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  John Pope Lead Editor/Moderator
  48 Posts	About John Pope, a.k.a. JohnP@Dell, has been involved with social media since 2006 and computers since, well, let's just say... Recent Posts Change in the Works for Your Blog Deleting Your Digital Past – For Good Guess What’s Just Around the Corner? Inside Look at Craigslist Google Maps Mania

  

  John Blain Gaming Guy
  43 Posts	About John has been active in social media at Dell since April of 2006, starting with the blog outreach team, and now as the ... Recent Posts WoW Launch Brings Out the Ubergeeks EVE Withdrawal Blues Good Little Girl Gone Bad I'm Outta Here ... Blame Bethesda Eat Your Breakfast, Brush Your Teeth … and Don’t Forget to Play Your Video Games!

  
  

  Jennifer Hughes Community Content Manager
  43 Posts	About Jennifer leads the content coordination for Dell’s social media properties. She has been involved with social media s... Recent Posts Cyber Sisterhood Reads from ‘Round the Web Have You Heard of Qik? Cyber Sisterhood Reads from ‘Round the Web Cyber Sisterhood Reads from ‘Round the Web Cyber Sisterhood Reads from ‘Round the Web

  

  Natalie M. Davis Manager, Global Operations for Community Team
  33 Posts	About Natalie and her team engage in conversations on Dell and non-Dell social media sites. She has over 10 years of marketi... Recent Posts A Little Bling in Every Chic Geek’s Step “And They Call It, Robot Love …” A Necklace By Any Other Name I Dare You to Hug Me: For the Inventive Chic Geek Making It Viral

  

  Chris Byrd Digital Life Liaison
  29 Posts	About Chris works closely with the online community on all things "digital life" and is known on Twitter as @ChrisBatDell. Wh... Recent Posts Seriously… MTV Music Videos Are Back! Dell HDTV Online Learning Event Bicycles Built for Bass A Cell Phone for Your Kid? Dell Summer Rocks: 2008 ACL Festival Wrap

  
  

  Jay Pinkert Raconteur
  25 Posts	About To paraphrase the Bard, some are born great bloggers, some achieve great blogging and some have blogging greatness thru... Recent Posts A Welcome Disruption: Inspiron Mini 12 Now Available Online Bright and Bountiful – Dell Adds Color and Surprise to the Holiday Mix Luxury is in the Eye – and Budget – of the Beholder Restyling a Classic So Long, Thumb Drive

  

  Anne B. Camden Consumer Product PR

  16 Posts

  About Anne has been with Dell Corporate Communications for 10 years, proudly practicing product PR the entire time. Started o... Recent Posts Meet the Inspiron Mini 12 – Slim, Stylish and Well Connected Lights, Camera, Action! Movies and Music Now Pre-Loaded on Your New Dell PC About Those Ubuntu Mini 9 Hard Drive Partitions Update on the Mini Green Light for Ubuntu-Powered Inspiron Mini Shipments

  

  Richard Bernier Dell Community Security Liaison
  14 Posts	About I have been with Dell for five years; two of those have been spent with the conversations group. You may have seen me o... Recent Posts Ergonomics for the Gamer Maker Faire Fun Free, But Watch For A Catch Kids and Internet Search Tools Parental Tips for Kid-Safe Web Surfing

  

  Ed Hassinger Software Engineer for Austin-based NetQoS

  12 Posts

  About It feels like I bought my first "IBM-compatible PC" just last year. And despite two decades and stints with nine failed... Recent Posts Produce Your Own Video, Stop the Country’s Decline! From PC to Boob Tube – Play Video Off The Internet On Your TV Important Life Lesson – How to Cope With The Loss Of Your Favorite TV Show Make A Note Of This – Microsoft OneNote Rocks! Chrome Browser Has Many Shiny, New Features

  

  

