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 cities than [...]
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:
If you [...]
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]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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 [...]
One would think that Dell would of shouted this from the roof tops, but they have chose to simply put out a news release on their new Premium Support Service. In seems the once #1 computer company, has listened to customers and is going to provide ‘old fashioned’ technical support once again. You remember the [...]
It is rare that I agree with some of the assumptions of John C. Dvorak. I usually find his analysis of anything on the wild side and his opinion extreme. But I recently read his article ‘Vista 11 Pillars of Failure’ and I must admit he has finally put the voodoo dolls away and has [...]
Microsoft has setup a set of rules for end users and their rights to downgrade from Vista to Windows XP. In their .pdf document it is spelled out on the specifics on how the downgrade works and what the end user or OEM must do to qualify for the downgrade. Here are some of he [...]
Yesterday I played around with AVG 8, tweaking some settings and doing multiple scans on my personal system, which I have always prided myself in keeping as a, lean, mean, fighting machine. But my jaw dropped as AVG 8 started to report a flood of registry entries tied to CoolWebSearch. Here is what happened.
After installing [...]
Well by buddy Charley back in California seems to think that the story behind the pay for shopping cart use, is still of interest, so he sent me another link to a story in the San Jose Mercury news. It seems that some people see this as a joke of some type, while others are [...]
Since sales of laptops now tops 50% of all new PC sales, replacing failing batteries in laptops is a hot topic. So I was interested when a reader sent in this link about a company in Fremont, CA. I took a look at the EC Battery website and found that the pricing appeared to be [...]
Intel has set up a contest for gamers in which a $1 Million in prizes is being offered. The biggest chunk is going to mod writers who come up with the best of new mods for Unreal Tornament 3. But other prizes are also available. It is free to sign up for and a user [...]
Now that Mr. Ballmer from Microsoft has mudded the waters concerning whether Windows XP will remain or not, it seems like he is asking the world to comment.
OK. Here is my comment:
Greetings Mr. Ballmer,
As one of your MVP people for the past 5 years, I have been very fortunate in being able to test many [...]
Today is the day that AVG releases their latest version of AVG Free Edition 8. I went to their web site and downloaded the latest edition and noted that it is 45.6MB [though another link indicated the file to be 46.1MB] in size. I was actually surprised that the download speed was over 370 [...]
There were a few articles during the past couple of weeks that indicate that Microsoft knew that UAC [User Account Control] and also referred to as Administrative Approval Mode, was going to be a very annoying feature in Microsoft Windows Vista. In their attempt to provide the user with a sense of being in control, [...]
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