Last week I had mentioned that the folks at Mozilla were getting ready to release Firefox 3.5 final on today’s date. True to form it did in fact hit the Internet today and I have already downloaded and installed the latest release. Now I could waste your time and mine telling you about how wonderful [...]
The crooks, thieves and swindlers wasted no time in setting up spam in order to steal stuff from your computer. The prize theft is to steal your passwords so that the bad buys can get into your banking accounts or other financial institutions. It did take a few days for the spammers to gear up, [...]
As has been previously reported, Microsoft is removing Internet Explorer 8 when it releases Windows 7 in Europe. Microsoft claims that pressure from the European Union has placed the company in a position that their choices were limited so they have opted to remove IE8 from Windows 7. But now Microsoft has released the pricing [...]
Hooray! The United States Supreme Court has quietly upheld a previous ruling from a lower court that said it was OK to skip commercials. Some of the complainers and whiners were 20th Century Fox and cable television producers, which included CNN plus the Cartoon Network. But the consumer has won the last round in the [...]
Some times there is more to a story than just the article itself. It is whether the article generates any comments pro or con. So when Mary-Jo Foley over at ZD-Net reported that Microsoft has placed a limit of 25 upgrade coupons per customer, she also asked for the comments from any business owners. As [...]
Back in 2007 when Acer bought Gateway, rumor was that Acer was shooting for the #2 position in PC sales. Since Dell had fallen off of their perch as #1, replaced by HP, Acer has been steadily climbing the PC sales ladder. With Gianfranco Lanci behind the Acer helm, the Taiwan based company is quickly [...]
Over at the Becker-Posner blog, Judge Posner has an interesting take on the future of newspapers. On his blog he states that it may be necessary to expand copyrighted laws to prohibit linking without the content providers consent. In his own words he states that:
Expanding copyright law to bar online access to copyrighted materials without [...]
Make sure your system is up to date and has the latest protections in place.
AVG anti-virus: 06/28/09
Avast: 06/26/09
Norton anti-virus: 06/24/09
McAfee anti-virus: 06/24/09
Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 06/26/09
Spybot Search and Destroy: 06/24/09
Microsoft Windows Defender: 06/24/09
Nod32: 06/25/09
Updates as of June 28, 2009 6:00am CDT.
Magic Jack seems to be on a roll and the roll could make the folks at Magic Jack over $100 Million this year. So what makes Magic Jack so attractive? How about local and long distance calls for as little as $20 a year. Who is buying Magic Jack? Will according to a recent article [...]
The folks over at Mozilla have been working hard and furious for the next upcoming release of Firefox 3.5. I have been using Firefox 3.5 from the beta’s through the RC releases which is now RC 3. The new Firefox works very well but there is one plug in I use that still fails to [...]
As millions of users went to the Internet to find out more information about Michael Jackson, Google had a major spike in traffic, which at first appeared to be an attack. The search giant stated that Google News was unavailable to some users during this time.
A warning flashed to some user which stated:
“We’re sorry, but [...]
It is called gotcha. The gotcha of small print that you need a microscope to read. The small tiny print that favors the corporation and does little in protecting the consumer. So when Mythbuster host Adam Savage was surfing the Internet while on a trip to Canada for a few hours, how much could it [...]
The Catalyst Group has completed what is being claimed as a study of 12 people who used Google than Bing. The group of 12 was then asked which search engine they preferred. Though Bing was preferred by the users 8 out of the 12 said they would stay with Google. Which begs to ask if [...]
Starting today you can pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade for $49.99 OR Windows Home 7 Professional for $99.99. I checked over at Amazon and they are offering both Home and Pro versions with a pricing guarantee. If the price drops before the scheduled release date of October 22, 2009, Amazon will honor the new [...]
It seems that Microsoft is finally letting us in on their pricing scheme for the newest Windows operating system. On their Windows 7 blog they list the following pricing policy:
So here’s the low-down on pricing for Windows 7. The estimated retail prices for upgrade packaged retail product of Windows 7 in the U.S. are:
Windows [...]
It seems that Google is adding more toys to it’s bag of trick introducing City Tours to the masses. This is a definite beta lab test, believe me. I live near Branson, MO and I am familiar with the sights. I took a spin over to Google City Tours and looked for suggested tour locations.
First [...]
Even though GM is facing bankruptcy, the car company is proceeding with their plans for the Volt, an all electric vehicle with a gasoline supplement power plant for extended range. The Volts are being designed to run about 40 miles on a single charge, which GM feels should be enough for most commuters. But some [...]
Let me just state that I am happy that Mr. Job’s is back to health and has returned to work. But one of the things I do not understand is the fascination that has accompanied his liver transplant and then his return to work. What business is it of ours to know what his health [...]
Symantec is saying that Microsoft Security Essentials is not enough to protect users from the threats posed by the Internet. According to the folks at Symantec and AVG, we users need a whole lot more in order to be protected. They have stated the following:
“Early reviews of the beta are showing that it under-performs when [...]
This is different. HP is introducing a printer that connects to the Internet, has a touch screen, and needs no computer to function. According to one article, the device is meant to print out stuff from the likes of Google such as documents, maps and so forth. HP states that the printer will be called [...]
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