I use these things all the time, but some folks might not know all of them. Unfortunately, Ian thought of writing about them first, so I have to give him the honors:
The Three Most Under-utilized Keyboard Shortcuts | Gizmo’s Tech Support Alert
I received the following from Zoho this morning. We hear a lot about Google, and it’s nice to see the competition doing well.
We are delighted that Swisscom (incumbent telco in Switzerland) has chosen Zoho for a six month pilot for its Zoho Business Suite which is now available on their Software-as-a-Service portal Teamnet.
Zoho and Swisscom […]
According to my buddy Steve Bass, over at PCWorld.Com, the latest MS update to correct the DNS vulnerability keeps folks using ZA Free Edition from accessing the Internet after reboot.
If you have any friends using Zone Alarm’s free firewall along with Windows Auto Update, it might be nice to give them a call (they won’t […]
Billy G. heads out the door, and pundits wonder: will there be any real changes or will the 800-lb. gorilla continue to lose weight?
As the company prepares for Gates’ departure this Friday, a host of analysts and tech experts waxed practical and philosophical about the future of Microsoft and the legacy of the man behind […]
Nokia Throws Open Mobile Software
The Finnish company announced a plan to buy the 52.1% of shares it doesn’t already own in London-based Symbian, the leading maker of operating system software for advanced mobile phones. In an industry-shifting move, Nokia will merge the company with parts of its own organization and then create an open-source foundation […]
Firefox 3 launched today — Download Day — and it’s time to upgrade to the best browser ever, IMNSHO. Your opinion, of course, may vary — but it doesn’t make you right. :p You can download it here. Do it today and help Mozilla set a 1-day download record that will be […]
Sounds like a good deal, right? All you have to do is get Firefox 3 during Download Day to help set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours - it’s that easy. We’re not asking you to swallow a sword or to balance 30 spoons on your face, although that would be kind […]
The demonstrated software was more or less the same demos we saw with Surface—photo scaling, finger painting, splashing about in water—along with a Virtual Earth/Google Earth-style mapping program. And that’s the extent of it. That’s all that was demonstrated. The demoed software appeared to have a new taskbar, but no details on this were forthcoming; […]
She’s perfectly quiet, but once you sit or lie down, she responds to
your every move. Lie on your back, she snuggles up right next to you in
a log position. Curl up in the fetal position, she spoons. The only
hitch: She’s 2-D. “Yeah, you can’t feel the girl. That’s the thing,”
Burrows explained.
When asked how long he’d […]
RED BANK, N. J., April 16, 2008 — BigString Corporation (OTCBB: BSGC)
today unveiled a new self-destructing instant messaging technology that
enables users to send instant messages (IMs) that self-destruct after
being sent. Additionally, IMs sent via BigString’s service cannot be
copied, logged or screen-printed. BigString IM is a free advertising
supported service available at http://www.bigstring.com. It is
available as a […]
I just downloaded a 1.5 MB .exe file from Microsoft to validate my many-times-validated copy of XP SP2, so that I could download a 524KB hotfix because the geniuses who programmed SP2 didn’t have enough imagination to consider that SD cards might someday hold more than 4GB.
And Microsoft thinks we ought to just roll over […]
Get yourself an XP system while you still can - WindowsSecrets.com
With Windows XP scheduled to disappear from store shelves on June 30, time is running out to buy a computer with that venerable OS preinstalled.
A rough 24 hours for Windows users - 81.01% affected - Blog - Secunia
The title pretty much says it all. During the last 24 hours, we have seen security updates for some very popular Windows programs from four major vendors: Sun, Adobe, Apple, and Skype.
Symantec uninstaller may not finish the job - WindowsSecrets.com
Like most Windows software, Norton security products, published by the Symantec Corp., come with an uninstall option to remove the software from your computer.
Unfortunately, neither Symantec’s bundled uninstaller — nor a little-known, special utility from the company — removes every single thing.
Steve Bass at PCWorld writes:
Steve Bass’s Tips & Tweaks WinPatrol Adds Keylogger Detection
I don’t always jump when I hear about an updated software version. I’ll wait and see what others have to say, especially with antivirus, anti-spyware, and firewall apps.
I consider WinPatrol one of those critical apps I depend on, and don’t want […]
Neil McAllister, at InfoWorld, gives us his take on the biggest flops in CyberHistory:
For all the amazing advances that the computing industry has brought us over the years, some of its most pivotal moments are memorable for all the wrong reasons. Not every idea can be a winner, and not even Microsoft can avoid every […]
High Dynamic Range photography is the rage. You use a tripod, and expose the same scene at least 3 times: once normally, once for the highlights, and once for the shadows. Combining them creates an image with detail in all areas.
Obviously, this lends itself better to landscapes than to sports photography. It used to […]
Computer software can distinguish individual dogs by their barks, and also suggests that certain barks act as a “universal language”, carrying information about the dog’s mind-set that is readily understood by their fellow pooches.
Computer decodes dog communication - tech - 17 January 2008 - New Scientist Tech
Can a handheld dogspeak translator be far behind? Do […]
The new iPhone update will automatically enable IMAP on all iPhones, meaning that mail handling will be different. Anyone who uses Gmail on an iP needs to be aware of the changes and what they mean.
PC World - Google Warns of iPhone 1.1.3 IMAP Switch
I ran across this article from back in August of ‘07 while browsing the archives of Forbes.com. It’s fairly chilling, although not especially surprising.
The first time Scott Lunsford offered to hack into a nuclear power station, he was told it would be impossible. There was no way, the plant’s owners claimed, that their critical components […]
