Normally, I wouldn’t write much about a cable company getting whiny about an FCC ruling, but with the upcoming net neutrality legislation, it seems as though the people at Comcast are making a bit too much of the matter, in order to highlight the argument.
Red Panther Solid State Drives – Bringing Goodness to the Disaffected
Many people are aching to get their hands on a solid state drive. The extreme access speeds and the lack of moving parts makes the choice a good one for those who have laptops and aren’t especially careful with them.
It is also nice for …continue reading
Are You Bothered By the Lack Of A Proper Menu With Windows 7? Solution Follows
I know I was. After attending a couple of Microsoft seminars, two things became abundantly clear – those people don’t think as I do, nor do they use their computers in the same way; and they also cannot produce anyone who was a part of …continue reading
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2- Use The Game and Return It For A Refund – Will This Work?
GameStop is offering gamers an unusual offer that could get you Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 for as little as $20. On their web site they states that if you pre-order the game, for either the Xbox 360 or PS3 and pay full retail …continue reading
Kentucky Natural Gas Bills To Shrink By 40% This Winter – Another Reason To Stop Speculators!
This morning I was reading an article about natural gas prices being lower this winter season by about 40% in Kentucky. The article also stated that these prices are the lowest they have been in six years. I am going to guess that these lower …continue reading
Microsoft Security Essentials – Really the Best?
Over at independent comparator and evaluator, AV-Comparatives, we see that in one of their latest tests, Microsoft Security Essentials is rated at the top of all the free antivirus products and very high when the paid versions are thrown in.
I don’t debate the …continue reading
Microsoft Discontinues Accounting Software – Express Version Is Still Free
Microsoft has had a rough year when it comes to its line of financial software. In June it stopped producing its MS Money product and now it is discontinuing its MS Office Accounting software as well. Though the product may be in the process of …continue reading
Turn Your Windows 7 Laptop Into A Wi-Fi Hotspot
There is an unfinished feature built into Windows 7 that allows a laptop to become a hotspot. Microsoft originally was going to include the feature, but during development dropped it from the final version. Now a company is beta testing its software, which is free …continue reading
HP Gets Custom Backgrounds On Windows 7 Starter Edition
Do you remember when many people we stating that one of the really nasty things about the Starter Edition of Windows 7 was that the user was stuck with one rather nasty background, and no way to change it? I remember seeing a certain site …continue reading
Ads Are Not All Bad – Just Watch How They Are Used
This article provides us with an advertiser’s perspective as to how it affects them in their eyes when people use add-ons such as AdBlock Plus. But what Mr. Smith does not seem to realize is the big reason why AdBlock Plus is so popular …continue reading
Microsoft Discontinues Office Accounting
Deciding to get out of the accounting business, the Office Accounting product will be discontinued on November 16, 2009. All of the features that are on-line for that program will disappear soon after.
This includes the Office Accounting Express 2009 program, which I’m told by …continue reading
CarPool
Some time ago I ran across some of Robert Llewellyn’s YouTube videos. If you don’t know, he is the actor that played Kryton on Red Dwarf, hosted Junk Yard Wars, and narrated numerous How Do They Do It shows. Recently he has begun a rather …continue reading
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Halloween With Zombie Tycoon
Beware of living deads around Halloween… Frima Studio’s Zombie Tycoon is launching today as a PSP (PlayStation Portable) mini title in North America, Europe and Asia. The hilarious zombie horde has been released to contaminate and infest the PlayStation Network.
Zombie Tycoon was specifically …continue reading
How Reliable Is Your Windows 7 Installation? Here’s How To Check It
Microsoft has built into Windows 7 a tool in which users can check the reliability of their Windows 7 installation. The reliability feature uses a graph that a user can use to determine if any problems have been reported and if there is a possible …continue reading
Should I Get Droid or Wait For the Hero?
There has been a fury over this new Motorola Droid which is set to be released by Verizon on November 6th. The Android OS will only get better, and with the news about the new GPS app that Google released for free, I’m …continue reading
Concert Streaming – A New Trend?
It might be the beginning of a great new change in the way things work. After the U2 concert last Sunday, apparently the Foo Fighters decided that they wanted in on part of that world-wide adulation.
From PC Magazine
On Friday, the Foo Fighters …continue reading
Dell Is Selling The Nintendo Wii For $179 + Free Shipping
Timetonote
If you’re involved in a business, then you’re almost definitely talking to people on a continual basis. For a lot of people, their job description means that they can basically talk on the phone with or send e-mails to a variety of people for the …continue reading
64-Bit Windows 7 Pros & Cons
Q: 64-bit Windows (7) is a must for me as I bought a quad core PC for its power, only to discover that this power is limited by having a 32 bit OS. Do I need to buy the full version, or can I buy …continue reading
Hello From Switzerland; My Windows 7 Thoughts
Swiss Gnomie Bruno Fiems writes:
Hello Chris,
First of all, my mother tongue is French, so please excuse me for my English mistakes! I do live in Switzerland and you got some fans here. My girlfriend thinks you are a little bit crazy to share …continue reading
New Windows Apps For October 30th, 2009
Platform: Windows – New Apps
Do you have such kind of experience that a PDF (Adobe Acrobat) file Can not be printed, copied, or edited ? If yes, This is because PDF file has had password security and other …continue reading
You’re Not Wasting Time Online; You’re ‘Brain Training’
If you are reading this, it is likely that you have heard from family and friends that you spend too much time online. Perhaps your significant other has questioned whether you have a life that doesn’t involve keyboard entries and mouse clicks.
If that is …continue reading
QuickBooks 2010: The Missing Manual
With QuickBooks 2010: The Missing Manual, you don’t just learn how to use this popular program, you learn why and when to use specific features. You also get basic accounting advice so that everything makes sense along the way. Get more out of …continue reading
QuickBooks 2010: The Missing Manual
With QuickBooks 2010: The Missing Manual, you don’t just learn how to use this popular program, you learn why and when to use specific features. You also get basic accounting advice so that everything makes sense along the way. Get more out of …continue reading
Work More Efficiently With Outlook Appointments
Given that I spend a significant amount of time in Outlook and use it to organize my time, I’m always looking for application shortcuts. A Lockergnome reader recently alerted me to a few more Outlook shortcuts.
Often times I receive information about an event through …continue reading
Microsoft Branded Stores – Long On Looks, Short On Substance
Everyone I know has been wondering how successful the new Microsoft branded stores would be, and if they might offer a place to gain insight on products that are new, or have not been fully investigated by the computer press.
I know I did not …continue reading
Hundreds of Millions (More) Just Went to Pakistan
Next time you have to decide if you can afford a luxury (or a necessity), or healthcare, remember that hundreds of millions of dollars just magically flew our coop and landed in Pakistan. This was just the most recent spate of hundreds of million …continue reading
Windows 7 – Microsoft Clarifies What An Upgrade Is, Contrary To What Any Hack Says
Microsoft is clarifying what the company says is a LEGAL upgrade process is for upgarding to Windows 7, contrary to the opinions expressed by some on the Internet. This is not a new situation, in that we seem to run into this brick wall with …continue reading
Ancient ‘Monster’ Insect Offers Halloween Inspiration
Just in time for Halloween, researchers have announced the discovery of a new, real-world “monster” — what they are calling a “unicorn” fly that lived about 100 million years ago and is being described as a new family, genus and species of fly never before …continue reading
New Games For October 30th, 2009
Category: Games – New Apps
Byzantine Circular Chess is a computer game that develops human intellect with a new approach to a traditional chess game. Play circular chess against computer or your friend, find new chess strategies or make …continue reading
