2008 May

Over at ZD-Net they are sharing with all of us a press release from Microsoft which addresses the changes between Vista and Windows 7, that appears to indicate that Touch Technology will be the main difference between the two operating systems. Microsoft also goes on to say that Vista is the natural progression of Window [...]

I received this from reader Merna [under comments here]  and checked out the links provided. I believe for those who are having issues with AVG 8 this site may be helpful. I will also be doing a second part covering additional information. Thanks Merna.
Ron,
Thank you for your numerous recent articles about AVG 7.5 and 8.0 [...]

I received this ad this morning from Tiger Direct which is offering what appears to be a good deal on a HDTV. The ad is for a Mitsubishi 60″ DLP HDTV, with an instant discount of $200 [no rebate required] and is listed for $1399 with free shipping. The unit itself appears to have all [...]

Interesting subject since we have two different stories covering the same subject, with two different points of view. First over at ZD-Net Mary Jo Foley describes the Echo system, as per Bill Gates, a system that eliminates phone numbers. In her article she states:
Starting with Echoes Wave 1 — the first iteration of Microsoft’s services [...]

The problems for those who are installing AVG 8 continue for some users, yet not for others. After checking on AVG’s Free Forum, I found some interesting facts that MAY, just MAY, help those who are having issues with the new freebie from AVG. I have also provided some additional links to other AVG resources:
First [...]

When I first read this article in which Dell predicts that two-thirds of sales will be outside of the US, it made me think of the cable commercial which has aired on tv recently. In the commercial it shows some executives sitting around a table discussing their client base. One exec pipes up and says [...]

Over at Your Blog there are some pictures of Dell’s latest mini-laptop that appears to a competitor to other mini’s making there way to market. On the site it states:
There’s a pretty cool event going on as you read this out in Carlsbad, Calif - the D: All Things Digital conference. Conversations from it have [...]

For those of you who are running Windows Vista on their systems, you should read the following Microsoft KB article, before installing SP1. It is still surprising that folks are running into problems with Zone Alarm, after SP1 is installed, since Microsoft has addressed this problem way back in March, 2008. Yet I still see [...]

Developers lined up at a conference held recently in San Francisco to view Google’s latest endeavor using it’s Android software hooked up to a mobile phone. In the last six weeks alone, over 150,000 developers have signed on to the project. The enthusiasm over the new device has driven some to say that the device [...]

I was reading an article about Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, sharing some thoughts while at the  “All Things Digital” conference. Bill Gates was asked about the high points in his career and he said:
“Windows 95 was a nice milestone.”
Which made me wonder. I wondered how many of the readers who stop by Lockergnome, [...]

Several years ago the promise of free wi-fi in some of our countries major cities looked extremely promising.  I personally was keeping an eye on the progress of the wi-fi experiment that was taking place in San Francisco which was being sponsored by the likes of Google and others. The hope was that a free [...]

As most of you are well aware, the State of New York has won a victory against Dell computer, stating the company used bait and switch tactics against some consumers. The complaint was recently upheld by a New York judge, so the state is no proceeding against Dell and now has posted a complaint form [...]

No matter whether you have upgraded to Microsoft’s Windows Vista or have stayed with Windows XP, there is a new kid coming to the hood and it will be known as ‘7′. Microsoft is giving is a tiny peak at Windows 7 by revealing the new operating system will support touch screen. I wrote about [...]

On Tuesday, May 27, 2008, over on the Windows Vista Blog we received some tid-bits of what the future may hold on Microsoft’s latest operating system dubbed Windows 7. Though the blog entry provided more of a press release rather than any solid information, the question is should Microsoft have a separate blog for Windows [...]

Well it seems to be a fact that Windows 7 will come with touch screen technology in which a user will be able to control the computer with just a finger tip. This type of technology is similar to what Apple uses with their iPhone and allows your finger to control the screen.
So why yuck? [...]

I would like to introduce you to Cliff  Bumgardner of amazenyou.com,  who is a guest blogger here at The Blade. I think you will enjoy what Cliff has written. As always your comments are welcome.

Many years ago I imagine there was a business man sitting in front of his computer (with a monitor the size [...]

On CNN this morning they reported that a superior court judge has agreed with the state of New York, that consumers were deceived by Dell computer company. In a ruling it appears that Dell is accused of using bait & switch tactics and Dell must pay. What the payment will be has yet to be [...]

When I read last week that Symantec was shifting the blame onto Microsoft for the problems that appeared after SP3 was installed on a system running Symantec software, I paused before writing about this. First of all Symantec products have a reputation for being, shall we say, suspect even when nothing else is happening on [...]

 The Ultimate Boot CD has been around for quite awhile and is used to get into a system that will not boot properly. Though many of us are aware of what a valuable tool this can be, it is still surprising how many people are unaware it exists. Such was the case when I was [...]

I’m surfing the Internet when I run into an article about how to cure registry problems. The articles explains how the Windows Registry can become corrupted with malware, spyware and other intrusive files. The author goes on to explain in detail how this can slow down your PC. So far so good. But there is [...]