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2008 April 03

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Ubuntu Continues Its Efforts to Be the Operating System for Humans

In the upcoming release of Ubuntu 8.04, codename Hardy Heron, is another improvement to help make the setup and daily operation of one’s computer a much easier thing.
The change surrounds a security feature that, while a necessity, is not well understood by most, and its control is still more misunderstood.  The change is the firewall, […]

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Comcast to Roll Out 50Mb/s Service

 
DOCSIS 3.0 has been a standard that, for many, was pie-in-the-sky. Now Comcast announces the service will soon be available in the land of Minnesota. To be specific, the service will begin in Minneapolis and St. Paul, with promised speed of 50 Mb/s.
The promised speed comes at quite a price, however, as it […]

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TiVo to Roll Out New Software

It’s a welcome thought for all users of TiVo, as the software now in place, although rock solid, could use some refinements. It seems that customer dissatisfaction with a couple of points of service has not escaped the powers that be, and a new software update, revision 9.3, will address the lack of speed when […]