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The progress that your hand shy dog makes will seem erratic. The progress that is made one day may not be evident the next day. Expect this and... [Read more in DogReader]
I bought 13 new tires for three of my vehicles the other day and I couldn't believe the tool I found. A tire size calculator! This thing allowed me to get away... [Read more in Thinking Outside The Cubical]
Now that Mr. Negroponte has decided that the children of the world need Windows XP on their OLPCs, and that his pockets need to be lined with Microsoft dollars, the... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
It seems that Information week is getting some extra mileage out some of Fred Langa's older articles which are still viable for today's technology. Case in point is Fred's article... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
One of the salient features of the Taser stuns guns is that it is non lethal. At least, that is one of the claims touted by the manufacturer. ... [Read more in DogReader]
Hidden Wonders of the Depths is a new and exciting action puzzle which combines unique match-3, mahjong, collapse, and hidden object game elements with more than 210 delightfully aquatic levels!... [Read more in Game Invasion]
I watched Robert Kennedy Jr. on Letterman recently, and I liked what he had to say about why we have to do something about the environment. One of his main... [Read more in OzTech]
Most of us are aware that Google has been talking about having a health Web site, in which we can store our health data. So now that Google is offering... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
I recently rediscovered many of the NES and SNES games that I loved as a kid by using emulators on my PC. The experience brought back many memories. So when... [Read more in OzTech]
I just finished reading an article over at Business Wired referencing fragmentation, it's purpose and possible ill effects. One statement says that it 'decreases the life of a hard drive'... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
It is truly sad to see a hand shy dog. The dog will cringe and, possibly, shake from a friendly hand reaching out to pet it. Undoubtedly, the... [Read more in DogReader]
Over at Computer Games & Video they are reporting that the newest game from the Spliter Cell group dubbed Conviction is going back to the drawing board. Seems that the... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
With the ever increasing fuel costs, airlines are scrambling to find ways to offset those costs and maintain profitability. American Airlines has announced layoffs and a fee for the... [Read more in DogReader]
I am still looking for more answers about why Firefox 3 RC1 is still consuming vast amounts of memory on my system. So my quest took me on a Google... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
The looks of John McCain are being bandied about, as though he was in a contest rivaling the Miss Universe pageant. In an article on Slate, someone was commenting that... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
Over at Tom's Hardware, the testing of several motherboards featuring the nVidia 780a chipset, for Athlon and Phenom processors has been done. The nVidia looks as though... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
Firstly apologies for my recent silence - but my household has not been well this past month or so. I have a teen doing his As with glandular fever and... [Read more in All Things IT]
A materials scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has deciphered the structure of a new class of materials that can store relatively large quantities of hydrogen... [Read more in Tech News Watch]
Senator Kennedy has been in office since 1962, and is the second-most senior member of the Senate. He is also the younger brother of former President John F. Kennedy. Senator... [Read more in Kat's Kontemplations]
I am LOVING this new WicketPixie theme that Chris came up with for WordPress. It's easy to customize, and meets all the needs I could ever have for a blog... [Read more in Kat's Kontemplations]
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a drug combination that kills leukemia cells by shutting down their energy source and hastening cell starvation. In... [Read more in Tech News Watch]
Since I spend a lot of time on the computer, there are times when I get tired of reading text. There's just so much of it, and when you read... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
Think you've seen it all? Then you need to play Mystery Cookbook -- a game where a cat and mouse work together to prepare the finest cuisine around! This lighthearted... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
Word lets you insert different types of objects into your document. For example, you can insert worksheets from Excel, images, media clips, and so on. You can even insert text... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
Not too long back, I had a reader ask me whether or not it was worth it to try one of the Linux distributions released for 64bit architecture vs that... [Read more in Linux Fanatics]
Christopher Dawson (ZDNet) has an article giving us the next iteration of the OLPC computer, almost before most people saw the first one (Have you seen one close up?). ... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
Everyone who has an e-mail account has probably received a forwarded chain letter promising good luck if the message is forwarded on to others -- or terrible misfortune if it... [Read more in Tech News Watch]
The Los Angeles Lakers may be favored to win the third round of the Western Conference playoffs. However, if the game is close in the last five minutes, the... [Read more in DogReader]
