P-com Biz Technology http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology RSS Feed for P-com Biz Technology en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT Web Wealth: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20091108_Web_Wealth_.html New rules for Individual Retirement Accounts should induce you to see if 2010 is the year to convert any traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. It depends on when you'd rather pay the taxes. Microsoft redesigns MSN, adds Twitter, Facebook http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20091104_ap_microsoftredesignsmsnaddstwitterfacebook.html Microsoft is giving its MSN Web portal a long-overdue makeover. It says it hopes the new site will funnel more people to its search engine, Bing. Homebound flu victims could stymie Internet http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20091103_Homebound_flu_victims_could_stymie_Internet.html Like many big organizations, Comcast Corp. is taking precautions to halt the spread of H1N1 flu. For one, it has distributed bottles of hand sanitizer to employees. Why didn't PA back Philly's $22M US internet proposal? http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/Why_didnt_PA_back_Phillys_22M_US_internet_proposal.html "The telephone companies and Comcast didn't want this to happen" PhillyDeals: Stimulus money unlikely for city Internet plans http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20091103_PhillyDeals__Stimulus_money_unlikely_for_city_Internet_plans.html Congress last winter voted $7 billion in federal recovery money to build broadband Internet for people who aren't online and for places where service is patchy. Philadelphia rushed to grab a chunk. More schools opening door to technology http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20091103_More_schools_opening_door_to_technology.html High school for the Malfi sisters of Burlington Township is the difference between e-mail and a shopping cart. Megan Malfi, a junior at Holy Cross High School in Delran, has her own tablet PC supplied by the school. She e-mails her electronic homework to her teachers' virtual drop-box. Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20091103_ap_bestbuyembracesdigitaldeliveryofhomevideo.html Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections. Amazon.com extends Internet price war on books http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20091103_ap_amazoncomextendsinternetpricewaronbooks.html The book price wars are no longer just for pre-orders. Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/20091103_ap_lawmakersseekbanonlaptopsinairlinercockpits.html Lawmakers are moving to ban the use of computer laptops and other personal electronic devices in airline cockpits to prevent another incident like the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles. Be cautious upgrading to Windows 7 http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/110209_Windows_7_upgrade_caution.html If you're one of the millions of PC owners still running Windows XP, your computer may not be powerful enough to run the new software. Worse yet, you have a tedious and long upgrade process ahead of you, essentially requiring you to erase everything on your current hard drive and reinstall it.