verizon. You have probably seen at least one ad on the new Droid phone. In case you’ve been living under Pioneer Square these past few weeks, I will elaborate. Verizon’s new phone called the...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech Guru   Q- “Why do some people get caught while others get away with internet crime?”   Sarah L. Portland   A- Every website you go to, and every item you post, is traceable. That now includes tweets...

Autumn Storm Tips By KOIN Local 6 Meteorologist Tim Joyce.               With soaking rains for Monday’s morning commute it’s a good time to remind people that the fall rains are some of the...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech Guru Thursday, October 22nd is the official launch date for Windows 7. Many stores like Best Buy have been without a PC for the last few weeks while they replace the old pumpkin squishy Vista computers with shiny fresh...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech Guru Microsoft may have lost something this week that belongs to you, and it’s in the cloud. What is Cloud Computing? If you have an office that stores customer data, or if you have a digital camera or collect lots of...

By Tim Joyce, KOIN Local 6 Environmental Reporter October is a time to reflect. It is the time of the harvest when the changing of the seasons becomes really noticeable with the shorter days and a brisk-ness in the air. The threat of frost keeps us...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech Guru It is tempting to get nostalgic about the types of games we played when we were kids, but I’ll save that for after Christmas when you’re going through buyer’s remorse. For now we have a decision to make about our...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech Guru California made big news last week when state energy regulators stated that there may be a ban on large flat screen TVs. Apparently, the old Cathode Ray tubes (CRT) were far more efficient in bringing you your favorite...

The Meaning of Life? By Rick Devereux   Why, why, why, why, why? (Job 3:11-23)   I am no philosopher. I am no poet (at least, not a very good one). I am no theologian.   I am, however, a human being.   As a human being,...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech Guru We have five senses: Taste, touch, hearing, sight, and smell. The internet has changed two of those senses forever. If you can see it or hear it, the world has changed on how you get it. If you grew up in the 1960’s...

Middle Majority, Unite! By Rick Devereux   WARNING: This blog may contain political opinions that may upset you!     I know I am going to upset some people, maybe even a lot of people, but I think the law of averages means more people...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech Guru I remember it so clearly. I came home after a business trip last year and when I walked into the living room I expected to see things looking the same as when I left. I was wrong. The first thing I noticed was an...

By Tim Joyce, KOIN Local 6 Environmental Reporter and OSU Master Gardener September is the time of harvest. I try to eat out less—and make myself stay home to make delicious meals right out of the garden. There’s still summer heat to contend with—but...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech Guru This is sort of a departure from my usual question and answer blog, but I had a thought (uh oh). Some of you will get the joke and some will scratch their head and walk away unfulfilled.  Life is like a box of...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech Guru Windows 7 hasn’t even been released to the public yet but people are already asking me if they should upgrade or buy a new PC with Windows 7. Since my company, All Tech 1, is a Microsoft certified business partner,...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech GuruThis week we have an excellent question after the attacks on Twitter and other social networking sites.Q- “After seeing Twitter suffer with a denial of service attack, I am wondering what I should do if someone tries...

Tim Joyce, KOIN Local 6 Environmental ReporterAugust is the time that I try hardest to keep up with the garden. Summer heat in these dog days can wreak havoc on containers that don’t get daily watering and making sure one keeps up with taking on regular...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech GuruMalware is a confusing topic for many, and it’s the topic for this week’s technical question.Q- “I have antivirus and antispyware on my computer. Should I also have anti malware?”                 ...

By Tim Joyce, KOIN Local 6 Environmental Reporter Add the Oregon coastal community of Cannon Beach to the list of communities rethinking the boundaries between which animals are pets—and which are livestock. The city council voted to change the city...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech Guru Are you one of the estimated 700,000 people who had their cell phone stolen this year? Well, I am, or at least it happened to my family. We have a family plan with T Mobile that we have been using for years. My mom...

By Tim Joyce, KOIN Local 6   It’s hard to believe it now, but it was a year ago that the world was in a frenzy about oil. Yup, that black goop that is pumped out of the earth compressed and cooked organic matter from ancient sunlight eons and...

All a-Twitter By Rick Devereux     Old versus new.   Paper versus monitor.   Reporter versus blogger.   We have all heard the grumblings for years, newspapers are dying and journalism as we have known it for more than...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech Guru As many have heard by now the 4th of July weekend brought a host of website problems as some of the country’s biggest websites and government servers were hit by hackers and fires. In Seattle, a fire that brought...

By Robert McMillen, Koin’s Tech Guru You or your kids can go online and be harassed, abused, and bullied with no consequences. This is what was decided this week in federal court after Lori Drew had violated a law that was too vague to prosecute, according...

Gardening calendar: July July is the time that I try to acknowledge in the garden. Summer is fully upon us here in the Northwest, and every year at this time I can quickly find myself overwhelmed with much more to do than I have time for. While I still...