Archive for March, 2008

Microsoft marketing in Japan…

By Brijit wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI’m more used to seeing advertising in newspapers and television, not on toilet paper. Click here to see how the first Service Pack of Windows Vista is being marketed in the Land of the Rising Sun, thanks to Engadget.
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Free McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008

Charlie wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIt runs on computers with Windows 2000 or newer Microsoft operating systems including Windows Vista and protects your system from various threats such as spyware, viruses, trojans and phishing. I personally do not install software like …
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Hiding From REAL ID

Sgt. Mom wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWhen our sad pack of presidential candidates look you in the eye and tell you they can unite a divided America, believe them. The one thing each of them knows how to do—present the citizenry with unworkable, invasive, underfunded mandates—is the one sure way […]

Best Green Tech Tips

admin wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptBy 2011, more than 400 million PCs will have been purchased as replacements for current home and office computers. (eBay Rethink, Gartner) Typical US cell-phone users replace their phones every year and a half. …
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Access and share the stuff on your computer from anywhere with …

gregdowney wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAvvenu Access ‘n Share is the direct route to access and share the stuff on your computer from anywhere. Access ‘n Share will allow you to grab files from your computers from anywhere in the world via the web on your cell phone, PDA, …
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The origins of "bug"

Darren Rowse wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptOne of the commonly believed origins of the term “bug” (as used in the software context) is the anecdote of a dead moth being causing the malfunction of the Mark II computer in Harvard in 1947. Well, it turns out that the term bug […]

A Change Of Plans

captainplanet wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptOk so basically, as of a few days ago, Fizzure was scrapped due to liability issues. Boo~ I’m sure you’re all so sad. But to me, it’s alright. Fizzure was a great learning experience. And to make up for it, I have another project - […]

Bit, Nybble, Byte

unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptOn today’s computers, there are 8 bits in a byte. A half byte is 4 bits, which is lovingly called a nybble. I’m familiar with that term from my early years in computing. I never really used a nybble in my programming, but there […]

Secret Shoppers…Take A Break

T. Michael Testi wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAs has happened several times in the past, the upgrade resulted in a full collapse of the main fS21 system, and briefers had to work with the backup computers. They were also told during a system wide telcon that even though some data […]

QX6850 installed!

Antonella wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptMy fiance and I hit up Fry’s today.  It’s been ages since I’ve been there, mainly because he typically goes on weeknights when I’m too busy (and I don’t like driving my Honda more than 5 miles away from home, so I always mooch a […]