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Double Trouble
2007-06-14 16:50:00 There used to be a time when hard disk real estate was a prime but very scarce PC resource. During the mid 1990s, hard drive manufacturers were hard pressed in keeping up with the growing size of applications. The only safe solution to lack of space at that time was to buy another hard drive. ... More About: Double , Double Trouble
Spoke Too Soon
2007-06-14 06:33:00 The blog post that I?ve written about YouTube?s reluctance to regulate the uploading or downloading of videos in its Web site hasn?t even seen its first sunset yet in my page when the news that the Google subsidiary has started to implement a new video identification technology went out. Hand in Hand Time Warner and Walt Disney ... More About: Poke , Spoke
Rightful Copying
2007-06-11 17:38:00 YouTube isn?t rushing to filter out copyright-protected materials in its database, and I?m sure we all know why. Copy right owners are crying foul over the popular video-sharing Web site?s refusal or lack of effort to install programs that would sort out protected contents from its catalog. They are accusing YouTube of willfully allowing Intellectual Property Rights ...
In Us We Trust
2007-06-06 15:23:00 Many anti spyware and antivirus programs promise ease of use and impeccable efficiency. Not surprisingly, many live up to that guarantee. Indeed, most security programs take care of everything, leaving the user virtually useless in the process. This doesn?t mean that you should just always sit back and leave everything to the application. There are ... More About: Trust , Rust
Broad Future
2007-06-04 15:16:00 Have you ever wondered what happened to dial-up technology? I was browsing through several Internet connection articles on PC World?s Web site when I thought of searching for some news or developments on dial-up access. To my surprise, the search led me to what probably is the archive section of the Web site. The latest news on ... More About: Future , Broad
Tease Me Not
2007-05-30 17:46:00 The pit stop is already near for those who got a free Windows Vista ride through its various beta versions. As had been previously announced, Microsoft began prompting users of the impending expiration of its operating system?s pre-release version. The pop up message apprises the user on the remaining number of days that he still ... More About: Ease , Teas
Winning and Losing the Race at the Same Time
2007-05-28 10:05:00 A few weeks ago, I?ve written an entry regarding the dizzying pace at which chipmakers are churning out processors in their manufacturing plants. I lamented that many of those who bought the Core Duo model felt cheated when Intel released the Core 2 Duo unit in just a short span of time after it has ... More About: Time , Race , Same , Winning
Breath of Death
2007-05-26 14:26:00 Be careful when dusting off your computer using aerosols. There are reports which indicate that the number of persons, particularly children, who die each year from inadvertently inhaling the air that comes out of the canister is rising. Many parents are unaware of the danger that computer dusting brings, and it?s not surprising why. The ... More About: Death , Breath , Brea
De-worming Apple?s OS X
2007-05-25 08:54:00 Now this is something Microsoft would love to gloat upon. Apple has just revealed that it would be releasing patches for the MAC OS X. The affected versions include 10.3.9 and 10.4.9, covering both the standard and server editions for each version. The patch reinforces the defenses of the Apple operating system by closing the doors on ... More About: Ming
De-worming Apple?s OS X
2007-05-24 08:54:00 Now this is something Microsoft would love to gloat upon. Apple has just revealed that it would be releasing patches for the MAC OS X. The affected versions include 10.3.9 and 10.4.9, covering both the standard and server editions for each version. The patch reinforces the defenses of the Apple operating system by closing the doors on ... More About: Ming
Stitches and Burns
2007-05-22 06:58:00 I guess nobody would be surprised if I?ll say that Microsoft has again concealed a gaping hole in its new OS and hasn?t divulged the same to users until it was ready to release the patch for the problem. The omission was similar to that of the animated-cursor dilemma that plagued the software since December. The ... More About: Burns , Stitch , Burn
Climbing Faster
2007-05-17 04:19:00 What probably took Linux or Mac OS X a year or two was abbreviated by Microsoft to just a quarter of a year. In a speech made at the Windows Hardware and Engineering Conference (WinHEC), Microsoft Corporation?s top honcho, Bill Gates, announced that the company has already sold almost 40 million copies of Windows Vista. The pace ... More About: Climb , Climbing , Bing , Limb , Aster
Processing Too Fast
2007-05-10 05:39:00 There will come a time (and it?s sooner than you think) when that dual or quad core processor of yours will become obsolete and will be replaced by a new chip that is 10-20 times more powerful. The news of its impending arrival has been received with both elation and frustration. Some are accusing Intel ... More About: Fast , Proc , Process
Power Outage
2007-05-07 15:12:00 In case you?re notebook is dying out on you faster than it usually does, don?t rush to the nearest computer store to buy new batteries. Chances are is that it?s not a hardware problem. Vista has drawn the ire of its users anew when it has recently been revealed that its Aero Glass interface has been ... More About: Power , Outage
Spin Dry
2007-05-04 09:15:00 Great advances have been made or achieved in hard drive design and architecture over the past 10 years. In case you haven?t noticed, hard disks are one of the few PC peripherals which you can immediately use without having to go through its manual. Of course, installing it can be quite tricky, but everything?s definitely ... More About: Spin
A PC for Mom?
2007-05-02 09:31:00 Have you ever thought of giving your mom a desktop or a laptop for Mother?s Day? The digital divide between the ?haves? and the ?have nots? is also replicated between those who grew up playing board games and those who spent their summers holding keypads and tapping keyboards. It?s not surprising then why many old folks ...
Decapitating Vista
2007-04-30 11:41:00 Just when it seems that Apple may have shot itself at the foot for allowing its OS X to be the subject of a hack-the-program sort of competition at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, Canada, Microsoft has recently found itself in a similar situation. Joanna Rutkowska, a security analyst who is famous for exposing Windows? security ... More About: Vista
A Hollow Edge?
2007-04-28 11:28:00 Much has already been said on how OS X edges out XP and Vista in the OS market in terms of design and security. Windows fans dismiss such claims as mud slings from Apple?s henchmen who make their product look good by deforming Bill Gates? banner products. So which OS has the upper hand, at least ... More About: Edge , Holl , Hollow
Reincarnating XP
2007-04-26 17:40:00 Oooops! I may have spoken on Vista?s demise quite too soon on my previous article. In my April 16 entry, I have revealed Microsoft?s plan on pulling the plug on its most successful program. Although it?s not yet dependent on any life support system, Windows XP?s days are definitely numbered already. Plotting XP?s End I think ...
A Wise Move?
2007-04-23 09:00:00 At the rate programs, especially operating systems, get hacked everyday, one might not really be amused at contests which aim to expose the vulnerabilities of an application. A software engineer and a security researcher who participated in a similar competition at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, Canada laid out a security glitch on Apple?s OS ... More About: Move , Wise
RegCure Cartoon of the Week
2007-04-20 14:59:00 Cartoon of the Week , computer cartoons, computer humor, tech humorCartoon of the Week, computer cartoons, computer humor, tech humor More About: Cartoon , Cart , Cure
Despicable
2007-04-20 06:15:00 These guys really have no respect for anybody or anything at all. Security experts revealed that hackers are taking advantage of the Virginia Tech incident in order to lure unsuspecting people to their malware-ridden Web sites. The bait comes in the form of e-mails with supposed links to pages that contain videos, pictures, or news about ... More About: Cable , Pica
Pulling the Plug?
More articles from this author:2007-04-17 04:13:00 Much has been said about the impending demise of Windows XP in view of the release of Microsoft?s latest operating system. The company expects the exodus to be gradual and voluntary, citing the eagerness of PC users to try something new. However, the hovering speculation is that many will be shifting to Windows Vista because ... More About: Plug , Pull 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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