Ron Schenone
Google Earth 4.3 Beta Available For Download
Google has a new Beta version of Earth available for download or updating, depending if you have a previous version of Earth on your system or not. According to Google, their new Earth software includes the following: New! in Earth 4.3 (beta) Photo-realistic Buildings With Google Earth 4.3, see 3D buildings faster and in more [...]
Chemicals Hidden In Our Food Change How Our Tongue Tastes
Oh, goodie. The chemical companies are at it again, this time adding chemicals to change the flavor we taste, by blocking the taste receptors on our tongues. By doing this the food companies can reduce sugar, salt or whatever than block our tongues from tasting the difference. According to this article from Mercola.com it states: [...]
Windows XP SP3 Delayed As Of 4-29-08
Just a quick note: Microsoft has already pulled SP3 for Windows XP citing a compatibility problem between Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System and the new service pack. That’s it. No one is sure when the update will be reposted for download. Comments welcome. [tags]microsoft, xp, vista, sp3, delayed, compatibility, [/tags]
Why Hasn't The Keyboard PC Caught On ?
I was reading a few articles about Dell’s announcement about smaller desktops coming towards the end of the year. Not tht this is earth shattering, since Dell has previously made small footprint PC’s in the past. But it jogged my memory about the keyboard PC from a company called Cybernet. The entire computer is inside [...]
From Fred Langa – How To Do A Non-Destructive Repair Of Windows XP
Well I wasn’t looking for it, but there it was. An article from Fred Langa posted back in January 19, 2006 on how to do a non-destructive repair of Windows XP. Which made me wonder. With so many of us sticking with Windows XP for awhile longer, it might be beneficial to post this great [...]
Fast Pass For Airport Security
For those of you who are frequent business flyer’s you may wish to check into a new company that is offering a fast pass through airport security. The system is currently limited to only 18 airports in the US, but is slowly expanding to other airports. When I checked the web site I was a [...]
AVG Free Edition 8.0.100 Reviewed – Upgrade Now
If you are like me and use AVG freebie edition, than there is a new version in town, and it’s good. Real good. I asked my buddy Denny to try it as well and this is what he emailed me back: AVG-8 I LIKE IT and there are Lots of Improvements and Still doesn’t Use [...]
10 Best, 10 Essentials, 10 Whatever – Are They Really That Great?
We all are aware of the ’10 best’ articles that list the writers opinion of which ‘utilities’ or other software are the best. or essential or whatever that a user should use on their computer system. In fact, I read one 10 best articles yesterday that listed a product that no longer was available. So [...]
Security Updates As Of April 27, 2008
Make sure your system is up to date and has the latest protections in place. AVG anti-virus: 04/27/08 Norton anti-virus: 04/23/08 McAfee anti-virus: 04/23/08 Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 04/23/08 Spybot Search and Destroy: 04/24/08 Microsoft Windows Defender: 04/23/08 Nod32: 04/25/08 Updates as of April 27 , 2008 6:00am CDT. Tags: avg, norton, mcafee, lavasoft, spybot, defender, nod32
HP and Lenovo Join Dell In Continuing To Offer XP
It is getting interesting. HP and Lenovo are joining Dell and will continue to offer Microsoft Windows XP as an option to Microsoft Windows Vista. But Microsoft has stated that all XP installs must cease on June 30, 2008. So what’s happening? Well the OEM’s seem to be using Microsoft’s own ‘downgrade rights’ to circumvent [...]
