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We’ve crossed the bridge from knowing nothing to understanding the basics of Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. Now, we are approaching the last piece of the MEAN stack puzzle: AngularJS. The Angular web site provides a helpful tutorial putting together a small, interactive catalogue app. I attempted to follow through it, hoping to avoid anything like a programming equivalent of the boat-on-the-truck fiasco to the right. That didn’t happen. I never even made it to Step 0 of their tutorial as the setup for […]

Justin: Welcome to MPA’s Tech Table. I’m Justin. Diana: And I’m Diana. Justin: And we’re your hosts. We’ll be serving up a heaping spoonful of all things tech. Diana: We promise it’ll be easy to digest. Well, hi there, Justin. Justin: Hello, Diana. Diana: It is Wednesday. Justin: Even though it’s Wednesday on the Tech Table and we’re going to talk about some web… Diana: The web. Justin: Web tips today. Diana: Yes. Well, we all use… I guess I […]

Justin: Welcome to MPA’s Tech Table. I’m Justin. Diana: And I’m Diana. Justin: And we’re your hosts. We’ll be serving up a heaping spoonful of all things tech. Diana: We promise, it’ll be easy to digest. Hey. Justin: Hey. Hi. It’s Tuesday. Diana: Hi. Justin: Well, hello. It is Tuesday on the Tech Table. And today, Diana: We talk about tech tips on Tuesdays. Justin: We do. Tech tips on Tuesday. And today we’re talking about XP computers. What’s that? Diana: Have you already forgotten? Justin: Yes, well […]

Justin: Welcome to MPA’s Tech Table. I’m Justin. Diana: And I’m Diana. Justin: And we’re your hosts. We’ll be serving up a heaping spoonful of all things tech. Diana: We promise it’ll be easy to digest. Justin: Well, are you sleepy, Diana? Diana: Yes. Good day Monday. Justin: Good day Monday. Diana: We’re here. Justin: We are here. Monday is the time on Tech Table when we reach into our inbox and pull out a question. What’s the address, Diana, […]

Justin: Welcome to MPA’s Tech Table. I’m Justin. Diana: And I’m Diana. Justin: And we’re your hosts. We’ll be serving up a heaping spoonful of all things tech. Diana: We promise it’ll be easy to digest. Well, it is Friday, my favorite day of the week, and I think a lot of our listeners’ favorite day, too. Justin: That’s exactly right. And you’re going to make me hungry today with this segment. I have a feeling. We’re going to talk […]

People frequently ask us what can they do to either speed up or protect their XP computers since they are now no longer supported by Microsoft. Now, we realize it is hard to accept, but since XP came out fourteen years ago, it’s only natural that Microsoft move on. There will never again be any real protection for the XP operating system. Also important to note, is that  – since the hardware is also much older – there is no hardware […]

Justin: Welcome to MPA’s Tech Table. I’m Justin. Diana: And I’m Diana. Justin: And we’re your hosts. We’ll be serving up a heaping spoonful of all things tech. Diana: We promise it’ll be easy to digest. Justin: Ho, ho, ho, Diana! Diana: What? Justin: What? Diana: Wait, what? Justin: Well, it’s Thursday. Diana: Thursday equals Santa Claus? Justin: Today it does. You know, I just saw someone on Facebook say that they had started their Christmas shopping. And I know […]

Justin: Welcome to MPA’s Tech Table. I’m Justin. Diana: And I’m Diana. Justin: And we’re your hosts. We’ll be serving up a heaping spoonful of all things tech. Diana: We promise it’ll be easy to digest. Well, hi, there Justin. Justin: Hello, Diana. It’s Wednesday. Diana: Yes, it is Wednesday and it looks like you’re having a good day already. Justin: I’m having a great day. Diana: Feeling good. Justin: Because I get to see you. Aww. Diana: Aww. Justin: […]

  I’d like to take a moment and point out a few resources that have sprung up in the last few years. The “Open Courseware” movement is developing by leaps and bounds. Kahn Academy, Code Academy, Code School, and MIT Open Courseware are only a few of the educational services free to the public (though, MIT and Code School do charge for some of their higher level content). While I maintain a rigorous distrust against most manifestations of societal optimism, I have […]

Smart pens are now a thing of the PRESENT, no longer stuck in the future! A power-packed computer can rest at your fingertips to offer you some great productivity advantages! A company called Livescribe, now featuring their third generation products, now have some super-cool devices, including the Pulse, Sky, Echo, and Livescribe 3 pens. Its first writing tool, Pulse, is now getting phased out, taking a back seat to the newer Echo and Sky pens, along with the recently released Livescribe 3. The company’s pens […]