Ron Schenone
TechMyLife – Guranteed Laptop Buy Back – Deal Or No Deal?
I recall an incident about 5 or 6 years ago in which while performing some service on a business computer, I mentioned it was just about time to replace the systems which were about 4 years old. One on the employees mentioned that shouldn’t computers last more than 4 years? I responded they can, but [...]
Fireproof Computer Enclosure Keeps Your Data Safe – From ioSafe
Before I go into the story behind ioSafe, many of us are familiar with the tales we have heard about how people like HP, Apple, Adidas and so forth, were all started with folks coming up with an idea in their garages. I have spent 100′s of hours in my garage. Nothing! So when I [...]
Google – Maybe We Got The First Rumor Wrong
For months the rumor mill was churning indicating that Google was coming out with some type of a phone. Now the rumor this week is that Google might be setting their sites higher. I mean like really high. Seems that Google has been eye balling the up and coming sale by the FCC of the [...]
Security Updates As Of May 27, 2007
Make sure your system is up to date and that you have the latest protections in place. AVG anti-virus: 05/26/07 Norton anti-virus: 05/23/07 McAfee anti-virus: 05/23/07 Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE: 05/24/07 Spybot Search and Destroy: 05/23/07 Microsoft Windows Defender: 05/26/07 Nod32: 05/25/07 Updates as of May 27, 2007 6:00am CDT. [tags]avg,norton,mcafee,lavasoft,spybot, defender,nod32[/tags]
Short Takes On Computer Stuff – May 27, 2007
Norton Internet Security – Symantec has issued a fix for a buffer overflow problem that the company states is corrected by using its Live Update feature. Make sure you get the latest definitions as well. Microsoft Says Sorry – For those of you using the X-Box and were having trouble downloading the beta of Halo [...]
Microsoft + Novell + Wal-Mart +Ubuntu + Dell = Conspiracy ?
What triggered my entire thought process on a conspiracy theory is when I read that Dell is going to sell their Dimension series of computers through Wal-Mart and Sams Club. Hold on here! Let us look at everything that has happened since Microsoft struck a sweetheart deal with Novell that still has the Linux community [...]
Google Online Security Blog
The folks at Google have finally publicly revealed their interest in Internet security and now have a blog available for your perusal. What I immediately found of interest is that the claim that one in ten sites contain malware may have been overreported according to the first Google security blog entry. It also seems that [...]
Joost [beta] TV On Demand
Joost [beta] is a test version of software that will be offering TV on demand on our computer boxes. My friend Kevin from KRC forums directed me to a site and I was able to sign-up for a invitation to take Joost out for a spin. Joost describes their software as being: Joost is a [...]
VistaBootPro – Dual Boot Vista & XP – Free
For many who have new computers preinstalled with Vista and who wish to install XP as well, VistaBootPro may help. The software is designed to setup a boot menu in which you can select which operating system you wish to use during boot. By using VistaBoot Pro you eliminate the hassles of trying to edit [...]
Dell Linux Forum – Minor Problems – Plus Some Info
Dell has set up a Linux forum dedicated to its new Dell Linux Ubuntu boxes which have just been offered starting yesterday. Already there are some who are showing some signs of negativity. As I have previously mentioned, if the Linux folks don’t get behind this movement and support Dell, this entire project will fall [...]
