Steve looks at the world of digital photography from a few different angles. He starts with two options of digital cameras from Panasonic's Lumix series. The DMC-G1 DSLR for the serious photgrapher and the DMC-FX150, a point and shoot camera with a lot of options. He also shows you some options when it comes to organizing you photos better. Windows Photo Gallery is a free program that comes with every Windows PC and is where most people end up storing their photos, Steve shows you how to add tags to make searching and finding those photos a breeze and also how to publish and share your photos using Windows Live Photo Gallery. Steve also looks at Creative Memories Photo Manager, which a pay for management system that is great for scrapbookers.

Technology changes so quickly and we are forever updating our gadgets to keep up. Steve takes a look at a few options to be environmently responsible as we replace outdated technology with new. HP has been an eco responible company for quite some time now. They have their return and recycling program, in which you can return your old and used inkjet or laser toner cartridges back to HP at no cost to you. Many HP ink products already come with a return envelope already addressed and stamped in the box but if you need more you can go to HP's Return & Recycling Center webpage to request a recycling envelope. HP is now including a Eco Highlight label on all of their products that outlines information on Energy Star ratings and recycling options after you're done with the product.

Steve looks at ways to help your small business save money and time. He starts by looking at the Officejet L7580 by HP, am inkjet printer that rivals any laser printer in speed but can almost print great colour images. Steve also walks through the range of services offered by Vonage and helps you become more productive by showing you some tricks and tips for managing youe email. On Urban Upgrade, Steve looks at satellite vs cable.

Steve looks aback a few of the best graphics products featured on the show. HP's Scanjet G450 can help you scan and restore old photos including those in slides. Steve looks at Apple Aperature to help with your photo editing needs and if you want to change to photos into art, Epson's large format printers are the way to go. They can print on a variety of surfaces including canvas. You'll need to backup all those fabulous photos too, Snapfish is a great place to backup and share you photos.

Printing has entered the wireless age. Steve demonstrates how easy it is to setup a printer on your wireless network with the HP PhotoSmart C6300 and the HP PhotoSmart C8180 printers. There is no longer a need for cables to be strewn about your office. And now you can connect multiple computers to the same printer even from different parts of your house.

Steve also shows off HP’s Photobooks, the perfect way to share those precious moments. 

In this edition of Urban Upgrade, we show you how to choose the perfect HDMI cable for your system.

This show is all about home computing and making the computer fit into our busy family lives. Steve looks at HP’s IQ506 Touchsmart PC, the “kitchen computer”. The IQ 506 has all in one design with a brilliant touch screen interface that will bring the family together. Communicating appointments, dates and messages are now easier than ever.

With today’s homes full of technology and computers becoming an integral part of our lives we need something to bring it all together. Steve looks at the HP MediaSmart Home Server. The Home Server can back up all our documents, pictures, music and movies from all our computers in one central location. It also makes those files available to any other computer on that network. The Home Server can be hooked into the internet so you’ll never be missing an important file when you’re away from home.

On this episode of Dotto Tech, Steve shows off HP’s PhotoSmart Pro B8850 pro-sumer large format printer. The B8850 can print on a multitude of sources including canvas, and on paper as large as 13x19. This printer is perfect for printing display sizes of your favourite digital photos.

Steve also looks a gmail, Google’s answer to Microsoft’s Hotmail. Steve shows us the many productivity tools Gmail has to offer, like shared calendars, documents, even an online word processor. 

On Tech Toys, Caroline shows of the 3^rd Space Gaming Vests, an innovative way to interact with your video game.

If you want to raise the bar with a multifunction device, then the HP 8180 is the one that will take you there.  Steve spends some time walking through the features of this wireless Wi-Fi and Bluetooth printer, scanner, and copier, which also has a CD/DVD burner.  The 8180 has an easy to use touch screen interface, making it simple to produce professional prints.  Discover the world of computer-less printing with this amazing all-in-one.

Original Airdate: March 8, 2008

On this episode of Dotto Tech, Steve demos the HP C6280. This little multi- functional printer has a dual layer paper tray, so you can have both photo paper and regular paper loaded at the same time. Now you won’t print your documents on your pricey glossy photo paper by mistake. 

Not sure if your computer is safe and secure? Steve shows us the ins and outs of Symantec’s latest version of Norton Internet Security. Prevent identity theft and stop those viruses before it starts. NIS is the security system that let’s you keep your computer clean, without you having to do all the dirty work.