Archive for the ‘Tech News’ Category
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
I have finally had a chance to get a copy of Ubuntu 10.04 installed, and I am extremely impressed. I think this version of Ubuntu has more user upgrades than any single version in the last two years. I'll take the next few moments to go over some ...
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Sunday, November 8th, 2009
It was only a matter of time before this happened. iPhone owners in Australia who have JailBroken their iPhones and installed the ssh client are now finding that they have been Rickrolled.
The backgrounds on their phones now show the face of a young Rick Astley.
This is bad news for ...
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
Did you purchase a new computer running Windows Vista between June 29 and January 2010? You may be eligible for a free Windows 7 Upgrade.
On Site installation packages for eligible computers start at $50.00.
Are you Tired of running Windows Vista on your home or business computer, and ready for ...
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
So, I just got my copy of Windows 7, and started the installation process. They have greatly reduced the installation time of Windows 7. The whole installation from beginning to end took about 20 minutes.
Upon installing Windows 7 on my laptop, it seems like everything is working except ...
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
It seems that the technology vendors still continue to own the products that you spend hundreds of dollars to purchase.
A Cal-State student was arrested earlier this week for "modding" video game consoles to play unlicensed games. For those of you who may not know what "modding" is, it ...
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
You have probably been hearing news that malicious code dubbed the Conficker-C Worm, also called Downadup or Kido, has been infecting computers over the last few months. Because this is a worm, anyone running a Windows operating system is vulnerable, and you don't have to take any actions to download ...
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
I love new computers and the technological advances that are being made every day both in hardware and software. I spend a lot of time researching and trying out new things. Because of this, you can imagine how many manufacturer's newsletters I receive. I recently received one from a computer ...
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Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Every year, some technical blogger decides that the next year will be the "Year of Linux," and essentially claim that Microsoft will watch their baby die within that year. I hate to break it to all the bloggers out there and their readers, but that will probably never be ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
For everyone that was around and on computers for the whole Y2K phenomenon, you'll remember Windows Millennium Edition (or ME). This was an OS that failed at nearly everything you could throw at it. It was not user friendly at all. Too many of the functions had ...
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