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2008 March

Programs to keep your pc running smoothly

I’ve seen a few lists of recommended programs around, so I figured I would give a list of programs I like. All but one of them are free. I’m sure there is a similar program that is free somewhere.
I will start with Tune Up Utilities. This is a great program to keep your system running [...]

Safari for Windows

I woke up to an Apple Software Update. I didn’t think much of it until I realized it was an update for Safari. Running Windows XP, I figured it was a mistake, but I downloaded it anyway. Turns out they really did release it for Windows. After downloading it, I went and opened it. [...]

FriendFeed: awesome networking site

Having accounts at a bunch of networking sites can be a hassle. For one its hard to remember to check them all, its hard to update all of them, and its hard to follow your colleagues. Its also a hassle having 20 different tabs or windows open.
Thanks to fellow LG blogger [...]

Flexible Screens!

Polymer Vision, a company based in the Netherlands is developing a new way to carry an e-book, text messages, emails, and other text based things. Rather then it being a cell phone or portable pc, it will be a foldable screen. Unfolded the screen will be around 5 inches, and somehow it will fold into [...]

Intel Quad Core chips for laptops

Intel plans on releasing a new Quad Core chip for laptops by the end of the year. There has been talk that a laptop with this chip and a proper configuration of specifications, may be an alternative to a bulky desktop computer. There is a chance that they wont reach your average Joe laptop for [...]

One Laptop Per Child

Every Child Gets A Laptop
I recently stumbled on an organization that set out to give kids in growing countries laptops. Know as the “XO Laptop” it runs on a Linux OS. Small, durable, and a bright green color, its supposed to be a very low cost laptop. It has gotten quite a bit of [...]

Macbook Air Competition

The new Macbook Air may have some competition. The Lenovo Thinkpad X300 is the newest thin book on the market. It seems like Lenovo was all about the features on this one. Although neither is thin on the wallet each have there ups and downs. The X300 is a bit thicker, but not by much. [...]

Firefox 3 or IE8?

Firefox or IE8? One or the other? Maybe both? With both browsers having new versions I figured I would try to put them up to each other to see if one stands out more then the other. After 10 minutes installing, a reboot, and customizing my settings, IE8 is ready to roll. Bearing [...]

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