Author Archives: Scott Dimeler

About Scott Dimeler

Scott is writer, a graphic artist, a web designer, and sometimes marketing guy. He has attended Penn State University and has held a number of jobs in the last seven years within the topsy-turvy tech industry. He currently lives with his yellow lab Boomer and the two silliest cats ever, Cheese Curl, and Gizmo in Central Pennsylvania. He has a deep love of everything scientific and technical but also likes to embrace and express his artistic side. He is an avid gamer and enjoys sci-fi and fantasy books and movies. He likes to travel and spend time with his friends that are scattered thorough out the country. Being laid back and always the person his friends and family turn to for technical advice, he has decided to broaden the range of people that he can help here on Families.com. He always tries to stay away from any sort of techno-babble or at least explain it in a way that everyone can understand easily. He would be happy to answer any questions you may have and looks forward to hearing from you all.

iTunes News – Maybe Movies by the end of ’06!

If you enjoy the ease and convenience of being able to download your media, music, television shows, even movies, this news is going to make you happy. Apple Computers Inc. is in talks with the major movie studios in Hollywood to have available for download the latest and greatest movies as well as some of your favorite classics. Variety reported, citing unrevealed sources that you may see movies on the Apple iTunes Music Store by the end of 2006. The big sticking point right now is the cost the movie downloads will cost you. It’s been reported that Apple’s Chief … Continue reading →

GameTap – A New Way to Play Video Games

Do you like video games? Do you love them? Can you name a large list of games that you consider all time classics and you wish there was a way you could play them again? If you can, do I have a site for you! Turner Broadcasting System has a service available on the internet called GameTap that allows you to play over 500 game titles right from your computer. I am talking everything from classic Atari and arcade games well into the PC gaming explosion and many of the hits and sleeper classics from the “console wars” a decade … Continue reading →

Students Use Ring Tones Teachers Can’t Hear

Ah Children. Precious little miracles, but they can be quite a handful at times. Every since the computer revolution began it has always been the younger generation that has been able to adapt and adopt the newest technologies, sometimes in ways that we never expected. Students with cell phones have found a way to get around many of their school’s cell phone policy. Some schools you aren’t allowed to have a phone, and at some you can have one but it cannot be on and is used only in emergencies. The students can’t really have a big talk with friends … Continue reading →

Moving Data – Thumb Drives

Do you find yourself transferring files all the time? It could be from your laptop to your desktop, your work computer to your home and back or from your computer to a friend or family member. Burning Data CDs is an option (and you can read more about that here). You can also use shared network drives to do this but sometimes that not always possible. A third option would be a thumb drive or a flash drive. A thumb drive is a very small gadget that connects right into your computer’s USB port and acts as a small portable … Continue reading →

10 Electronic Father’s Day Gift Ideas Under $100

Ah Father’s Day. June 18th is rapidly approaching. Have you done your shopping for your papa? I thought I’d share a few electronic gift ideas with everyone and I am trying to keep the price tag under one hundred dollars. Everyone’s Dad is different though and while some dads will love it, others might want you to stick with the standard tie. This list will be in random order. Atari Flashback 2.0 w/ Bonus Pong T-Shirt – Ah, a joystick and a bright orange button, the memories the memories! Was your Pa a big fan of video games back in … Continue reading →

Online Image Resizing Website

Digital cameras are great, aren’t they? They give us the freedom to take many more pictures that we might have been able to in the past with film for a much cheaper price. Never before has it been easier to share your photos with your friends and family. You can even upload and share your photos right here on the Families.com Photo section of our website. What about size though? When you take a digital picture with a modern digital camera chances are it will appear rather large on your computer screen or when you email it to you sweet … Continue reading →

Cell Phone – Motorola RAZR V3c

It’s funny how things work out sometimes. Last week I explained a bit about cell phone service, cell phones, and cell phone plans, and the next day my phone blew up. I like gadgets and after talking to a helpful representative at Verizon Wireless I decided to go with Motorola’s Razr V3c. This is a review of that phone from Verizon. There are other models of the Razr out there and they are all slightly different. This phone comes in pink or grey. I chose the grey one. The first thing you will notice is the size of the phone. … Continue reading →

Cell Phones Part 3 – Plans and Promotions

We’ve talked about coverage; we’ve talked about phones, now it’s time for the next important decision. Your service plan you use with the phone. Plans. What plan to pick? There are so many! That depends on your usage and what company you decide chose. To simplify this for an example we will make up three plans: Local, Regional and National. Imagine that the Local plan covers my state of Pennsylvania, the Regional will cover the East Coast, and National the fifty states of the union. This leads us to roaming. In the past anytime you were using the cell phone … Continue reading →

Cell Phones Part 2 – Phones

Phones! Phones! Phones! Earlier I explained a bit the difference between coverage and service. Now we can talk about the next deciding factor, the actual phone! You need to be happy with your phone. To many people your cell phone is a status symbol or one of your accessories so you need to have a selection of phones that will provide you with the features you want. I remind you though without service, your phone is just a fancy piece of plastic. You can buy your service and phone online but many people like to actually feel it and see … Continue reading →

Cell Phones Part 1 – Service

Cell Phones. Sometimes it’s hard for us to understand how much we come to rely on them. Being the techno-nerd I’ve had a cell phone for almost 12 years now, back then there were no free weekends and your phone weighed as much as a gallon of milk! But phones have come along way and so have the plans and companies that offer them. I still get questions to this day from friends about their phones and how to save money with them. If it is your first phone you will need to decide what carrier you will want to … Continue reading →