Ron Schenone
Dell – No Operating Systems Installed? They've Had It Dude!
For the past several weeks we have hearing about Dell’s new site for customer feedback and that customers have been asking for Dell systems without any operating system, or with a Linux variation installed. What’s funny is that Dell has been producing their ‘n’ series system for the past year. Did no one notice? I [...]
Security Updates as of 02-25-07
Make sure your system is up to date and that you have the latest protections in place. AVG anti-virus: 02/24/07 Norton anti-virus: 02/21/07 McAfee anti-virus: 02/21/07 Lavasoft AdAware SE: 02/23/07 Spybot Search and Destroy: 02/21/07 Microsoft Windows Defender: 02/21/07 Note: AVG has two updates available. One updates the definition files, and one recommended. Get both [...]
Vista – User Account Control – Microsoft Warns You Are On Your Own
A few days ago, I did a article about User Account Control [UAC], in which I described that some users who are new to computing may have trouble knowing what to do when the UAC warning appears on their Vista systems. See story here. And it seems that Microsoft concedes that UAC is not a [...]
How the Sirius-XM Merger Affects You – NOT!
I just read an article in which the writer stated that the Sirus-XM merger is going to have dire consequences on all of us. He goes on to state: “Sirius and XM combined will likely provide more services to customers, who will no longer have to worry if they’ve made the right choice between buying [...]
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 – Follow-Up – Review
This is a follow up to the original post here, in which I mentioned that Microsoft was giving away for Free, Virtual PC 2007. Again, as a reminder, it is always best to test any new software on a test machine and NOT on a system that you plan to use for your daily computing [...]
Microsoft – Google – Yahoo!… I Worked For All Three – Fact Or Fiction?
A person who does not identify himself, outside of his learning credentials, has posted a interesting story in which he alleges that during his college and work career he has had the opportunity to work for Microsoft, Google and Yahoo!. His tale begins as an intern working for Microsoft while he was attending college. His [...]
Google Scholar – Another Of Google's Beta Search Engines
I don’t think it ever stops. Just when I think I have all of the Google search engines figured out, up pops another. This beta [test] search engine is Google Scholar. It’s main purpose is to search scholarly documents posted on the web including a vast array and assortment of articles most of us may [...]
Firefox – Learning Site – Everything You Need
I received a question via email concerning Firefox and how to configure the browser. Trouble was there were so many questions, that I would of spent the better part of my evening answering the list. I wondered if someone had taken the time to do a training tutorial for those who are new to Firefox. [...]
One Man Can Make A Difference – Computers For The Disabled
Todays news was full of articles about Dell, Microsoft, Google, 5, 10, things to know about Vista, and other computer related stories. But one story caught my eye. A story about a man who is refurbishing computers and giving them to a foundation that supports children who are autistic and have Down syndrome. The man’s [...]
Vista Transformation Pack – Transform XP To Vista – Reader Recommended – Review
Several of the readers have recommended a software program called Vista Transformation Pack, which changes the look of Windows XP to resemble Vista. And of those readers recommending VTP, they have also recommended other software as well, to make the transformation complete including the sidebar. Interesting. So how well does VTP work? Over to Softpedia [...]
