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Eager to share, but doesn't quite know how: hands on with Spotify Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:07PMThe long-anticipated US release of the music streaming service Spotify finally happened last week . With a free version that gives users access to millions of songs in a highly stable desktop app, Spotify stands to make a solid impact among American music listeners. The subscription versions, however, face stiffer competition from competing services like Rdio and Napster. Americans gazed ...
Turn An Old Computer Into A Networked Backup, Streaming Or Torrenting Machine With FreeNAS Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:51PMAt it’s most basic, Network attached storage, or NAS, is a great way to share files on your local network. But it’s also a perfect solution for backing up your computers, streaming media across your home network, or even torrenting files to a central server. If you have an ageing computer lying around, you can turn it into a NAS for for free with the open-source FreeNAS operating system. Here’s ...
How can Microsoft clean up its bad reputation? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:51PMWhether you are an individual or a multi-national corporation, a bad reputation can destroy any chance of success. Deb Shinder has some suggestions for Microsoft's redemption.
News: iTeleport adds Lion compatibility, wakeup support Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:46PMiTeleport has released an update to its popular desktop remote control application adding compatibility with Mac OS X Lion and introducing the ability to wake remote computers from standby or sleep modes. iTeleport is a VNC-based remote control app that allows iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users to remotely access and control their computer’s desktop anywhere a Wi-Fi or 3G connection is available ...
Photographer’s panorama captures rare view of Corvallis Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:04PMSometimes it takes a fresh pair of eyes to really see what’s right there in front of you.
Internet-to-go: Use your smartphone connection with other devices Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:06PMDeb Shinder says that one of smartphones most useful features is the ability to share their 3G or 4G Internet connections with other devices. Find out if mobile hotspot / tethering is right for you.
How We Test Tablets Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:58PMWill the tablet you have your eye on be fast enough for your work? What about games? And how good is the camera? The PCWorld Lab's exclusive tests answer those questions and more.
20. Former champs setting out for a double Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:53PMGEORGE TOWN: Two years ago, they were crowned the nation's mightiest minds in the lower secondary category of the RHB- The Star Mighty Minds national challenge.
gScreen SpaceBook: Back to the Future with Dual Screens? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:47PMgScreen has released two SpaceBook-branded laptops that sport dual 17.3” 1080p monitors. That makes SpaceBook the laptop with the most real screen estate with over four million pixels. gScreen has achieved dual screens by making them sliding - the other screen will slide behind the other one to maintain a regular laptop form factor. The slide effect also allows SpaceBook to be used as a normal ...
Local students win medals at SkillsUSA Champions Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:45PMCentral Educational Center’s (CEC) SkillsUSA team participated in The SkillsUSA Championships held in Kansas City, Missouri. Four GA Gold Medalists from CEC attended the conference from June 20-24, 2011, as part of the SkillsUSA 47th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC). Team members participating from CEC were Ryan Evans, Jacob Jennings, Justin Kaufman, and Rebekah Rhinehart ...
How desktop virtualisation can help manage consumer devices Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:37PMIf two technology trends were ever made for each other, at least in vendor marketing materials and generically simple diagrams of IT infrastructure, they are the consumerisation of IT and desktop virtualisation.
Android Marketplace Return Policy Woes Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:56PMIn Taiwan, Google recently stopped showcasing paid applications in its marketplace owing to the continuing fight that arose merely because of the change in the return policy, when it was dramatically reduced to just fifteen minutes from 24 hours. In related news, "Apple has rolled out a new refund policy in the Taiwanese versions of its App Store, Mac App Store, and iBookstore. The changes ...
Additional news "IT Industry" Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:42PMWexler company announced sales of the newest nettop Wexler.VisION-3, which replaces the popular compact computer Wexler.VisION-2. New established on the basis of dual-core Intel Atom D525 and powerful mobile graphics platform NVidia ION-2.
Adult film lawsuit targets Purdue student Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:34PMSOUTH BEND, Ind.—A Purdue University student is asking a judge to block a request that the school release the 19-year-old s name to a California film company seeking to learn the identities of more than 2,000 people it claims illegally downloaded copyrighted adult videos.
The Story of FCopy for the C-64 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:26AM"Back in the 80s, the Commodore C-64 had an intelligent floppy drive, the 1541, i.e. an external unit that had its own CPU and everything. The C-64 would send commands to the drive which in turn would then execute them on its own, reading files, and such, then send the data to the C-64, all over a propriatory serial cable. The manual for the 1541 mentioned, besides the commands for reading and ...
