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Several places on the net are reporting on a couple of cases where people with Apple computers are finding that Apple Repair will not take care of problems due to the users being smokers.
As someone that has worked on several dozen computers used daily by smokers, I can say that it is not a fun [...]

With all the rest that is changing, does this seem like the time to change brand recognition?
The company is being spun off, no doubt because it is not the powerhouse it once was. The employees are being dropped like flies, and so much is changing that it seems strange to change anything not absolutely necessary.
Being [...]

Though it has not yet happened, a plan first hinted of by Mark Cuban seems to be forming. Between his scheme and the machinations of Rupert Murdoch, to obtain every dollar, schilling, yen, and rupee on the planet, it seems as though the unlikely may become reality.
A report from Financial Times gives the details of [...]

Another way has been found for Internet Exploder versions 6 or 7 to be compromised. It was first posted by a hacker, and later confirmed by Symantec (good to know they’re working together on this!) to be a way to install rogue software on the user’s machine.
The story comes from NetworkWorld, and apparently has no [...]

When some people shop for computer parts, they purposely look at the ones with the longest warranties, knowing that they are likely to be built to a better specification, as no manufacturer wants to be supporting bad parts – it’s a sure way to bankruptcy.
Some manufacturers have sprung up with that idea in mind, purposely [...]

Due to the fact that updates are becoming a problem for many users, the folks at Avira Antivirus are changing the method and size of the updates, so as to make the system more reliable.
I have noticed the problem with my systems that run Avira in the last couple of weeks, but according to an [...]

To hear the story from Steve Ballmer, Microsoft is selling copies of Windows 7 faster than the copies can be pressed. The people are buying in droves, with adoption so high it beats all previous upgrade cycles.
After examining the previous upgrade cycles, that really is not hard to believe, as most Microsoft upgrade cycles don’t [...]

After hearing my son speak of many Xboxes showing up on Craigslist as “new In box” I started looking around on other places where things are sold, only to find similar results. This might be not that unusual for this time of year, with Christmas approaching, and the economy down, but I was still a [...]

The newest revision of Auslogics Disk Defragmentation utility is gaining functionality that once was the domain of paid programs. Where it once only defragmented files, it now defragments files, consolidates space, and will move system files to the beginning of the drive – essentially most of what Diskeeper revision 6 did a few years back.
For [...]

Something not reported in the usual places, this week Microsoft lost a suit in China over the fonts used in Chinese copies of Windows from Windows 98 to present.
Coming right at the launch of Windows 7 this has to really hurt early adoption there.
The news of this comes by way of the ITWire, which tells [...]

There are a few case designs that are very nice looking, and accomplish all the things that a case is designed to do. The case is designed to hold all the components, without letting them flex too much, become dusty, or overheat.
That last part is becoming harder all the time, as people try to stuff [...]

Those unhappy with, or simply not that excited about, Windows 7, got a good bit of news today, as Microsoft released a roadmap for Windows 8, and how it will fit into the delivery of other products.
Giving a 3 year run for Windows 7 means the end of 2012 will be the projected release date [...]

The guys at Opera are being very careful this time. There are so few things left that have been changed that perfection is within reach. This is something I haven’t seen before – a Release Candidate 3 for Opera 10.10.
From the Opera site we have the list of things changed -
Core/UI
- Removed Inconsolata.otf and [...]

With the recent announcement of Google Chrome OS, many are wondering what Microsoft should do about it. Though doing nothing might work, it is doubtful that the greater market will see it that way.
As rough and slipshod as Chrome OS might be today, we know that the Google development cycle never stops, unlike the fitful [...]

It has not been a good time for makers of custom PCs, as the economy makes all but the most mundane of purchases look extravagant. Also, there hasn’t been lots of talk about the cottage industry of high performance computers since the purchase of Alienware by Dell. Though Alienware still survives (barely), Dell seems to [...]