Recommended Reading – Five Memes of the Week

Here are our hot tech topics of the week.

PC Magazine  paper-edition bites the dust – Ziff Davis Media, publishers of the 27-year old PC Magazine will stop printing it in January and only provide it digitally.  Remember we told you about The Christian Science Monitor going the same way?

Gmail adds themes -  If you use Gmail (and why  wouldn’t you?), you can now jazz-up your Gmail reader with colorful themes.

Microsoft to give away Virus protection – Beginning in the 2d half of 2009 Microsoft is going to be giving away to consumers,  “comprehensive, real-time anti-malware protection, covering such threats as viruses, spyware, rootkits, trojans, and other emerging threats, in a single, focused solution.”  Bet Norton likes that.

Scared of Technology?  You’re Old! -  According to a Pew Study, if you’re over 30 and start to have problems with your computer, or a cell-phone kind of gadget, 52% of you will be discouraged, but not so if you’re younger – then 85% of you are confident you can fix it.  Don’t worry if you’re over 30, that’s why you read Enquiring Mimes.

Order pizza through your Tivo – A deal between Tivo and Domino means you can order a pizza and only have to get off the couch to pay the driver in cash.

Related

• Dominos can now be ordered via TiVo
• Iconic PC Magazine to shut down