  Randy Gibson Imaging & Display Guy
  8 Posts	About Randy is a technical writer and senior analyst for the Dell Solution Network. A nine-year veteran of Dell, he specializ... Recent Posts A Familiar Name in Digital Photo Printing Diminutive Dell Projector Designed for Digital Nomads A Full-Color Printer That's Surprisingly Green Your One-Stop Solution for Photo Editing New Options for Home Theater

  

  Jesse Leonard Vista and Ubuntu Linux Liaison
  6 Posts	About Jesse Leonard, a.k.a. Dell-Jesse_L within the online Dell community, has been involved in the Dell Forums for eight yea... Recent Posts Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) Counting Down to Oct. 30 Firefox 3 Add-Ons Firefox 3 Download Day Logs More than 8 Million Takers Firefox3 Update Latest Mozilla Firefox 3 Update

  

  Ellen Murphy Consumer Public Relations, EMEA
  5 Posts	About Ellen works on the Consumer PR team in EMEA. She has nine years of marketing and communications experience, ranging fro... Recent Posts And the Winner is …. SPOTTED – Red Carpet Reporter Dell at the MTV Europe Music Awards Dell signs Major Pan-European Sponsorship With MTV Dell UK Formula 1 Test Day Event at Silverstone

  

  Winnie Wong Alienware Marketing Communications
  5 Posts	About Winnie has been a part of the Alienware family since 2000, when there were only 64 employees on the payroll. Her passio... Recent Posts Over-30 Gamers Girls Just Want to Have Fun: More Women LAN Partying Immersive Gaming Microtransactions Becoming Major Issue with Gamers First Sighting

  

  RichardatDELL Two Ears, One Mouth Advocate
  5 Posts	About After a career in Canadian politics, Richard moved to the U.S. to build out a career in communications. He joined Dell ... Recent Posts Marc Silber and the Fine Art of Photography RichardatDELL Finds a More Beautiful Way to View Photos on the Web That Dreamy Infrared Photographic Feeling Returns, Thanks to LifePixel Geotagging Your Photos Online Photo Fun

  

  Vida Killian Dell IdeaStorm Manager
  4 Posts	About Vida has been with the Dell social media team since 2006. Her first computer-related memory involved BASIC programming... Recent Posts Meet George Jetson... Wow! That's a LOT of Ideas Help for Organizing the Help From Chemical Engineering to Chick Blogging - Huh?!

  

  Stefanie Nelson
  3 Posts	About Stefanie has been entrenched in online media since the mid 90s, currently runs the marketing communications programs fo... Recent Posts Do You Jelly? What's in That? Google on Your Phone

  

  Michelle Forde Dell's Red Carpet Reporter
  3 Posts	About Recent Posts Red Carpet Reporter – The Big Night Red Carpet Reporter – The Press Conference Red Carpet Reporter – I’ve Arrived

  

  Lionel Menchaca Chief Blogger
  3 Posts	About Lionel Menchaca (LionelatDell in Twitter) has lived and breathed social media for the last couple of years and wishes ... Recent Posts Microsoft & Netflix Agreement Coming Alternative to Roku for Streaming Netflix Vista Tip: Use Snipping Tool for Screen Captures

  

  Anna Hutchinson Product Reviews Manager
  2 Posts	About Anna manages Dell’s product reviews program and works with journalists and tech experts across the United States. She... Recent Posts It’s Not Just What’s In the Box That Counts "Techspeak" or Plain Talk, Dell Awards and Reviews Site Deals in Both

  

  Kara Krautter Foodie in Training
  2 Posts	About Although I spend most of my day managing the Small Business blog for Dell, any free time I have seems to involve food. ... Recent Posts Sharing Your Love for Fashion Just Got More Fun Online vs. Print: Where Do You Find Recipes?

