Microsoft is soon going to be faced with a very interesting problem that will require a command decision by the higher ups. Should Microsoft keep Windows XP around for awhile longer or just give the mini-laptop market to Linux? As part of their game plan, Microsoft has told OEM’s no more Windows XP […]
I spotted this posted by Temmu over at Scot’s Newsletter forum I found it hard to believe. With all of the problems that Vista has had with hardware drivers, one should be happy that someone was trying to help. But it appears that Creative Labs has a difference of opinion. It seems that a Daniel_K […]
The folks over at Yahoo! have a new Web site designed for women by women where they can connect to each other all over the world. Shine also includes and encourages female bloggers as well as other interesting articles where your comments are welcome. On the site, Yahoo! states:
When we started talking about creating […]
In a cruel hoax someone posted on craigslist the address of a man in Oregon and indicated that everything on his property was free for the taking. The homeowner, who wasn’t at home at the time, became suspicious when he received a call about his free horse. On his way back to his home he […]
Since I wrote the article yesterday about the alleged NVidia problem in Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, I did some roaming around the Internet. It appears that the display adapter problem plagues both NVidia and ATI drivers. What is hard to figure out is what drivers do what, since the systems may display different errors […]
At the CanSecWest security conference held in Vancouver, Canada this past weekend only Ubuntu remained unhacked in the contest. According to the web site at DVLabs the contest ended with only a Sony sporting Ubuntu as the final victor. The article stated:
So at the end of the last day of the contest, only the Sony […]
Here is another in a series of Google softwares that is still in Beta [testing] stage that you might be interested in. If you are a Gmail user you can install Gmail Notifier which will allow you to view your mail without opening up a browser. According to Google they describe their software product as:
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Over at Engadget they have a pie chart allegedly from Microsoft that was bundled with emails and other documents in the Vista Capable lawsuit. The pie chart shows who is to blame for the crashes that cause Vista to cease functioning properly. The only problem with the chart is that it does not indicate a […]
Make sure your system is up to date and has the latest protections in place.
AVG anti-virus: 03/29/08
Norton anti-virus: 03/26/08
McAfee anti-virus: 03/26/08
Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 03/27/08
Spybot Search and Destroy: 03/26/08
Microsoft Windows Defender: 03/26/08
Nod32: 03/29/08
Updates as of March 30 , 2008 6:00am CDT.
Tags: avg, norton, mcafee, lavasoft, spybot, defender, nod32
Currently OEM’s are allowed to offer systems with Windows XP installed until June 30, 2008. But some industry analysts seem to feel that this date may be extended again. Why? Traditionally businesses have always waited until the first service pack is issued before upgrading their systems. But what makes Vista different is its high hardware […]
