GameStop is offering gamers an unusual offer that could get you Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 for as little as $20. On their web site they states that if you pre-order the game, for either the Xbox 360 or PS3 and pay full retail of $60, you can get a $40 refund when you [...]
Microsoft has had a rough year when it comes to its line of financial software. In June it stopped producing its MS Money product and now it is discontinuing its MS Office Accounting software as well. Though the product may be in the process of being discontinued, you can still get the Express version, which [...]
There is an unfinished feature built into Windows 7 that allows a laptop to become a hotspot. Microsoft originally was going to include the feature, but during development dropped it from the final version. Now a company is beta testing its software, which is free for the download, that takes advantage of this feature.
On the [...]
Microsoft has built into Windows 7 a tool in which users can check the reliability of their Windows 7 installation. The reliability feature uses a graph that a user can use to determine if any problems have been reported and if there is a possible solution. You can start this feature by going to Start [...]
Just a quick note. Dell is offering the Nintendo Wii for $179.99 plus free shipping.
Check the link below:
Dell Nintendo Wii Sale
Microsoft is clarifying what the company says is a LEGAL upgrade process is for upgarding to Windows 7, contrary to the opinions expressed by some on the Internet. This is not a new situation, in that we seem to run into this brick wall with each Windows release. This unfortunate situation seems to rear its [...]
I have been using two email programs since about 2003 on the personal computers that I own. I use Outlook 2003 for my personal emails and also for my MSN account through Microsoft. I also have used Outlook Express for my gmail account. I get Google alerts daily which accounts for the bulk of my [...]
As many of you know, I bought my wife a new Toshiba laptop computer last week, that came with Windows 7 Home Premium edition pre-installed. The system also came with a variety of trial ware programs which included, Wild Tanget games, Microsoft Activation Assistant, Microsoft Home and Office, Netzero Installer, Quickbooks Trial, Norton Security, Norton [...]
It is hard to believe that it has been over two years since Microsoft and Yahoo! starting talking merger, buyout, partnerships, and so forth. This last announcement by the CEOs of both companies, with champagne toasting, back slapping, and stock selling to be the real thing. But it appears that there are some minor issues [...]
As the world wide recession lingers on and more people struggle to make ends meet, more people are hanging on to their older computer systems. We are all aware that businesses failed to embrace Windows Vista and continue to use the reliable, though aging, Windows XP. But no matter how many consumers or businesses try [...]
Since the release of Windows 7 it is now becoming apparent that the upgrade path from previous Windows versions are full of pitfalls. One would of hoped that Microsoft would of had a better plan in place to assist users in their quest to upgrade. It is now becoming clear this will not be the [...]
Who could have ever imagined that Mozilla would have been chasing down the pride of Microsoft and its Internet Explorer browser? Well it seems that the mighty are falling and that Firefox is continuing to gain market share. But to pick up some 30 million more users in just 8 weeks is truly amazing. Amazing [...]
Here is the review of the Windows operating system. See what you think:
Streamlined interface; better performance on many systems; easier and more capable networking;
It’s spiffier, with both aesthetic and functional redesigns.
We found the first release of it expensive and occasionally annoying–nagging screen and pop-up bubbles galor.
Like any radical overhaul, it takes some getting used [...]
The Los Angeles City Council has voted to go with Google for their email needs and also to use Google Apps. and more. L.A. will be the first major U.S. city to use Google over other rivals like Microsoft. This has been a hard fought win for the search giant, and if successful, could entice [...]
We all knew it had to happen. In order for the masses to dump their DVD players in favor of Blu-ray, prices had to drop. Best Buy has their own store brand Insignia Blu-ray player for the sweet price of just $99.99. But it gets even better since this player can also stream movies from [...]
Reader Brandon has a question for us that I thought I would post. He asks the following questions:
I am looking to buy a new desktop. I have known very little about computers, hardware and such but I have done a lot of searching online to better inform myself of the components inside of computers so [...]
It seems that there is some confusion for students who chose to try the super cheap $29.95 edition of Windows 7. A misunderstanding by some has led some students to try upgrading from a 32 bit version of Vista to a 64 bit version of Windows 7. Unfortunately there is not an upgrade process and [...]
The conspiracy theorists are already out in force trying to convince us that there is another conspiracy being hatched by Microsoft. This plot suggests that Microsoft purposely priced the Windows 7 upgrade high in order to dissuade people from upgrading. The plot suggests that Microsoft wants people to buy new computers instead.
In a recent article [...]
While 144 passengers sat quietly in their seats, two pilots for Northwest Airlines were distracted using their laptop computers. It seems that the pilots not only ignored repeated radio requests from air traffic controllers but also messages sent by the airline company. Both pilots appear to have ample flight hours and are considered veteran pilots. [...]
When my wife got her new laptop running Windows 7, I had an opportunity to play with it as I transferred her stuff over from her old system. Having used Windows 7 on my test box, I had become familiar with the way the new operating system worked and I liked what I saw. So [...]
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