  

  Deborah R. Wood Independent Communications Consultant
  2 Posts	About Open to learning about almost any topic and a professional interest in helping people communicate in new and traditiona... Recent Posts Mind Your Social Media Ps and Qs Passionate About Your Stuff? Check Out itaggit.com

  

  Matt Parretta Dell Analyst Relations
  2 Posts	About Matt has been at Dell since 2006 and is responsible for relationships with consumer industry analysts. He spent four ye... Recent Posts Dell Dock Gets a Face Lift Photography PhD Not Required

  

  Jacqui Zhou Lead Editor/Moderator of Direct2Dell Chinese (http://chinese.direct2dell.com/)
  2 Posts	About Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Jacqui always wanted to travel and see the world. After she earned a college degree... Recent Posts “Bandit” Cell Phones: Part II “Bandit” Cell Phones Find Favor Among Chinese Consumers

  

  Bill Bivin Community Liaison
  1 Posts	About Bill works with the online community as the Community Liaison for laptops, and has worked at Dell since 2003. His Twitt... Recent Posts What's Your Mini OOBE Look Like?

  

  Andrew Ford Head of marketing, corporate accounts, Dell Europe, Middle East and Africa
  1 Posts	About Andrew is a keen internet, e-mail and social media enthusiast, and has worked in the IT and telecoms industry since the... Recent Posts Your Data -- How Much is Out There? Is It All Bad?

  

  Chris Kinnair
  1 Posts	About Chris "Blackmane" Kinnair is the world famous Team Dignitas Call of Duty 4 leader and when not practising to win tourna... Recent Posts Chris "Blackmane" Kinnair Reviews Warhammer Online

  

  Bob Blomquist Senior Manager, Electronic Media
  1 Posts	About Bob has spent 15 years at Dell working in a number of communications roles ranging from video productions to broadcast ... Recent Posts Social Network for Pedal Mashers

  

  Richard Margetic Global Online Digittante
  1 Posts	About Richard has been with Dell for the past three years with earlier stints at IBM, PwC and Microsoft, all in online. His I... Recent Posts Xobni|inboX

  

  Ricardo Guerrero Global Online Project Manager & "Twitter Dude"
  1 Posts	About Hailing from Colombia, South America, Ricardo has worked at Dell since 1999 as a content developer, and most recently ... Recent Posts Twitter: It’s Not Just TMI About Your Friends!

  

  Michael O'Dell Team Dignitas, Managing Director
  1 Posts	About I've been a gamer since I got my first computer, a ZX8, in 1980. Last year I was able to fulfill a lifetime dream and t... Recent Posts Join Team Dignitas Live on WebCam at the M Festival Tomorrow

  

  Kerry Bridge Dell EMEA Digital Communications
  1 Posts	About Recent Posts Exclusive Interview with MTV Nominees ABRI at GiTEX

  

  Dawn Lacallade Lead Stormchaser
  1 Posts	About Dawn has been with Community for several years and is currently the Lead Stormchaser for Dell Ideastorm. She has been w... Recent Posts Wii Fit: Who Says Exercise Can’t Be Fun?

  

  Mary Ellen Krautter
  1 Posts	About I've been on the cutting fringe of the technology world since 1981 when my husband brought home one of the first person... Recent Posts Coming Out of the Closet: The Ideal Home Office for the Not-So-Techie Gal

  

  DJ Moe DJ With Dubai's Channel 4 FM
  1 Posts	About DJ Muhannad Al jazireh (aka DJ Moe) was born Aug. 14, 1969, to parents who still haven't the faintest idea of what to m... Recent Posts One Step Closer to the European MTV Music Awards

  

  MoneyGuyBK
  1 Posts	About MoneyGuyBK is one of our most active and helpful customers on the Dell Community Forum, where he has earned “Supersta... Recent Posts You and Your Idle PC Can Help Humanity

  

  Jennifer Allison Global Consumer Internal Communications
  1 Posts	About Jennifer joined Dell’s Corporate Communications group in 2006 to focus on executive and employee communications for t... Recent Posts Separating Ourselves from the Animals

  