all this, and Windows too! Rather than post some vicious remarks about Windows, and its current crop of... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
Once again, the malformed brains who guide the course at Sprint have pushed one step further to leaving the cellular business... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
When the government orders an evacuation of a city or state, one would expect that the government would be there to help. However, government officials at the border will... [Read more in The Ramblings of a College Student]
As Blu-ray continues to flop along like a dying fish, the marketplace is still hungry for a true digital delivery system. Best bets thus far have ranged with pay-per-use systems.... [Read more in IT Professionals]
I've always loved looking at maps. I can spend hours playing around with Google Earth and similar software but I have hesitated on taking the plunge into a portable GPS... [Read more in On A Storyteller's Night]
It is not an encouraging commentary. John Stewart, Cisco's Chief Security Officer, thinks that malware is winning: "..."If patching and antivirus is where I spend my money, and I'm still... [Read more in DogReader]
Today Tom asks: I have an old router using 802.11b. For security I have WEP and MAC address filtering. I have to ask, is this good enough or should I be... [Read more in IT Professionals]
This past weekend my good friend and great photographer, Jonathan Jackson, came to visit. It's always nice when someone you've known for so long comes to see you not only... [Read more in Lockergnome - Chris Short]
Perusing ComputerWorld this afternoon, I immediately saw the headline stating that Windows XP Service Package 3 has now been accused of corrupting the registry on computers where it is installed.... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
Once you install WSUS 3.0 SP1, a wizard will automatically launch to walk you through the configuration process. In the part III, we looked at configuring the upstream server and... [Read more in IT Professionals]
The movie won't hit theatres for a few more days, but fans don't have to wait any longer to get a taste of the adventure Indiana Jones has to offer.... [Read more in Game Invasion]
The spell check feature in Firefox is a favorite of many users. This capability isn't built into IE 7, but you can enable it using a plug-in. IE Spell is a... [Read more in OzTech]
This white paper shares knowledge and insight gathered by Actuate over a decade of helping software, hardware, and SaaS (Software as a Service) OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) integrate reporting into... [Read more in IT Professionals]
It seems that Senator Joe Lieberman thinks he knows what we need in this country, and it's the removal of anything he doesn't like on YouTube. There seems to... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
There will be days when the dog's behaviour raises your blood pressure. You may be having a bad training day. You may catch the dog breaking the house... [Read more in DogReader]
After attending the most prestigious interior decorator academy in Paris, and graduating at the top of her class, Halle is ready to take the next step; starting her own business!... [Read more in Game Invasion]
Once again, Google is faced with security issues that have widespread implication. Google is being asked to limit the content of YouTube, which is a part of its corporate... [Read more in DogReader]
Netflix is now offering a small device [about the size of a paperback book] that connects from your broadband connection to your TV. The box retails for $99.99 and is... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
I downloaded the release candidate for Firefox last week, and over all I love the new browser. Sure some of my extensions don't work with it yet, but that is... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
One of the more enjoyable aspects of blogging is reading the comments that readers make about articles that I have written. As most of you may have noticed, I also... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
I located a program called CopySpot that helps users copy files from one computer to another. I downloaded CopySpot on two systems that I have networked together, both using Windows... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
Looking around at the ZDNet website, it is amazing what is found. All of the articles are not strictly IT related. Varied article subjects can regularly be found, and many... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
If you are an American living in the United States, you might not want to complain too loud about gas prices. People from other countries might hear you and laugh.... [Read more in OzTech]
Maciej Biedrzycki, Codeminion co-owner and an author of the Casual Game Harmony weblog announced that Pteroglider, the company's discontinued space shooter, has been re-released as a freeware game. Soon after... [Read more in Game Invasion]
As a business owner and entrepreneur I struggle with one major thing. Historically I have been what some would classify as "cheap", not cheap in the sense I settle for... [Read more in The Unraveler]
If you haven't noticed already Lockergnome got its long due face lift this morning with the new Wicketpixie theme. This means that now my blog, and others, will be more... [Read more in :DIGGED:]
Dear Readers, I've just started a new blog, Last Thing I Was Expecting, that deals with addiction and recovery issues (with a strong 12-step slant). If you, or anyone... [Read more in Digital Zen]
