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The Greatest Signature Page Of All Time: Harlan Ellison & Medea
The signed limited edition of Medea: Harlan’s World has one of the greatest collections of signatures of all time. Sheets were circulated among eleven legendary authors, then bound into a deluxe edition of one of the most ambitious experiments in the history of…
WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER
Windows Live Messenger is now the official face of Microsoft instant messaging. It takes over from MSN Messenger, but it doesn’t alleviate the confusion between it and the…
TOP TEN MP3 PLAYERS IN ASIA
Interesting that the iPod is not the number one mp3 player in Asia, according to this report, which includes photos and comments on the top ten. The Creative Zen Vision:M is the…
GUIDELINES FOR NEW COMPUTERS
It’s hard to keep up, isn’t it? Here’s three things to consider for new computer purchases. You should get at least 1 Gb of memory, regardless of anything else….
QUICKTIME 7
Over the years, QuickTime has been one of the most frustrating bits of software available. Conflicting versions would wind up installed simultaneously, banner ads for paid…
LENOVO THINKPAD X60
When Lenovo took over IBM’s Thinkpad line of notebooks, there was some concern that the line might be changed and the quality might suffer. All the reviews are good so far,…
WINDOWS SECURITY UPDATES
Lots of new security updates from Microsoft today, the regularly-scheduled once-a-month release that’s become known as “Patch Tuesday.” Here’s an article…
WINDOWS VISTA BETA 2
There will be a lot more to say about Windows Vista in the coming months, but for the moment let me discourage you from testing the recent “public beta” released by…
PARENTAL CONTROLS AND INTERNET FILTERING SOFTWARE
Over the years various programs have promised to filter Internet browsing to prevent access to inappropriate content. Net Nanny, for example, was reputed to be one of the leaders…
NETFLIX AND THE FUTURE OF MOVIES
It’s easy to imagine movies on demand, streamed to your television over the Internet. Unfortunately, there’s also reason to think that it will be many years before…
PHISHING
A momentary lapse led a client to respond to an e-mail from Wells Fargo, clicking on a link and filling in account information on the login page. The message wasn’t from…
REMOTE SUPPORT FROM DELL
Dell’s image has been slipping. Tech support has been rocky for more than a few of my clients (and abysmal for computers purchased from Dell’s Home division, which…
THE NEED FOR CELLULAR DATA PLANS
There are three Treo models (the Palm-based 650 and 750p and the Windows Mobile-based 700w), plus the Motorola Q, that are appealing combinations of cell phone and PDA. The Treos…
THE FAILURE OF SONY CONNECT
Recently I wrote some notes about Sony’s record of failure in developing consumer electronics and music products. Here’s the story behind the collapse of the Sony…
ANTIVIRUS SHAKEUP
Microsoft’s integrated security software, Windows Live OneCare, got its official release today and will be available on CD starting tomorrow. This doesn’t mean…
URGE MUSIC AND THE SMALL PRINT
The Urge music service, an iTunes competitor jointly sponsored by Microsoft and MTV, is supposed to be one of the major selling points of the new Windows Media Player 11. When I…