Compared to my co-workers, I install a pretty large set of programs on a new Windows XP/Vista computer or a hard drive that needs to be reformatted and the OS reinstalled. Below is a list of the free applications that I always install.
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Reader
Adobe Shockwave Player
Firefox
iTunes
Java
QuickTime
RealPlayer
Spybot - Search and Destroy
Thunderbird
I install all of […]
Recently I have been looking for a Screencasting program for my MacBook Pro. I haven’t tried them but I have heard of Snapz Pro, iShowU and ScreenFlow. Just like every program, they all of their pros and cons. The biggest thing to consider is their price. Here is a breakdown of their costs:
Snapz Pro –> […]
For all of you fireworks enthusiasts out there, please be careful over the next week or so. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released their 2007 Fireworks Annual Report (PDF) yesterday and estimated that 9,800 fireworks related injuries were treated during the year 2007 and that 6,300 or 64% we treated from June […]
I was reading an article on my local newspaper’s website titled “Money Saving Advice: Get it fixed, don’t throw it out.”
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_5repair.6468399jun20,0,832420.story
How many of you are getting things repaired rather than throwing them out? Every spring I take my lawn mower to a repair shop so the blades can be sharpened and so the engine can […]
Do you have an iPhone? an iPod? Do you fly United? If you said yes to any of those questions you are either happy or angry.
According to 9to5Mac and c|net, Apple and United are going to start allowing you to connect them into the planes’ in-flight entertainment systems and charge the device. It also seems […]
I came across an article at TheAtlantic.com.
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google
Basically this article talks about how Google and the Internet has changed the way we think, read, and find things. Google has made it so we don’t have to remember anything anymore. If we are looking for something, we just go to http://www.google.com (or whatever your countries address is) […]
TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook now has more worldwide users than MySpace.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/12/facebook-no-longer-the-second-largest-social-network/
This doesn’t really surprise me. Once Facebook opened it’s doors to pretty much anyone, it would only be a matter of time until it had more users. According to TechCrunch, both services are pulling in +/- 115 million users. That is a lot of […]
According to several sources (c|net, The Register, Gizmodo, Hot Hardware, Slashdot) , Google is currently developing a tool that users will be able to will allows users to find out whether or not their Internet Service Provider (ISP) is throttling their Internet connection.
From “The Register” and “Hot Hardware:”
“We’re trying to develop tools, software tools…that allow […]
In the past, I have mentioned that I live in Allentown, Pennsylvania. To be a little bit more specific, I actually live in North Whitehall Township. There is a new park that is located about 1 mile from my house and about 5 out of 7 days a week, I go up there to take […]
As some of you are aware, back in January, I purchased my first LCD HDTV. I made this purchase on Amazon.com, after researching on both the Internet and at brick and mortar stores. A review on this purchase can be found at the URL below.
http://www.lockergnome.com/dabrace1984/2008/01/08/buying-an-hdtv-from-a-bm-store-versus-amazoncom/
I have loved every minute of this purchase. When I was […]