  Shaun Clark World Class Gamer
  1 Posts	About Shaun Clark (game name Apollo) is a name that has been partnered with command and conquer since the release of EA's tit... Recent Posts My Weekend at the M Festival in the UK

  

  Stuart Wallock Dell Senior Manager, Global Community & Personalization
  1 Posts	About Loving new tech things to play with since I started gaming on my Atari 2600 way back when, I have been working with Int... Recent Posts New Dell Special Art Edition Laptops

  

  Eric Erway Program Manager, Global Online
  1 Posts	About Eric serves as a program manager for Dell’s Global Online team, working with multiple groups to translate customer re... Recent Posts Making Technology Work for You

  

  Michelle Mosmeyer Dell Communications Analyst
  1 Posts	About Michelle has been with Dell Global Communications for more than eight years. In that time, she’s worked in Executive ... Recent Posts Tech Tips for Those of Us With Wanderlust

  

  Rick Scott
  1 Posts	About Rick is a PADI open water scuba instructor and photographer. He splits time between his home in Austin and his ranch ne... Recent Posts For Under $500, Gear Up for Amazing Underwater Shots

  

  Todd Smart Dell Community Outreach Administrator
  1 Posts	About My job is to support our Community Liaisons as they help to resolve customer issues. I’m originally from Western New ... Recent Posts Wireless Networking is Great, But There Are Practical Concerns

  

  Mary Ellen Gitachu Dell Corporate Communications
  1 Posts	About ME (EMMIE) works in corporate communications at Dell. Originally from the East Coast, she’s tracked around the states... Recent Posts Over the Net and Through the Webcam to Grandmother's House We Go

  

  Geoff Knox Supervisor, Global Operations for Community Team
  1 Posts	About Geoff has been with Dell since 2005 and has been working with Dell’s social media efforts since 2006. He has been a f... Recent Posts To Be, or Not To Be, on the Vista SP1 Bandwagon?

  

  aikiwolfie Frequent Contributor to IdeaStorm
  1 Posts	About I got my first Atari when I was only 2 years old - 1980 I think - and I've had a computer of some kind ever since. Past... Recent Posts Thoughts on Simplifying IT and After-Sales Support

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  • Have You Heard of Qik?
  • Change in the Works for Your Blog
  • Deleting Your Digital Past – For Good
  • Cyber Sisterhood Reads from ‘Round the Web
  • WoW Launch Brings Out the Ubergeeks
  • A Welcome Disruption: Inspiron Mini 12 Now Available Online
  • EVE Withdrawal Blues
  • Dell Dock Gets a Face Lift
  • Bright and Bountiful – Dell Adds Color and Surprise to the Holiday Mix

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  • Hi, I was wonder if there will be
    new mini-laptop in 2009? Any idea?
    I was hoping that...
  • I see it's available in France but
    not in Switzerland. Any word on
    when this will happen ?
  • Thanks Jayatdell, I finally feel
    reassured that it's worth holding
    out for the XP or Ub...
  • Bryan: Until about a month
    before the Mini 12 launched,
    Microsoft would not license ...
  • A week ago, I had written a nice
    post here, but when I submitted the
    comment...it timed...
  • One of the greatest problems in
    women in tech, stems from the fact
    that the men don`t t...
  • I think a lot of us have the same
    favorite hobby.
  • Great offering by Dell to include
    the Dell Video Chat (full version)
    as part of the bui...
  • Lifehacker is good
  • OMG, There are
    English/German/French/Italian
    versions on the market. WHY mini is
    ...
  • just get an OBJECTDOCK PLUS.
  • Bytemerc - You called out an
    important point. While not "girls
    only," the system was de...
  • A diva is a female singer or
    goddess - girls only system?
  • It is time to get a delivery
    schedule for Sweden now, otherwise
    I need to buy HP. This ...
  • Please make sure we can buy the new
    Core i7 desktop with Vista 64 bit
    preinstalled in E...

