The folks over at Mozilla are looking for beta testers to get involved in testing the newest version of Firefox. They are requesting help in testing their nightly builds and reporting bugs or other irregularities that may surface. Some of you who have read my columns have asked how to get involved as a beta […]
Last month I had reported that rumors were floating around that Earthlink appeared to be on some shaky financial ground and it wasn’t clear whether they would be able to proceed on deals in Houston, TX. and San Francisco, CA. Apparently this was more than just rumor since Earthlink is cutting employees and also […]
I read in one of the forums that I belong to concerning a request for information on the subject of overclocking and whether the person should try it or not. So what is overclocking? Overclocking in its basic form is merely forcing your cpu or memory to run at a higher rate of speed than […]
We have all heard the horror stories about military over spending on projects that far exceed the original cost. But every once in awhile a story surfaces which actually shows how some administrators in the military are actually saving us taxpayers some big bucks. One such story is coming out of Hill Air Force base […]
Back on August 17, 2007 I did a quick take on the Blu-ray vs HD DVD situation comparing it to the days where we went through a similar mess between Beta and VHS. I received several comments including some confirmation that Sony was going to win this battle and the best one I like […]
First Dell, than Lenovo and now HP. Seems like more and more of the big computer companies are jumping on the HP bandwagon. HP has joined forces with Red Hat to strat to offer Linux based desktop systems geared for single users and small businesses. The first release of Linux boxes will occur in Australia […]
The Attorney General for the state of California, Jerry Brown, wants a federal court to extend the terms of a previous consent decree which is set to expire on November 12, 2007 as reported by the LA Times. It seems there is some fear that once the court order expires, that Microsoft could lash out […]
Both F-Secure and McAfee are reporting that Sony is at it once more. This time Sony is including a rootkit in their software for some of their USB drives. It is hard to believe, but this has been verified. Over at F-Secure they reported:
Sony’s software installs a driver that creates a hidden folder using rootkit […]
For years many of us have depended on AutoPatcher to keep our systems updated with the latest patches and updates for Windows XP. But today it appears that AutoPatcher may be history. A posting on its Web site points out that Microsoft has suggested it ceases to operate and remove its download pages, which it […]
Microsoft is now explaining what happened when their Windows Genuine Advantage site went bonkers and was giving out false information that legit copies of Windows were pirated. On the Microsoft WGA blog site it was explained this way:
So What Happened?
Now that we have had time to dive into the details more on what happened […]