I had iTunes "help" me organize my musik for a while. Now I've abandoned it for this reason, among others (e.g. it's terribly slow and playback stutters). I've used http://musicbrainz.org/ products... [Read more in Note to self and others]
Where in the heck are the free wi-fi spots located? With summer just around the corner, many of us will have plans to travel soon or even for those who... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
Over at PC Magazine there is an article in which the writer states that, for $125, you can upgrade a four-year-old system and have it running with the newer bad... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
The last couple of weeks I started using Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) in a whole new way. I used ARD only to take control over a computer and preform a... [Read more in Macfacts, Anything "Apple"]
As each day passes, more and more problems arise from Service Pack 3 for Windows XP Today's problem is one which will no doubt heap more suffering upon another project... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
You might remember that helpful web resource called WebMonkey? WebMonkey launched in August 1996 by the original owners of Wired magazine, which instantly became a surprise hit. ... [Read more in Just A Geeky Girl]
Like many of you, I need to setup a budget. Here in the United States, the economy is suffering and times are tough financially for many people. With so much... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
It's Alicia's birthday and she has a big surprise coming! Her grandmother, Lily, has decided it's time for Alicia to take over her chain of posh boutiques. It will take... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
eM Client is being developed as a light-weight alternative to Outlook. It integrates an enhanced calendaring interface, tasks, and contacts that users can simply synchronize with any CalDAV server. eM... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
In the previous installment, I wrote about the five absolute necessities: water, light, food, first aid/medical supplies, and medications. I suggested ways to deal with these needs ahead of time... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
Electronic Gaming Monthly, America's #1 video game magazine, brings you world-exclusive cover stories on the hottest upcoming games, unbiased 3-person game reviews & heavy-hitting interviews with gaming's most influential creators. You... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
One of the many nice features of Word is that it can autocorrect errors as you type, including capitalization. For example, if you do not capitalize the first letter of... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
To celebrate 10 years of dealmaking at Priceline, the Negotiator (that's Bill Shatner to you and me!) has given his best bargain beatdown to booking fees on over 23,000 hotels... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
A new paper by North Carolina State University archaeologist Dr. Scott Fitzpatrick shows that Ferdinand Magellan's historic circumnavigation of the globe was likely influenced in large part by unusual weather... [Read more in Tech News Watch]
A new study from the University of Leicester has discovered a particular window of time when mobile signals and radio waves are 'super strength' -- allowing them to be clearer... [Read more in Tech News Watch]
A sophisticated new surgical technology holds promise for future painless and scarless surgery with shorter recovery times than laparoscopic surgery. New research supporting the safety and efficacy of natural orifice... [Read more in Tech News Watch]
Britain has been called the Surveillance Society. For example, there are surveillance cameras to track and record people's activity. Now the tracking escalates. A data base will... [Read more in DogReader]
I've been using a Linksys Wireless G router here at home for about a year and a half now. I've gone through a couple of computers, no sweat. I've moved... [Read more in Kat's Kontemplations]
I've been traveling a lot lately, with four cross-country trips in the space of just over two months. Now I know that might not seem like a lot for the... [Read more in Technobabble]
The other day I was asked a pretty good question about LimeWire... My 15 year old son downloaded some music for free. When I aksed him where he did this, he... [Read more in Tech News]
Maybe I am just old fashioned, butthis is inexcusable as far as I am concerned. Why in the world would anyone begin selling refurbished iPhones and not have the common... [Read more in IT Professionals]
HP is on a tear, pumping out notebooks that look absolutely stunning. In this episode of Unboxing Live!, we open up the copper HP Pavilion DV6885SE special edition notebook.... [Read more in Gear Live Videos]
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer was attacked with eggs in Budapest:
story link: Microsoft's Ballmer Escapes Egg Attack Whether one likes Microsoft or not, the question is 'where... [Read more in DogReader]Electronic Gaming Monthly, America's #1 video game magazine, brings you world-exclusive cover stories on the hottest upcoming games, unbiased 3-person game reviews & heavy-hitting interviews with gaming's most influential creators. You... [Read more in Game Invasion]
There are so many choices out there now for gaming. You have the Personal Computer (PC), Mircosoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS. There are... [Read more in Snakeyes' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]
One hundred people were surveyed. Their sometimes surprising, often hysterical, answers await in Family Feud: Dream Home, the latest sequel to the popular series! Play against the average score, or... [Read more in Game Invasion]
