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Microsoft Windows 7 - Is Touch Technology The Only Difference Between Vista & 7?

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 […]

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AVG 8 - More Helpful Information

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 […]

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Mitsubishi 60″ DLP HDTV At $1399 - Deal Or No Deal?

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 […]

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Microsoft’s Echo Does Or Does Not Eliminate Phone Numbers?

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 […]

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AVG 8 Free Edition - Try A Different Download Site?

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 […]

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Dell Sales Will Be Outside Of US In 5 Years

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 […]

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Dell Mini Unveiled

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 […]

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Windows Vista SP1 - Read This First KB935796

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 […]

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Google’s Android Phone Causes A Stir

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 […]

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Microsoft Windows 95 In Case You Missed It

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, […]