Ron Schenone
Dell's New Premium Service Coming Soon
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 [...]
Microsoft Windows Vista – Dvorak Says Sorry Microsoft You Failed?
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 [...]
Windows Vista Downgrade Rights
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 [...]
AVG Version 8 – Minor Warning Issue[s] Resolved
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 [...]
Pay For Shopping Cart Debate Continues – Canadians Pay $1
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 [...]
Anyone Tried EC Battery For Laptop Batteries?
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 Is Offering $1Million In Prizes For Unreal Tournament 3 Mod Developers
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 [...]
I Want Microsoft To Keep Windows XP Around – What About You?
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 [...]
AVG Free Edition Version 8 Available For Download
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 kb [...]
Microsoft Windows Vista – I Need To Run As An Administrator
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, [...]