Plan 9 Forked, Continues as 9front Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:56PM"Plan 9 has been forked to start a development out of the Bell Labs (or whatever they are called these days...). This true community-approach allows further development of Plan 9, even if the shrinking resources at Bell-Labs for Plan 9 are vanishing. The homepage and the code can be both found at Google code. You can boot 9front from the regulary built live cd or build the binaries in your ...
TV 2.0 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:38PMIt was in the middle of the bite-size episodes of "You Suck at Photoshop'' that I recognized the great potential of Web series.
Google 'Opens' Up EBook Business; Story HD First of Many E-Readers Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:17PMA few days ago, Google announced on its official blog the release of the "iriver Story HD," "the first e-reader integrated with the open Google eBooks platform". And while a lot of outlets implied that this was somehow Google's version of the Amazon Kindle, it's not ... not any more than the T-Mobile G1 was Google's version of the iPhone.
ANN ARBOR: What would the school system buy if a technology millage passed? There’s a plan for that Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:28AMPreparing K-12 students to compete in the digital world is costly.
Merlene Davis: There's no better time for an educational summit than now Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:13AMThe 2011 Black Educational Summit, planned for July 30 and 31, is an indicator that what was old is
Top 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer's Boot Time [Lifehacker Top 10] Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:59AM# lifehackertop10 If there's one thing everyone dreads, it's rebooting their computer. It may only take a minute or two, but it can seem like forever. Here are our top 10 tweaks that'll make your computer boot a little faster. More »
Samsung Chromebook: The $499 Google thought experiment Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:24AMOh, Google! You're so Googly! Review The most amazing thing about Google's inaugural Chromebooks is that they come with a file manager. It's not much of a file manager, but it's relatively easy to find, and it gives you relatively quick access to the files you've download or screenshots you've taken or documents on a thumb drive you've plugged into the USB port.… Free Whitepaper: Implementing ...
Sinjimoru Sync and Charge Stand for iPhone and iPod Review Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:14AMI have a habit of spilling my sodas on my desk, so you can imagine that I don’t like just laying my iPhone on the desktop as I sync it. I don’t usually have anything to drink sitting on my nightstand, but I don’t like just laying the phone on the tabletop because I’m blind [...]
Forecastles in the Air [Louisville Magazine] Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:11AMby Josh Moss Ten years ago you could have dismissed Forecastle Festival producer JK McKnight as a dreamer. Now his event draws thousands of fans each year. So, what’s the next dream? This article appears in the July 2011 issue of LouisvilleMagazine. To subscribe, please visit loumag.com . read more
15 must-have downloads for school Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:37AMHeading off to school? We've rounded up must-have downloads to take along. Included are security tools to keep your PC private and malware-free. You'll also need an office suite for all those papers and spreadsheets, and maybe a writing helper to organize your thoughts. You can decorate your desktop with a pick-me-up wallpaper, or give your Windows 7 system a complete sci-fi makeover. Better yet ...
Spotify: Five CNET editors, five thumbs-up Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:15PMWith Spotify now live in the United States, five CNET editors give the music streaming service a whirl. We've got our gripes, but overall, we're fans.
Spotify Hits the Music-streaming Spot Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:30AMThere's no shortage of ways to pump up your music library, hear favorite songs on the go and discover new artists.
Saying No To Service Plans Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:14AMI did a quick survey yesterday and counted 55 Web-capable devices – desktop, laptop, server and tablet computers, plus smartphones – in my life. Being a business owner, and a father of university students, means having to say “yes” to a lot of capital spending.
Dell KACE Delivers First in New Line of Systems Management Appliances for Small Businesses Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:12AMToday, Dell KACE announced an innovative new line of ...
Keeping Contacts From an Old Palm Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:59AMHow to transfer the contact list from an old Palm device to Gmail or Outlook, and different ways to share GarageBand compositions made on an iPad.
Still Awesome After All These Years: 8 Excellent Free Downloads Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:43AMWine gets better with age. Men get more distinguished looking (or so my wife tells me). Even some cars seem to improve as time passes (I'm looking at you, 1965 Mustang). But there's nothing glamorous about old software apps, which just get less and less useful the older they get--right?
Panasonic introduces Toughbook H2 – FASTER, MORE VERSATILE rugged handheld tablet computer Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:42AMSecaucus, NJ | Panasonic Solutions Company, provider of collaboration, information-sharing and decision-support solutions for government and commercial enterprises, today announced the Toughbook H2...
Mac Blu-ray Player Invites Mac Users to Enjoy Blu-ray for the Very First Time on Earth Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:17AMBEIJING, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- For decades, Mac has tried hard to prove its superiority over the good old PC. Despite its perky graphics and enhanced user-experience, there were a few points where it lagged behind. One of them which bothered Mac users tremendously was the absence of Blu-ray support in Mac systems. Using their 10 years of experience in video conversion, Macgo Inc ...
