Archive for November, 2006
November 30, 2006
From the funniest, most simple setup to the latest technology such as controlling someone’s Christmas display from the web, these are some of the best (and worst) Christmas light displays on the Internet.
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Posted in Web2.0 | No Comments » Posted by: George Gardner
November 30, 2006
UPDATE: UK-based TECH.BLORGE contributor James Cornelius explains why he won’t be upgrading to Windows Vista.
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Posted in Microsoft, Opinion, Vista | 30 Comments » Posted by: James Cornelius
November 30, 2006
After five years and several delays, Microsoft celebrated the launch of Windows Vista for business at an event in New York. Companion products, Office 2007 and Exchange Server, were also launched at the event. Business customers can now purchase these products through Microsoft’s volume licensing program.
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Posted in Microsoft, Technology, Vista | 1 Comment » Posted by: John Pospisil
November 29, 2006
Imagine being able to create your own web page, without knowing any code, just by dragging and dropping images and text over a screen. This is what Virtual Mechanics had in mind when creating WebDwarf.
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Posted in Internet, Software, Tips and advice | 29 Comments » Posted by: George Gardner
November 29, 2006
A new BBC survey tells us that more users are finding something better to watch from the Internet instead of regular TV.
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Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments » Posted by: John Pospisil
November 29, 2006
Microsoft just doesn’t have the right kind of cool, does it? Sure, it can do video games, but when it comes to wearable devices, such as media players, Microsoft doesn’t have the same kind of street credibility, as say, um, Apple.
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Posted in Apple, Media players, Microsoft | No Comments » Posted by: John Pospisil
November 29, 2006
Google is shutting down its user-pays question-answer service Google Answers, where for as little as $2.50 a pop hand-picked researchers answer questions. Google will stop accepting new questions later this week, and will stop supplying answers to questions by the end of the year.
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Posted in Technology, Web2.0 | 1 Comment » Posted by: Staff reporters
November 28, 2006
Have you ever wanted to go back to the past so you could play your old computer games? Maybe you lost the 720kb or 1.44mb disk; or maybe you threw it away because it was damaged from overuse or just plain sat around too long. Reclaim your old game at OldGames.nu: the ultimate abandonware place.
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Posted in Web2.0 | 2 Comments » Posted by: George Gardner
November 28, 2006
Last week was very telling time for the video console industry in the US, with Nintendo making a concerted effort to make sure its new Wii video console made a big impact. And it did. But even as Nintendo congratulates itself on a job well done, Microsoft is already talking about price wars.
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Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments » Posted by: John Pospisil
November 27, 2006
UPDATE: Users of both Mozilla’s Firefox and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer are at risk of having their saved passwords stolen, according to security researcher Robert Chapin, president of Chaplin Information Services - though not everyone agrees that the browsers are at fault.
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Posted in Internet | 4 Comments » Posted by: John Pospisil
November 27, 2006
I’ve fixed many computers, each one with their own unique problem; seldom will I find a computer with a hardware issue or something that doesn’t pertain to the software on their machine. Many computer troubles are a result of the user being unaware of how to properly maintain their system.
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Posted in Tips and advice | 3 Comments » Posted by: George Gardner
November 27, 2006
The storage break-through that we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived – it’s called paper. And it has important implications for the world of secret agents and espionage.
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Posted in Science and technology, Technology | 3 Comments » Posted by: John Pospisil
November 26, 2006
Users of both Mozilla’s Firefox and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer are at risk of having their saved passwords stolen, according to security researcher Robert Chapin, president of Chaplin Information Services.
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Posted in Internet, Microsoft | 3 Comments » Posted by: John Pospisil
November 26, 2006
For starters, the Amiga range of computers
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments » Posted by: John Pospisil
November 26, 2006
The old “there’s something wrong with your truck” ruse has netted thieves more than US$1.4 million of Xbox 360 consoles.
Xbox 360: Now available from English pubs
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Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment » Posted by: James Cornelius
November 26, 2006
Now that it’s clear that global warming and diminishing oil reserves are not just the figment of some crazy scientist’s imagination, car manufacturers are starting to get serious about hybrid gas-electric cars.
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Posted in Science and technology, Technology | 2 Comments » Posted by: John Pospisil
November 26, 2006
A new update for Japanese PlayStation Portables (PSP) allows the portable gaming platform to work more closely with the recently released PlayStation 3 next-generation console.
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Posted in Technology | 1 Comment » Posted by: John Pospisil