A few weeks ago I received an informational email that PerfectDisk 10 Professional had been certified by Microsoft as compatible with Windows 7. Having the RTM version of Windows 7 Ultimate on my test box, along with Windows XP Mode installed as well, I contacted Raxco, the software company that produces PerfectDisk 10 Professional. The [...]
At a time when the newspapers and other publishers are struggling to stay in business, the last thing the New York Times needed was an attack on their web site. But this is what apparently happened and the Times is warning visitings with this statement:
“Some NYTimes.com readers have seen a pop-up box warning them about a [...]
AMD is going to try a different approach in how they will market their new processors and graphics, which will be optimized for Windows 7 when it launches next month. In what appears to have come from a Microsoft playbook, AMD is going to use what they call Vision with 4 distinct versions. The new [...]
Google is trying to woo the newspaper industry with a proposal that includes paid for content and a way to increase revenues. The Google proposal is being made to the Newspaper Association of America and addresses not only free but also paid content. Google proposal also includes a way that Google would host the content [...]
I’ve always been a fan of playing Monopoly, having just purchased the electronic version of this popular board game. So when I saw that there was going to be Monopoly City Streets online, I decided to drop by for a look-see. This site uses Google maps to locate areas around the world that you can [...]
You have to love competition in a capitalist society. It keeps company not only focused but also looking for new ways to reinvent themselves. New ways to increase revenues, not only for the company, but for those who subscribe to their services. So today Google has announced a new money maker for those who host [...]
Over at TechRepublic they had a list of 10 things, which I narrowed to 5, you should know before upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7. There is nothing magical about any upgrade and the basics have been the same with every new operating system. So I have taken what I feel are the absolute [...]
Microsoft was quick to issue an advisory after first reports suggested that a Windows flaw could attack both Windows Vista and Windows 7. After the flaw was discovered, Microsoft was quick to note that Windows 7 was NOT one of the operating systems that could be attacked. In an advisory the company stated the following [...]
Yesterday I read an article stating that Microsoft was conducting an anti-Linux campaign at Best Buy. The article, which was based on what is alleged to be a post from a Best Buy employee, shows screen shots of the campaign. The allegations are that if Best Buy employees took the training they would be rewarded [...]
When Microsoft and Yahoo! reached a deal recently there were glowing accolades that Yahoo! would now be free to do its real business, which was not search. The company CEO claimed that Yahoo! would be free to explore its other development options. But behind the scenes all was not well in Yahoo! land.
According to one [...]
The traditional mad shopping day known as Black Friday could turn out to be one of the best ever. With the economy in the crapper, retailers could be offering super deals to entice buyers either into their brick & mortar stores or to their shops online. Yesterday I received an early email notification from Black [...]
Over at Google they usually decorate their name for the holidays or other special occasions. But the logo below is mysterious in that it shows a space ship pulling up the second O in Google. Strange.
If anyone has any thoughts of what this could mean please share them with us.
Comments welcome.
Source.
PS I have already seen [...]
Make sure your system is up to date and has the latest protections in place.
AVG anti-virus: 09/06/09
Avast: 09/05/09
Norton anti-virus: 09/02/09
McAfee anti-virus: 09/02/09
Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 09/04/09
Spybot Search and Destroy: 09/02/09
Microsoft Windows Defender: 09/02/09
Nod32: 09/04/09
Updates as of September 06, 2009 6:00am CDT.
Reader Gina sent me a link over to Dot Net Perls with the latest browser tests for memory usage including IE 8. I took at look at the results and Firefox 3 was the winner.
You can read more about the testing at this link.
Comments as always are welcome.
Browser name
Ending private set in MB
Safari
636.9
Firefox 3
111.8
Flock (Firefox [...]
It seems the hired gun that At&T is using is may not able to sooth the ill feelings that Apple iPhone owners have against AT&T. When Seth Bloom posted his blog entry that Apple was to blame for the iPhone problems, not many folks were buying it. In fact it seems that more customers are [...]
A group of geeks from Palo Alto, California are on the attack against the spy trade and have developed new software to track down terrorists. The software known as Palantir Technologies has been shown to be an effective tool against those who would plan attacks against us and others. The software uses a unique search [...]
When I first read an article about online college courses being offered for a flat fee of $99 a month, I was somewhat skeptical. Could this be for real or just a scam? So I took a look at StraighterLine and it seems to be the real thing. A recent news article provided the following information:
StraighterLine [...]
I have had an MSN account since October, 2000 and I normally access my mail through Outlook 2003. So on the 1st of September when it ceased to work, I tried a half dozen attempts to fix it myself. Since I have a free MSN account help is non existent and I couldn’t get Outlook [...]
AT&T has had a sweetheart of a deal as being the sole provider for those who purchase an Apple iPhone. Along with buying the iPhone you also get to pay AT&T up to $2,000 for a 2 year service contract. But here is the best part. If you don’t pay your bill, you get terminated [...]
The browser wars are of no concern to me since I couldn’t care less how much market share any of them command. What is important is that this newest browser war is going to benefit all of us. This new crop of browsers are faster and hopefully more secure.
During the past week I have been [...]
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