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 the case. While Microsoft may not [...]
Category: Tech News | 0 Comments »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 changed from previous versions of Windows, making the [...]
Category: Tech News | 0 Comments »Have you ever been in a situation where you stumbled in after an evening of merriment (where drinks were served) and sat down at your computer to begin typing out emails that you normally wouldn’t send in your normal condition? Are you an E-Mail addict who can’t go for 15 minutes without checking your email? [...]
Category: Tech News | 0 Comments »The US Supreme Court recently ruled that when entering the country, customs agents have the right to search all of your electronic equipment. Of course, their excuse is so they can ensure that there is no terrorist information, porn, or other illegal material on your computer, but what is really happening is you are losing [...]
Category: Tech News, Tips and Tricks | 0 Comments »Open source seems to be the new buzzword of the day. It seems like every company that can get their hands on open source software to distribute is doing just that. I think this is a great trend, but are these same computer manufacturers actually hurting the chances of the open source distributions? I recently [...]
Category: Tech News | 0 Comments »There is a new player in inexpensive desktop computing. They’re name is Everex, and their computer can be purchased from Wal-Mart. The computer uses components that in today’s high speed world, sound rather slow, but they use an operating system that can work with the components more efficiently so that they deliver the same, if [...]
Category: Tech News | 0 Comments »HP has decided to join Asustek and Intel in the production of a mini laptop geared for students and people who are constantly on-the-go. This laptop is a miniature laptop which will have a 1.6ghz processor and start at just under $500 for the Linux based model. Prices will go up on the model with [...]
Category: Tech News | 0 Comments »When the network administrator at a small private school in Alabama suddenly left his job, the school was aching for a network/computer support administrator. Why not look in the direction of your own students? Jon Penn, son of an employee of the school, was just a sixth grader known for being a wiz at computers. [...]
Category: Tech News | 0 Comments »Ever get frustrated that you couldn’t find exactly what you need on Google. Sure, Google knows everything but sometimes it doesn’t want to tell you. Well, many companies have realized this and decided to take a more human approach to the internet. They are “curating” Google’s index, as in, they are trying to find the [...]
Category: Tech News | 0 Comments »If you are like me, and have been looking for an inexpensive, easy, and non-invasive way to sync your Google calendar with your Outlook calendar, then today is your lucky day. I logged into my Google Calendar account today to find that that they added a link at the top that says “Sync with Microsoft [...]
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