HP announces TouchPad 4G with AT&T in U.S. Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:31PMIDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday said it would release a 4G TouchPad tablet with upgraded hardware, which will be available with AT&T's wireless network.
Now Micro Welcomes Senior Systems Consultant Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:28PMNow Micro, a leader in delivering cutting-edge technology solutions and services, is excited to announce and welcome Cody Bodin as the Senior Systems Consultant. Bodin will support Now Micros Professional Services team with project-based assignments that encompass system architecture, proof-of-concept and deployment services.Bodin will work with customers in the installation, implementation...
Square Exec Bets Against the Web: Mobile Apps Must Go Native Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:21PMSAN FRANCISCO — What’s better: A piece of software designed specifically to run on one device, or a web-coded experience that can be accessed on any gadget equipped with a browser? Keith Rabois, COO of mobile payments startup Square, says going ‘native’ — or using devices with apps made specifically for one platform — is [...]
David Byrne: Computers Will Have No Effect on the Arts [Sages] Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:17PM# sages I love David Byrne. The guy is a total geek. He makes great music. He rides bikes . What's not to like? Well, his prognostication abilities, for one. More »
How To Turn Your Netbook Into A Chromebook With Chromium OS Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:06PMGoogle recently released their own line of Chrome OS-clad netbooks , but with only a few choices and a somewhat high price tag, you might be more comfortable running Chrome OS on your own machine. Here’s how to install it on your current laptop or netbook. (more…)
How To Turn Your Netbook Into a Chromebook with Chromium OS [Video] Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:47PM# howto Google recently released their own line of Chrome OS-clad netbooks , but with only a few choices and a somewhat high price tag, you might be more comfortable running Chrome OS on your own machine. Here's how to install it on your current laptop or netbook. More »
Attorney facing child porn charge Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:24PMAustin attorney John Ribble Moore, 52, is charged with possessing child pornography and was arrested Friday by the Attorney General's Cyber Crimes Unit.
SENIOR MOMENT: 550 Tweets and Facebook Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:15PMAn estimated seventy thousand computer users tuned into President Obama’s Twitter meeting last week.
Microsoft denies WP7 for tablets: 'we view a tablet as a PC' Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:14PMMicrosoft's Windows Phone president Andy Lees at the Worldwide Partners Conference once again tried to shoot down hopes for tablets based on Windows Phone 7. The use of the mobile OS would be "in conflict" with Microsoft's notion of having the full speed of a computer in any design, including truly mobile tablets. He insisted that users would want to do PC-style activities on a tablet and saw ...
Critical Vulnerability in Sun Java Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:14PMACROS Security has discovered a vulnerability in Sun Java, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to the application loading an executable file in an insecure manner when an out of memory condition occurs.
List of Companies that Pay Royalties to Microsoft for Using Android OS Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:09PMTech Drive-in: "According to Microsoft, Google's Android OS is infringing on many of its patents and hence those manufacturers who use Android for their devices owe royalties to Microsoft."
Computer Support of San Diego has San Diego All Covered Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:27AMComputer Support of San Diego announced today that it has San Diego all covered with connectivity options in addition to a full range of San Diego IT Consulting and San Diego IT Services. (PRWeb July 09, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/san-diego-all-covered/san-diego-it-services/prweb8631256.htm
Computer Support of San Diego Announces Polycom Support for Hosted VOIP PBX Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:27AMComputer Support of San Diego, a leading provider of San Diego IT Consulting and San Diego IT Services announced support today for Polycom Soundpoint IP phone for use with their Hosted VOIP PBX. (PRWeb July 09, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/san-diego-it-consulting/hosted-voip-pbx/prweb8631247.htm
The YOU Docs: Attention, attention, you can put that distractability to good use Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:16AMDoes your brain feel more crowded than Grand Central Station at rush hour?
Luciano: Kind of revenge that'll feel good Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:15PMOnce again, readers giveth where crooks taketh away. More times than I can count, readers have come through in a pinch to help out someone who got kicked in the gut by the lowest of the low. The latest to be helped was Carrie.
From The Tips Box: Quicker Texting, Hidden Hard Drive Hogs Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:06PMReaders offer their best tips for texting faster, digging up unexpected hard drive hogs, and bringing up a quick scratchpad with a universal keyboard shortcut. (more…)
Mac OS X Lion: This Is Not The Future We Were Hoping For Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:06PMIt breaks my heart to say this, but Mac OS X Lion feels like a failure. Its stated mission was to simplify the operating system, to unify it with the clean experience of iOS. That didn’t happen. (more…)