http://www.jimstechtips.com Tips, Thoughts and Tutorials on Technology Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:48:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are hundreds of free games for the iPhone and iPod touch.  What are some of the best?  Tom Merrit of CNET TV describes his top 5 here: http://www.jimstechtips.com/?p=196 Have you been running all these years with nothing but a simple chronograph watch?  Well my friend it's time to embrace some of the new technology that's out there for runners! Garmin Foreruner X01 Series Garmin offers several different GPS enabled devices with varying levels of features.  Most of them come with ... http://www.jimstechtips.com/?p=86 Do you need the ability to create PDF files, but would rather not have to spend a large amount of money on Adobe Acrobat?  There are several free alternatives to Acrobat out there.  Most of them will not have all the features of Acrobat, such as form creation and other ... http://www.jimstechtips.com/?p=126 There are plenty of people out there who have an old collection of VHS tapes gathering dust.  It's definitely time to get those old tapes converted to DVD if you haven't already.  The typical shelf life of a VHS tape is about 15 to 20 years (or slightly higher if ... http://www.jimstechtips.com/?p=88 This year's Tour of California has all the competitors carrying GPS tracking devices along with them. This GPS data is used to keep track of rider and team positions on the official Tour of California website.   Lance Armstrong is back on his bike and participating in this year's race.  He's ... http://www.jimstechtips.com/?p=78 There may be occasions where you will need to remotely connect to your home computer from another computer. Or you may want to help out a friend or family member with a problem they're having. There are several free options out there to get this done. I'll go over a ... http://www.jimstechtips.com/?p=11