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About: Richard Bernier Dell Community Security Liaison I have been with Dell for five years; two of those have been spent with the conversations group. You may have seen me on the Internet as Richard B. I’ve had a lot of positions within Dell, which hopefully will provide perspectives for some helpful and interesting posts here on Your Blog. Thanks for stopping by!

Recent Posts

1. Ergonomics for the Gamer November.4.2008_5:10 am

   Categories: Gaming, Tips

   People all over the world have been playing games for thousands years. The ancient Greeks started the Olympics to challenge each other’s physical strengths. Africans created Mancala to challenge each other’s mental abilities. Our tradition of playing and competing with one another continues today, but with the advent of the microprocessor a new competitor has […]

3. Maker Faire Fun October.22.2008_4:07 pm

   Categories: Eclectica, Events

   What a great time we had attending the 2nd Annual Austin Maker Faire. There were so many professional looking and marvelous creations. I had to keep reminding myself that it was ordinary people who had made these things with their own time and money. I was also very impressed with how many different types of […]

5. Free, But Watch For A Catch October.17.2008_10:24 am

   Categories: Advertising, Gaming, Security, Techno Tots, Tips

   There are some online sites that seem appropriate for kids, but upon further inspection let them, and their parents, down. I am referring to free sites that host Flash and Java games. The issue is that you can’t always tell right away if a site is appropriate for your child because of the rotating banner […]

7. Kids and Internet Search Tools October.8.2008_10:39 am

   Categories: Techno Tots, Tips

   As Jennifer noted in the previous post, learning can be fun. And thanks to the Web, it’s never been easier.
   Increasingly, we look to the Internet for answers to questions. You can find a special recipe for pecan pie or search for spider images to help identify a creepy crawler in your house. With the help […]

9. Parental Tips for Kid-Safe Web Surfing October.1.2008_1:44 pm

   Categories: Security, Techno Tots, Tips, Web Browsers

   As a follow-up to my recent post about selected Web sites that are ideal for younger children, what can parents do to prevent kids from landing on sites with inappropriate content?
   The first thing is to take time to explore the Internet with your child. It can be a great experience to share and learn new […]

11. Move Over CD-ROM, Now There’s Something Better September.29.2008_7:42 am

    Categories: Music, Photography, Storage

    The Secure Digital card is a marvel. It can hold a lot of data and it is super convenient. Many people have already discovered this when using their digital cameras, which was the first intent for SD cards. Now, as the Associate Press has reported, music companies are ready to embrace SD cards to sell […]

13. Internet Need Not Be a Scary Place for Kids September.25.2008_5:13 pm

    Categories: Techno Tots, Tips

    Some people believe that it is not responsible to allow younger children on the Internet. Well, that is true if you’re using the computer as a baby sitter. After all, there are questionable Web sites and some that we definitely would never want our children to see.
    However, that should not stop us from going to […]

15. Closing the Gap on Six Degrees of Separation September.22.2008_6:37 am

    Categories: Social Media

    Ever heard of the term “Six Degrees of Separation?” According to Wikipedia, the idea is that if a person is one step away from each person they know and two steps away from each person who is known by one of the people they know, then everyone is an average of six “steps” away from […]

17. Don’t Be A Disappearing Laptop Statistic: Part 3 August.27.2008_5:04 pm

    Categories: Laptops, Security, Tips

    What to do if your computer is lost or stolen? 
    First thing is to report it to the authorities.  It is believed that only 3% of the lost and stolen laptops are ever recovered because people fail to report the incident.  A lost computer is not like a car.  If you are stopped jaywalking with computer […]

19. Don’t Be a Disappearing Laptop Statistic: Part 2 August.22.2008_10:07 am

    Categories: Laptops, Security, Tips

    So, how can you physically secure your laptop? There really is no way to secure anything 100% but you can make it harder for it to be taken away from you.  A good and simple tool is a laptop cable lock. It is just like a bicycle lock but designed to fit in a laptop’s […]