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No Different
2008-02-22 12:47:00
I wonder if Parker, Cross, or any other pen makers experienced a dizzying dip in sales during the past two decades. There used to be a time when the pen, paper, and the writer made a very beautiful ensemble as far as weaving words was concerned. Nowadays, journalism is an inkless and paperless profession or ...

Autoplay
2008-02-20 08:42:00
Are you constantly being annoyed by Autoplay ? If you have no idea what I?m talking about, Autoplay is that window which appears whenever you insert a CD or plug in a flash drive. It presents you with options as to the available programs you may want to use in opening the files inside the media. Some ...

Slow Relays
2008-02-19 05:49:00
I was browsing for something the other day when I heard my sister throw out a series of profanities on her computer. I jokingly told her that her PC might answer back. She just smirked. She then vented her anger on me and asked why is her Internet connection is so slow. I was quite ...
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Jack in the e-mail Box
2008-02-11 09:14:00
Do you know what file extensions are? A friend of mine once asked me to help her search for a device driver. I asked her for the file extension, and she went blank on me. I was quite surprised that there are a good number of PC users who don?t know what the term means. File ...
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Impersonal
2008-02-08 11:23:00
Do you think that human interaction is getting too impersonal? Teleconferencing used to be a fixture in sci-fi flicks. Of course, this is anything but science fiction today. In fact, you?re probably having a cam-to-cam conversation right now with somebody who?s several states or continents away. I have no qualms in conversing with somebody electronically, be that ...

Instant Danger
2008-02-04 12:18:00
Instant messaging or internet relay chats were not yet popular during my high school days. Although I was able to communicate with a few people who I don?t know from Australia and New Zealand, I have our school?s pen pal program to thank that for. But don?t get me wrong, though. The thought of speaking ...
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Same Shell, Different Yoke
2008-01-21 07:45:00
There are many things that you should consider when buying a computer. For many, these things range from peripherals to processors. If you have wads of cash to spare, then you would definitely not settle for anything less than a Creative GigaWorks S750 or a Harman Kardon SoundSticks II for speakers, and the latest Intel ...
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Let Your Mouse Do The Shopping
2008-01-18 15:18:00
Do you still have time for shopping? With the advent of mobile computers, working hours have virtually doubled. While your boss may seem to be too nice in accommodating your request for shorter working hours, chances are is that he?ll be asking you to just take home some of the tasks that you should be doing ...
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I See You
2008-01-18 10:34:00
One of the things that I really like about the Internet is its ability to bridge people and make them feel like every person, regardless of where he?s residing, is just a few inches away. The Web cam is a marvelous complement to the PC. It puts a face behind the sea of text messages that ...

Out of the Tube
2008-01-16 13:11:00
Could YouTube videos be saved? Some of you who already know how to may be surprised at the question, but there are many out there who still do not know how to keep YouTube videos for posterity. Of course, you could easily save the link and click on it whenever you want to view the video ...

Taking Over
2008-01-14 08:15:00
Many predict that 2008 will be the year when laptops would finally succeed in their bid to dethrone desktops as the PC of choice. I agree. For two decades, the desktop has lorded over almost all conceivable machines which could read and process electronic data. It was supposed to be the ?future? of data processing. Everybody ...
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Hip Collection
2008-01-09 13:19:00
There used to be a time when installing software in a computer means going through lots of CDs that contain the installer program of various applications. The process is fairly easy and quite convenient. However, there are instances when after reformatting your hard drive, you realize that you?ve already lost some of the optical medias ...

Ignoramus
2008-01-03 09:06:00
22 years ago, when my computer IQ bore the same digit as my age, I really thought that the cold virus was the most common malware that infects PCs. I used to stand up and move away from the PC every time I cough, fearing that the virus residing in my body might actually cause ...

New Year, New Look
2008-01-01 05:58:00
New Year ?s fast approaching. In fact, I could already see fireworks challenging the moon outside my window at this very instance. The sight is a treat. It?s not everyday that I see something new or spectacular whenever I peek out on the window. Speaking of windows, do you expect to see something new and exciting on ...
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Skin-Deep
2007-12-29 11:51:00
While Microsoft is highlighting the technological advances of Vista as its main selling point, a considerable number of PC users don?t actually pay attention to the litany of new functions and features of the new operating system. This is especially true for those who are not tech-savvy. Beauty is sometimes skin-deep. Such is also true for ...
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Skin-Deep
2007-12-26 11:51:00
While Microsoft is highlighting the technological advances of Vista as its main selling point, a considerable number of PC users don?t actually pay attention to the litany of new functions and features of the new operating system. This is especially true for those who are not tech-savvy. Beauty is sometimes skin-deep. Such is also true for ...
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Catching Up
2007-12-17 07:01:00
Developing countries are fast catching up with the United States and Europe in getting their people wired or connected. The Internet is no longer a monopoly of first world countries. Asian nations, such as India and China, are making it a national policy to acquaint their citizens with all the latest developments in IT and ...

