Click Chick brings the world of technology down to earth with her weekly column "Click Chick," published in MidWeek. Alison Stewart previously worked on the IT staff at the Honolulu Star-Bulletin/MidWeek and is currently a systems analyst for the government. In addition, Stewart is proud to serve her country as a member of the U.S. Air Force via the Hawaii Air National Guard.
Below are the last 10 columns written by Alison Stewart
Hands-free Options For Your Cell
July 01, 2009
By Alison Stewart
With the new “hands-free” cell phone law going into effect this week, I’ve been bombarded with the same question from family, friends, co-workers and readers: “What is the best hands-free device I can use with my cell phone?”
iPhone 3G S: ‘S’ Stands For Speed
June 24, 2009
By Alison Stewart
The next generation iPhone 3G S was announced last week, and I stopped my whole world just to watch the live coverage of its launch, since I’ve been hearing rumors about it for months.
Read Column>>Sony Showstoppers At E3 2009
June 17, 2009
By Alison Stewart
Continuing with Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) thoughts from last week, Sony had a basketful of goodies to share with the world. The main highlights were some PlayStation 3 (PS3) exclusives: God of War III, Unchartered 2 and a new concept called MAG (Massive Action Game). On top of that, a new PSP (PSPgo) was announced.
Read Column>>Mr. Click Chick Covers E3 2009
June 10, 2009
By Alison Stewart
I was not able to attend this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2009, so I sent the husband, “Mr. Click Chick,” to be my eyes and ears there.
Portable Wi-Fi With MiFi 2200
June 03, 2009
By Alison Stewart
If you need to stay connected, as I do, having access to an Internet connection is a No. 1 priority. You can probably find a hotspot in your hotel, the nearest coffee shop or at the airport, but isn’t it more convenient if you can just carry a hotspot with you?
Spending More Time in Akihabara
May 27, 2009
By Alison Stewart
After I bought my Canon EOS Kiss X3 camera in Japan, I couldn’t just make one trip to Akihabara, Japan’s famous electronic district. I’m so crazy that,on this trip I went there five times! Even at that, I still didn’t see everything I wanted to.
Read Column>>UH’s Award-winning Mouse, Alfalfa
May 20, 2009
By Alison Stewart
UH Engineering Team Wins Competition
Thanks to a robot micro-mouse named “Alfalfa,” two UH Manoa engineering students took first place in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Region 6 Central Area Spring Meeting and Micromouse Competition, held a of couple months ago at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Canon’s New Rebel With HD Video
May 13, 2009
By Alison Stewart
Here I am in Japan again, and I absolutely love it, especially because I’m able to find things that haven’t been released in our country yet. Case in point is my new Canon EOS Kiss X3, as they call it in Japan, aka the EOS Rebel T1i, which released last week in the U.S.
Read Column>>Protecting Kids On The Net For Free
May 06, 2009
By Alison Stewart
With the growing popularity of social networking and Internet predators lurking about, today’s parents rate Internet dangers higher on their list of concerns than drugs.
Read Column>>Making A Video With Animoto
April 29, 2009
By Alison Stewart
Thanks to MidWeek‘s creative director Gina Lambert, I just learned about the video creation platform Animoto. It actually launched a couple of years ago, but a few weeks ago it was nominated in the category Best in Services and Applications in the 13th annual Webby awards.
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