I upgraded from Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2007 three or four months ago. For the most part, I love it. But I'm not smitten. Far from it. Here are my... [Read more in IT Professionals]
ESA (European Space Agency) has opened applications for talented individuals wishing to become an astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps. There has not been a selection campaign since 1992, so... [Read more in Tech News Watch]
Part of indexing the world's information now includes your medical information. Google wants your health and medical data: "...The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Web search leader announced the public launch of Google... [Read more in DogReader]
"We want to talk to Google about this and see if there's a way we can make it work". Said Mark Zuckerberg at a news conference in Tokyo. The big social... [Read more in Welcome]
Tonight, it is Game Seven of the San Antonio Spurs - New Orleans Hornets Series. For one of these teams, it is the last game of the 2007-2008 NBA... [Read more in DogReader]
Well Apple must be doing something right since in the latest NPD figures for brick and motar store sales, Apple sells 66% of all computers over $1,000. Yes, I know.... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
A few months ago, it was widely reported that the FCC was fining several retailers of televisions, for not having proper markings on analog-only models, that the units would soon... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
It now seems that it is not only AMD users who are facing a reboot problem when installing SP3 for Windows XP, but also some Intel users as well. Over... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
It was such a frustrating problem. The initial home page, when starting Internet Explorer (IE), would load but very very slowly. It would take over a minute (and... [Read more in DogReader]
On my morning trip over to Ars Technica this morning, I see that the publication has been sold to Conde Nast, publishers of WIRED, among other interests. It appears... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
One would think that after a year and one-half the Vista rhetoric would have been put out to pasturer. But Vista is still suffering from being snubbed, this time by... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
Candace Parker has made her debut as a professional basketball player. As expected, she was brilliant: "...Parker scored 34 points, the most in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds... [Read more in DogReader]
A world-renowned team of experts in biomechanics and physiology from six universities, led by Professor Hugh Herr of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, refutes scientific claims that the... [Read more in Tech News Watch]
Discover the mysteries of New Arcadia with Gabe and Tycho in Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One, available on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, May... [Read more in Game Invasion]
With WSUS 3.0 SP1 now installed, you're ready to begin configuring your server. As soon as the installation is complete, the WSUS Server Configuration Wizard will open. The wizard walks... [Read more in IT Professionals]
During the past few months it has been a touch and go confrontation between Microsoft and Yahoo. Depending on who you wished to believe, Microsoft appeared to have given up... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
Today begins a new phase for the Wii-kly Update. From now on, we'll have all the information about the arrival of both WiiWare and Virtual Console games. So basically you're... [Read more in Game Invasion]
Dell has now confirmed that there is room for both the XPS line of systems and also AlienWare. On the Your Blog site written by Dell employees, the clarification means... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
Improve software development by passing along shared knowledge and best practices. One of the biggest challenges in application development today is how to factor in application-specific information. The answer lies in... [Read more in IT Professionals]
I thought I would do some follow up reporting on some issues that keep coming up. AVG 8 is still posing problems for Eudora users. Though the nag screen from AVG... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
Many software designers intentionally create unnecessarily complex products that do less to serve their companies and customers than to advance their careers, according to the Management Insights feature in the... [Read more in Tech News Watch]
A few weeks ago I read an article, somewhere on the Internet, that Microsoft has sold 10 million X-Box 360's. The article also stated that neither Nintendo nor PS3 had... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
OK, we didn't know when to shut up, so we talked about MINI Clubman, the first-gen MINIs we once owned, and then the Smart car, that hedgehog from Stuttgart. Duration:... [Read more in Dennis Cadorniga]
These apps, selected by PC World's editors, will help you find and connect to networks, set up a virtual private network, and even do some social networking via Wi-Fi. Wireless Wizard Display... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
Hidden Wonders of the Depths is a new and exciting action puzzle which combines unique match-3, mahjong, collapse, and hidden object game elements with more than 210 delightfully aquatic levels!... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
Blender is the Open Source software for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation, and playback. It is available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License. [8.7M]... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