K.I.S.S.
2007-12-14 19:25:00
Despite the advances in computer hardware and software, many are still wooed by the simplicity of the applications of old. There used to be a time when writing letters or documents on a word processor was not so complicated. The only word processing options for anybody back then who dared to snub the typewriter for a ...

Finger Shopping
2007-12-05 15:18:00
Do you still have time for shopping? With the advent of mobile computers, working hours have virtually doubled. While your boss may seem to be too nice in accommodating your request for shorter working hours, chances are is that he?ll be asking you to just take home some of the tasks that you should be doing ...
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Worth It
2007-12-03 07:01:00
Many hesitate to invest in antivirus and system tool programs because they cost money. They contend and complain that they have already spent a fortune on important and indispensable applications, such as the operating system, spreadsheet, and word-processing software. However, the misconception as to the dispensability of security suites and other applications that keep your ...
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Dangerous Game
2007-11-29 05:46:00
It seems that anything that could access the Internet or has a computer processor could be used to hack or crack passwords. A research study conducted by Nick Breese revealed that a seemingly harmless electronic gadget such as the PlayStation 3 could be used to crack passwords. The project has also shown that breaking into sites ...
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Impending SP3 Review
2007-11-21 18:20:00
News has been lurking around the IT community about the release of a reliable test result on Windows XP SP3 which could further extend the lifespan of Vista’s predecessor. XP users will definitely be elated by the report since that would mean a few years more of mileage for their aging, but still reliable, operating system. Many are still wondering why Microsoft is still constantly changing the oxygen tank of its most successful OS. Indeed, giving XP more than nine lives would certainly scratch Vista’s chances of dominating the OS market by 2008. Instead of competing with Mac’s OS X, Vista is in a precarious situation wherein it finds itself competing with another product that comes from its own creator. The reputation of Vista as a very demanding OS is deterring millions of PC users from overwriting their old operating system with Microsoft’s new one. This should serve as a lesson for Redmond and Mac to make sure that their next OS would not unduly tax even entry-level pro...
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Free Problem or Problem-Free?
2007-11-19 14:09:00
Many Netizens are trumpeting the fact that many Web-based services are now being offered for free. Yahoo!, Google, and Microsoft are at the forefront in providing freebies on the Internet. The most notable of the services that these three giants are providing millions of people with is e-mail addresses. How Do They Survive? One might wonder ...
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Fortune Favors the Brave
2007-11-12 08:24:00
Despite the fact that Windows Vista is just a quarter of a year away from celebrating its first anniversary, many IT experts and analysts still insist that there are no compelling reasons yet for people to embrace it. Even Microsoft would seem to suggest the same, having announced a few months ago that it is ...
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Ornament
2007-11-03 06:11:00
If that cat is frustrated with the screen resolution, then it might be in for a bigger disappointment when it sees the mouse. Cats on top of keyboards may seem cute, but wait ?til it drops ?the bomb? on your keyboard or spray it with the ?this-property-is-mine? cologne. Computers are not for pets. Unless you firmly ...
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Revolutionary or Evolutionary?
2007-10-31 07:57:00
Ever since high speed Internet access became mainstream, many fell in love with the virtual world the second time around. While many were already teleporting themselves to cyberspace since the turn of the century, a sizeable number of those people still were not that hooked on the Net due to slow connections. Downloading files back ...
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Caveat Emptor
2007-10-25 04:34:00
In a bid to entice people to search and retrieve their laptop, a brewer in New Zealand has recently pledged a lifetime of beer to anyone who could bring its portable PC back. Croucher Brewing Co. pleads for the return of its laptop since it contains all of the company?s financial details. So what does this ...
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Wired
2007-10-19 16:48:00
Don?t you wish that we could slap that answering machine message to anybody, especially to our beloved bosses, whenever they are trying to contact us? With all the mobile phones and other portable gadgets that could easily transport us to the Internet, such a message may already seem too unlikely. Gone are the days when you ...
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e-Post Offices
2007-10-15 16:21:00
How many e-mail addresses do you have? I bet that you have at least two. With all the free offers from MSN, Yahoo!, and Google, it?s hard not to keep a few mistresses. My primary e-mail account is sponsored by Yahoo!, while my secondary account is from Gmail. Some say that the viability or feasibility of ...
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Simply Efficient
2007-10-12 16:01:00
I?m always wondering as to how the computer would evolve in the near future. News about developments in the IT industry litter dailies, both the traditional and electronic ones. New gadgets are born almost everyday, replacing their predecessors that we hardly even knew about. One PC peripheral that I?m quite curious about as to how it ...
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