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Normally I would say that threatening to open up your own ISP is not going to ensure more broadband choices in your town. However if it is merely a matter of the ISPs dragging their feet and they are slowly moving this direction, then clearly seeing your city threatening to start its own fiber option [...]

For the first time in a very long time, I feel as good about a Windows release as I do about my current desktop, Ubuntu. Having done plenty of testing with both Windows 7 RCs and the beta for the upcoming Ubuntu 9.10, I can honestly say I can use either and not find myself [...]

Seems like only yesterday I was using Windows, spending the better part of a day working to resize my Outlook .PST files before it became too unwieldy. Today, however, it looks like there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel with regard to Outlook data. While it took Outlook 2003 to bring [...]

Windows 7 is abuzz in the news right now — understandably so, as it was just released. But while there is no question that it is perhaps one of the best Windows releases, I am curious as to what your experience has been with it thus far? How is the stability, drivers and general overall [...]

Despite the cheapskate masses already complaining at the prospect of actually spending money on something that they enjoy, Hulu is likely going to ask for a subscription model come 2010. Honestly, if it means that it might not be limiting the number of episodes of individual programs and can keep them up longer, I am [...]

For those of you out there who are anxiously waiting for Windows 7, your wait is nearly over. And I know a few people out there who have claimed to already have their Windows 7 copies on pre-order — understandably so. Unlike the dog-slow speed of Vista, Windows 7 will run great on any PC [...]

While Apple users will be quick to point out the flaws that come with using Windows 7, such as the headaches in migrating from XP, they are nuts if they think Joe Average is going to rush out to spend a grand plus on new hardware just to avoid the hassle. Not going to happen [...]

This latest issue surrounding Internet Explorer sadly affects Firefox users as well. What is so sad about the entire thing is that even for those trying to use the clearly better browser, Microsoft has still managed to force an update that is creating problems for users despite the fact that they are not using a [...]

I spent the better part of two hours trying to figure out how to share news of Finland following along with nations in making access to broadband a “right”. I suppose some might point out that this is no different than providing access to power or water. Yet we do not see this happening in [...]

Seems like only yesterday I was using Netscape, then Mozilla, then Firebird, and finally what we today know as Firefox. Clearly the browser has come a long ways over the years. Rightfully so — it’s seen tremendous development time. But when was the last time you found some functionality with the browser that, while perhaps [...]

These days, it feels like Google has its paw prints on just about everything. Well today I found out that Google is becoming more “powerful” than I could have ever imagined. And yes, the use of “powerful” was a poke at its PowerMeter project.
The idea behind Google’s PowerMeter project is actually pretty cool. Help people [...]

Whether you use Windows or Linux, there is something fantastic about having a dedicated data partition rather than keeping all of your user data on the same partition as your OS. For Windows XP users, this means following this LifeHacker article for a better understanding on how to do this with XP and Vista.
For Ubuntu [...]

I like the idea, but I think Comcast might need to rethink delivery. See, the concept of alerting users that it appears that their PCs are infected with malware using a banner is not really the right approach. I say this as clearly anyone paying attention is going to setup fake banners to look like [...]

Today I am writing to tell you about how I am able to get three great magazines of my choosing for less than what it takes to go out to eat at a local fast food joint. While some folks out there are still raving on about digital publications over portable eBook readers, I find [...]

I am, generally speaking, a fan of many things Verizon. FiOS destroys cable Internet on every level, and its mobile service own AT&T’s hands down with reliability based on my own usage and from what I have heard from others.
Currently, we have both Verizon and AT&T phones. The short story is that both of our [...]

As I read this article, I, too, found myself feeling what many in the IT community feel about using OS X. Macs are great, but I can buy a usable Dell for half the dollar amount to accomplish most of the same tasks. While it is true the Dell for half the amount has less [...]

As if we did not have enough malware and phishing concerns these days. This latest report on a security threat that all platform users might want to keep an eye on is rather disturbing. Apparently there is now malware out there that will go so far as to fabricate a fake page representing your latest [...]

How long must people in rural areas wait for broadband? Honestly, it is anyone’s guess at this time. We remain a laughing stock in comparison to other industrialized nations in this area. And while it is true that we have more land mass than some of those nations, it does not change the fact that, [...]

Today I spent a part of my lunch time working on a PC that is to go to a friend of the family. It’s an AMD Sempron based system — nothing to write home about. But with the additional RAM I plan on adding, it will be perfect for the person that is to receive [...]

In the past, I have had a difficult time using the terms Microsoft and security in the same sentence without bursting into laughter. Yet after seeing Microsoft’s latest anti-malware tool known as MSE, I think that we might finally see the Redmond giant releasing a tool that actually works as advertised.
In the past, Microsoft was [...]