Is there a limit to where you want technology showing up in your life?

For instance, is the bedroom somewhere you want it to go?

The reason I ask is that many people say the way they relax at the end of the day before going to sleep is to kick back in bed and…

* …watch TV

* …or read a book.

But are devices like the Apple iPad threatening to change all that?

Let’s talk about how tablets devices like these may change the way you end your day:

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By now you have probably heard of the hot new website called ChatRoulette.com.

And by now, you have probably also heard that ChatRoulette is:

* The MOST WONDERFUL THING ever to hit the Internet

* The MOST EVIL THING ever to hit the Internet

So what IS ChatRoulette?

And why is ChatRoulette so HOT?

And is it GOOD or EVIL?

Or is it BOTH?

And here’s the MOST IMPORTANT question:

Is ChatRoulette SAFE FOR KIDS?

Here’s what you need to know:

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Sometimes we FALL IN LOVE with what technology can DO…

…but we don’t always STOP TO CONSIDER ALL THE CONSEQUENCES of doing it.

For instance:

In the last few years, millions and millions of people…

…have fallen in love with using Facebook and Twitter (and more recently, Google Buzz) on their mobile phones.

But every time we use our mobile phones to send messages over Facebook or Twitter about WHERE WE ARE and WHAT WE’RE DOING…

…what we’re also doing is announcing to the world that we’re NOT AT HOME.

And is this REALLY such a SMART thing to be doing?

To drive home the point that it’s really quite FOOLISH…

…a couple of young guys have created a new website called “PleaseRobMe.com.”

And even though these three guys meant PleaseRobMe.com as a SPOOF…

…here are some very good lessons we can all learn from it:

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A lot of people are asking me about Google’s new Facebook/Twitter kind of thing, called Buzz.

Do I use it?

No.

And here’s why:

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Valentine’s Day is this Sunday…

…so just for fun, I did a Google search for the following phrase:

* TECH GIFTS FOR HER ON VALENTINE’S DAY

And in return…

…Google gave me 2,280,000 pages of results that would help me in my search for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for Mrs. Stebben.

But if you’re a guy, and you’re interested in preserving your relationship with your wife or girlfriend…

…I suggest you ignore all the tips about tech gifts on Valentine’s Day on those 2,280,000 webpages, and take my advice (along with a lot of help from Mrs. Stebben) from the following tips instead:

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Super Bowl Sunday is just days away.

As you probably know, this means we will buy and eat record numbers of pizzas, avocados (for guacamole) and beer and Coke.

And in the days leading up to Super Bowl Sunday…

…we will also buy record numbers of big-screen HDTVs.

So are you in the market for a big-screen HDTV before the big game?

If so, here’s what you need to know:

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If you want to talk tech (vs. Brangelina) this week…

…that means you want to talk about Apple.

Wednesday is the day for the big announcement that is sure to change the world.

And here are a few of the predictions about what Wednesday’s Apple announcements will bring:

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UPDATE ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 @ 4:13 PM EASTERN
Think of this as a public-service announcement:

Earlier today, Microsoft released a security patch to cure the “Google” problem.

Here is one good article from CNET giving coverage to the security issue and the patch:

http://tinyurl.com/yaywt6f

For more info, read on for my original blogpost:

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Lost for many this week amidst all the headlines about Apple’s iWhateverTabletSlateThing and Google and China and IE…was news of (maybe) a price war between Verizon and AT&T.

But will your monthly bill go down?

Yes for some…but no for many, when they get a new phone.

It depends on your phone, and how you use it.

Some will actually see a price increase when they get a new phone.

Some price war, right?

CNET offers excellent (although confusing) analysis here:

http://tinyurl.com/ydpfqth

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By now you’ve seen or heard the headlines:

* GERMANY WARNS AGAINST USING INTERNET EXPLORER

– Seattle Post Intelligencer

* FRANCE JOINS GERMANY WARNING AGAINST INTERNET EXPLORER

– BBC News

· GERMANY, FRANCE WARN USERS OF INTERNET EXPLORER

– Wall Street Journal

So what’s GOING ON?

And should you be AFRAID?

And should you STOP using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer?

Here’s what you need to know:

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