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Hope Is Being Able To See That There Is Light Despite All Of The Darkness
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu Yesterday there was a terrorist attack against the United States by armed insurrectionists occupying Capitol buildings at the direction of the President. And I am more hopeful...
INTERNET EXPLORER 7
Internet Explorer 7 is now available as an official release. I recommend it to everyone running Windows XP SP2. Here's an article about today's release.The new browser looks...
POWER-SAVING IN WINDOWS VISTA
As Windows Vista comes ever closer, information is flowing out about its new features. This one isn't the most important but somehow it touches people deeply: Windows Vista will...
WINDOWS LIVE ONECARE BETA 1.5
Microsoft has given an early look at an upgrade to Windows Live OneCare. It's in open beta testing but I don't recommend that you install it yet.For the most part there are only...
FOLDERSHARE
Let's talk about syncing files. I've got a new program you ought to know about.Imagine that you have a folder full of files and you want to have a copy of that folder on another...
MICROSOFT RUSHES OUT IE FIX
Microsoft released a patch today for the latest vulnerability in Internet Explorer. You'll be prompted to install an update, or your system will automatically install it tonight.
SECOND LIFE
Make no mistake: MySpace is old news, YouTube is beginning its slide out of the headlines, Yahoo is over the hill, Flickr never stood a chance. Second Life is the hot online...
WIRELESS USB ON THE HORIZON
We've all used wireless devices - maybe a wireless keyboard or mouse, maybe a wireless network in the home or office, maybe a Bluetooth headset. It's all wonderful technology but...
INTERNET EXPLORER 7
Internet Explorer 7 will be delivered in final form soon (possibly tomorrow), and it will be installed automatically on everyone's computers through Automatic Updates shortly...
NEW LIGHTWEIGHT DELL NOTEBOOK
Here's a complimentary review of the new Dell Latitude D420 - a full-featured laptop with the sturdy feel of the other Dell Latitude models, but weighing less than four pounds....
BAD GUYS STRIKING AGAIN
The security community is buzzing about another vulnerability in Internet Explorer, while Microsoft races to get a patch out the door. When somebody discovers a new way to break...
CREATIVE REMOVES FM RECORDING FROM DEVICES
The RIAA shows no sign of slowing down in its campaign to be the most wrongheaded and evil organization of our time. The latest sign of "copyright"-driven madness will hit owners...
OCTOBER UPDATES
Microsoft released a big crop of updates yesterday for Windows and Microsoft Office programs - there are ten patches on the official list but my computer shows fifteen items...
PARENTAL FILTERS
I'm still looking for the right filter for parents who want some control over their children's Internet activities. I wanted to like Safe Eyes - it has a nice interface, the...
THE NEVER-ENDING SONY BATTERY RECALL
IBM and Lenovo announced a recall of 500,000 Sony lithium-ion batteries used in Thinkpad notebook computers, following a widely publicized Thinkpad explosion at Los Angeles...
ZUNE SHARING – POSTSCRIPT
One more nail in the Microsoft Zune coffin emerges from a close reading of an interview with a Microsoft exec.The only feature that distinguishes a Zune from an iPod is the...