On the Japanese model of Apples popular iPhone 3G. the new phones have a loud shutter speed sound, when a picture is taken. The reason is that they are hoping that this loud sound will discourage some people from taking sneak shots up the dresses of ladies. Other companies are also adding this feature to […]
The next wave of small computers is set to hit the market place, with tens of millions being sold during the last half of 2008. But the computer industry is not excited about these new devices, since they view these smaller systems will cut into their already slim profit margins. Since some of these units […]
Asus is blaming Intel, not Microsoft, for a shortage of Linux based Eee PC’s in the UK. The popular Linux based computers are in short supply and have been sold out, while the less popular Windows XP models are still available. It was at first thought that the shortage was a possible plot by Microsoft […]
If you haven’t kept up with Windows Secrets for awhile, you may not have been notified that Ian ‘Gizmo’ Richards, who produced his Support Alert newsletter, are combining. I personally dropped my subscription to Windows Secret last year, since I no longer found it useful. This was at about the same time that Fred Langa […]
Microsoft has been and still is the company that everyone loves to hate. In this article by Richard Stallman, the criticisms continue. Most of what Mr. Stallman states has been said before. That Microsoft is a big bully that controls the computer market by fear and intimidation. But the article also states that other software […]
You gotta love it! When it comes to Microsoft’s operating system Vista, the beat goes on and on. No sooner do you think that everything is settling down and that the two Vista camps [love it - hate it] have disappeared, up jumps the devil once again. But this time the game and comparisons are […]
The people at the FTC must have some kind of a phobia when it comes to investigating Intel. It seems when they get bored, they start on a Intel witch hunt, which usually doesn’t amount to anything. It smacks of when Congress calls in the oil companies to determine if they are making […]
You’ve heard of the next wave of computers, those little laptops which go by various names, UMPC, Netbook, or even mini-laptops. But I was surprised when I read one person’s review who doesn’t care for the little guys. The review was based on a mini using Windows XP. He even admits that he hasn’t used […]
Yahoo is adding additional email services, one to be called ‘ymail.com’. As many of us are aware, over the years millions of people got yahoo mail addresses as secondary addresses to try and filter junk mail away from their primary email address. Many of these accounts may be dormant, or rarely used, but the […]
Depending on where your live, you may have already experience hot days and I am sure there will be more to come as summer heats up. But before you crank up your computer in hot weather, take a few minutes to inspect your box to make sure it is ready to keep itself cool.
Computer parts […]
