A few days ago I was thinking about what will be some of the news makers in 2008, when it stuck me that the news makers will be far and few between. But the stories we will read about will follow a similar path to those written in 2007. Let me explain. With millions of [...]
Make sure your system is up to date and that you have the latest protections in place.
AVG anti-virus: 12/30/07
Norton anti-virus: 12/26/07
McAfee anti-virus: 12/26/07
Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 12/28/07
Spybot Search and Destroy: 12/26/07
Microsoft Windows Defender: 12/26/07
Nod32: 12/28/07
Updates as of December 30, 2007 6:00am CDT.
Have a great New Year.
Tags: avg, norton, mcafee, lavasoft, spybot, defender, nod32
As I previously mentioned, my wife and I were fortunate enough to latch onto a couple of Wii consoles for the X-Mas holidays for our grandkids. That’s not really true. I think the parents have more fun than the kids do. I have learned some things over the X-mas holidays that you may already know [...]
Seceval months ago I wrote about the Zonbu desktop system, which basically incorporates using the Internet for all of your computing needs. This morning I discovered that Zonbu now offers a laptop system to compliment their services. I also found a user review that provided an in depth analysis and user opinion of the new [...]
You do have to laugh. Now that the FTC has given the Google + Double-Click deal an OK, Microsoft is now attacking Google via the EU saying Google would be a monopoly. Apparently the approval of the EU is the last step that Google needs in order to close the deal. Yet Microsoft wants [...]
Microsoft has a free tool that you may wish to add to your toolkit. Called AutoRuns the tool provides an in depth look at all auto starting processes on your system. On their web site Microsoft states:
Introduction
This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs [...]
We have all seen the PC vs Mac commercials on TV. In one of the commercials the PC guy tries to defend a position that Vista doesn’t run faster on a Mac than it does on a PC. The reference is to a previous report made by PC World, which posted an article on this [...]
Two weeks ago I mentioned here that I was trying a new product called eBoostr that basically works similar as Ready Boost does for Vista. I originally stated that:
To begin with, the eBoostr software costs $29.00 and currently comes with 2 years of support and upgrades if ordered before December 31, 2007. In addition to [...]
I received the January 2008 of Technet magazine this morning and was glancing through it when I discovered this tool. What brought my attention to it was the following incident which occurred about a month or so ago. My buddy Denny called me and he was having trouble transferring info from an XP box over [...]
Sony has recently announced that it will concentrate its efforts in manufacturing more LCD televisions, and will stop shipping rear projections sets effective immediately. Sony will continue to supply the RP sets until all current supplies are exhausted. In the future the Bravia series will be LCD only.
When I first read this announcement from Sony, [...]
Make sure your system is up to date and that you have the latest protections in place.
AVG anti-virus: 12/22/07
Norton anti-virus: 12/19/07
McAfee anti-virus: 12/19/07
Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 12/21/07
Spybot Search and Destroy: 12/19/07
Microsoft Windows Defender: 12/19/07
Nod32: 12/21/07
Updates as of December 23, 2007 6:00am CDT.
Tags: avg, norton, mcafee, lavasoft, spybot, defender, nod32
Every once in awhile the good guys win, and this recent court decision proves it. The tale goes that an anonymous blogger was using a Google blog to post some unflattering remarks about the actions of a township, in which the town was conducting what amounts to a witch hunt after a former city attorney. [...]
A company by the name of AIT [Advanced Technologies, Inc.] is claiming that 2,000 plus Dell OptiPlex systems that they purchased, have failed. The company further alleges in their lawsuit against Dell, that the company suffered data loss, loss of clients and other damages when these systems began to fail. The computers were purchased between [...]
Most of you are aware that the FTC has approved the deal in which Google is to acquire Double-Click which provides ad services. According to the Google press release:
In its clearance opinion released today, the FTC explicitly rejected any current or potential competition concerns. Google and DoubleClick are complementary businesses and do not compete with [...]
I was reading an article by Craig Zarley who wrote a piece in the Var Business magazine, December 2007 edition, in which he described the 10 reasons HP has been successful. What struck me as odd was his #8 reason. “Makes products that don’t burst into flames.” He explains that HP dodged the laptop battery [...]
In a David vs Goliath scene, the tables have been turned. It is Goliath [Apple] that seems to have won this round. Or has it? Since the terms of the settlement may not be known, it is up in the air exactly what has happened. What is known is that Nick Ciarelli has closed down [...]
In last nights paper there was an article about the threat of those who engage in Cyber Stalking and how best to deal with this new type of online crime. Though much of what was discussed was about new laws and how they should be enforced, the main problem currently confronting law enforcement, is the [...]
For those living in the UK, Microsoft is giving away a demo Xbox 360, but hurry. Contest ends on the 20th at 19:00 hours your time. Contest rules are:
The usual legal bits are below:
TechNet - XMAS Free Prize Draw Terms and Conditions:
1. ELIGIBILITY: This promotion is open to any person resident in the UK who [...]
Windows XP SP3 RC is ready for public download from the link below. Please remember this is still in the testing stages so be careful.
Microsoft site is here.
Humor
An office technician got a call from a user. The user told the tech that her computer was not working. She described the problem and the [...]
Just a quick note:
I downloaded Firefox 3 beta 2 this morning and have been using it all day. So far it does appear that it is in fact using less memory. Fingers crossed!
Hats off to the Mozilla team for all of your work.
I look forward to the final release.
[tags]mozilla, firefox, beta, memory, less, [...]
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