At first it appeared that Microsoft was creating an artificial shortage of its Xbox 360, in an attempt to follow in the footsteps of the Nintendo Wii. The less Wiis there are available the more popular the Wii has become. But it may not be supply and demand that is the driving force behind the [...]
I received a link yesterday for an advertisement for a software product, and upon arriving on the site I noticed they were also selling Academic software as well. I found a upgrade copy of Windows Vista Home Premium for only $69.95 over at buy.com. For those of you who are not familiar with Academic software it [...]
Well I got Scot’s Newsletter Blog on Sunday afternoon, and I noted that Scot once again is visiting the Comodo firewall software. You may recall that last month there was a minor confrontation between Scot and the folks at Comodo in which some lively discussions ensued. But in the end, it may appear that the [...]
Over in Britain there is a new laptop which is about to be introduced which costs under $200 and looks like it would be a great children’s system. Because of the low price tag, this could also be a great option to the OLPC and also Intel Classmates computer systems. In a news article from [...]
I received [Lockergnome] Pirillo’s Picks newsletter dated 2-15-08 and what do I see listed at the top? A super deal on all three of Uniblue’s products, each at only $14.95 apiece. What I found interesting is that this special pricing is the cheapest I have seen on these fine products and I wanted to [...]
I always enjoy reading these future projections by would be prophets in which they provide us with a look into what technology may bring. But I also know that sometimes there projections can be overzealous and may not come true, but they do make for good reading. I recently read an article over at The [...]
I guess none of us never really thinks about it, but every time we do a Google search, thousands of servers [computers] whiz into action. All of this server power needs electricity to function. During the past decade or so, Google has amassed the largest amount of servers the world has ever seen. But now [...]
Make sure your system is up to date and that you have the latest protections in place.
AVG anti-virus: 02/16/08
Norton anti-virus: 02/13/08
McAfee anti-virus: 02/13/08
Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 02/13/08
Spybot Search and Destroy: 02/13/08
Microsoft Windows Defender: 02/13/08
Nod32: 02/15/08
Updates as of February 17 , 2008 6:00am CDT.
Tags: avg, norton, mcafee, lavasoft, spybot, defender, nod32
Yesterday I received a link from a client of mine asking if it was really this easy to downgrade from Vista down to XP. The link took me to a InformationWeek article, they had a slide show presentation [see below] of just 5 slides showing the ease in which to complete the task. I must [...]
Google is starting to see more and more benefits in its decision to support the iPhone since Apple introduced the device. It seems that Google is now seeing a tremendous amount of searches being made on the Internet by iPhone users, which is turning into additional revenue for the company. In fact the search giant [...]
When trying to install updates for Windows Vista, some users are getting stuck in a reboot loop that some are comparing to hell. But I did find one possible solution that may just work on one the forums I visited. The suggestion is:
Depending on your version place any 32 or 64 bit VISTA dvd [...]
On Wal-Marts blog today they have officially killed HD and have gone completely Blu. Long live HD. It is now only a matter of time before Toshiba throws in the towel. Wal-Mart blog states:
I am very excited about this news!! This decision will make my job so much easier. While I myself bought an [...]
When it comes to downloading illegal software, a recent report that was completed for Microsoft seems to indicate that teens are unaware it is illegal. The report also states that teens when faced with jail time may have more respect for copyrighted material. In addition this jail threat seems to also make kids aware that [...]
Have you ever noticed that the first thing that happens in todays paranoia world is that people become suspicious anytime the US Government announces anything. So what we have is a big, really big piece of space junk that may be the size of a school bus which weighs between 5,000 to 10,000 lbs. making [...]
TN Games has a product that should shake up the gaming world. A vest that actually translates the effects one would feel if they were shot, hit, and so forth in real time. The company states that their vest is:
Have fun taking your game play beyond sight and sound with TN Games’ 3rd Space [...]
Both Samsung and LG and ramping up their efforts to bring us a Google by the end of 2008, so reports The Korean Times in their article. It is also noted that the Google phone based on Android may debut though in early 2009. The article states:
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics will unveil phones [...]
Over at Scot’s Newsletter forum this morning there was a posting from hkspike in which it was stated:
2 hours ago I clicked OK for my main PC to restart after it claimed to have applied some Vista patch or other. Currently it is sitting at Stage 3 of 3. 0% complete with its little [...]
Over at Rush Limbaugh’s site is a transcript of his broadcast in which he takes issue with some of the problems he is having on is Mac Pro’s since upgrading to Leopard. He makes mention that the problem[s] he is having, has been confirmed by a Apple rep. But Rush wants to know if [...]
Microsoft has made available a complete listing of exactly what Service Pack #1 for Windows Vista will fix. In my daily readings I have noted that one worthy reporter has placed the fixes to number above 500 or so. OK. The complete report of what SP1 does can be found at the link below.
The reported [...]
Last Friday there was a hearing in the US District Court up in Seattle in which three pieces of information were presented that Microsoft knew its Vista Capable systems may not be very capable. Reporter Joseph Tartakoff from the Seatle Post-Intelligencer reported that the following information was presented:
During his opening presentation, plaintiffs’ lawyer Jeffrey Tilden [...]
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