Writing is a skill that takes time to develop, and those of us who write regularly or even professionally aren't perfect. Blogging has enabled people to write what they want... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
We've all learned a lot about disasters and emergencies over the past several years. Many of us, especially along the coastlines, learned from personal experience, and the entire world by... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
By default, Word includes its own dictionary, which you can use to look up words and phrases. You can add your own words to the dictionary and also create a... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
PC Mall is having its Memorial Day sale with amazing deals on everything from notebook and desktop computers to smartphones to iPods to LCD monitors to GPS devices to routers... [Read more in Windows Fanatics]
Microsoft has not finished with Yahoo yet. On Sunday, Microsoft made its intentions known again and offered Yahoo an alternative: "..."Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo an alternative... [Read more in DogReader]
Andrew Bynum is the young Lakers center who showed so much promise in the early part of the current NBA season. He was hurt on January 13, 2008 and... [Read more in DogReader]
I am currently playing around with the new format pages that Chris has given us, and for the most part, I like what I see. However, there are some things... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
It's new , it needs you. I just built a tech support and rumors forum with a video game and console section. I hope you people like it. I will be adding moderators... [Read more in TruXter Tech News]
I have finally joined the masses and have become addicted to Twitter. For those of you who don't know Twitter is a powerful web site that allows you to tell... [Read more in :DIGGED:]
I am so excited to say that in the coming weeks that bigger and better things will be coming to this here blog and to the Lockergnome community. Chris Pirillo... [Read more in :DIGGED:]
As many of you know I own a Macbook now and I am running OS X Leopard happily and with my purchase of this computer I bought Office 2008 but... [Read more in :DIGGED:]
Big Brown made the win look easy. He made the Preakness win a run-away. In the video, he is the 'seven horse' and, coming around the last turn,... [Read more in DogReader]
In the two weeks since the cyclone hit, the junta has allowed in a modest amount of supplies from a number of nations, but relief workers say it is far... [Read more in Digital Zen]
In the 1870s, Alexander Bell and Elisha Gray invented the concept of the telephone, and in the 1920s John Logie Baird invented the television. These were amazing changes to technology,... [Read more in Internet Nut]
With gas at an all time high freelancing may be something you want to consider since one of its advantages is that you can determine where you wish to work.... [Read more in Reflections by J. Schenone]
Make sure your system is up to date and has the latest protections in place. AVG anti-virus: 05/18/08 Norton anti-virus: 05/14/08 McAfee anti-virus: 05/14/08 Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 05/16/08 Spybot Search and Destroy: 05/14/08 Microsoft Windows Defender: 05/14/08 Nod32:... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
Here is a Scarlett Johansson video. My geek friends would think she was great if Ms Johansson was reading the name from the telephone book. Anyway, you can... [Read more in DogReader]
Just a quick note: Mozilla has released Firefox RC1 [Release Candidate] available for download. Get it here. mozilla, firefox, rc1, download, ... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
If a vote is taken on this, many people will have to examine their views about it in detail, and weigh the consequences of the vote. In a moment... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
In a now you see it, now you don't, Microsoft pulled a Houdini when they yanked from their web site, 5 misunderstood features of Windows Vista. According to some sources... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
"Why Sega should release a new console" is the title of Don Reisinger's CNET.com's blog. He speaks about Sega and its failures in the video game industry. He speaks about how... [Read more in Welcome]
I discovered that a company by the name of OCZ Technology has a unique offering for their laptop models dubbed the DYI. The system comes with a case & 15.4"... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
Benevolent Microsoft has decided that the children in poor countries should not have to suffer using Linux. After a year of back and forth negotiations, Microsoft has struck a deal... [Read more in The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP]
Stories have been circulating for awhile, here on the outskirts of cyberville, about the unhappiness that Microsoft was causing with its schizophrenic policies, constant shifting of blame, and less than... [Read more in Revelations From An Unwashed Brain]
(Title Slip - Had Rock Band in my mind but for whatever reason ended up transposing it with GarageBand) Just finished up about an hour long bout of Rock Band ... [Read more in IT Professionals]
Microsoft has identified the problem. The problem with malware is... "you!". "Software giant Microsoft has claimed user "complacency" is to blame for malware infections, and denied that its Vista... [Read more in DogReader]
In August, 2007, the I-35 bridge collapsed in Minneapolis. This was a horrid tragedy. It resonated within the internet security community because several of the regular contributors reside... [Read more in DogReader]