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The last time Windows’ System Restore failed on me, I didn’t blink an eye. I gave up trusting Microsoft’s own Registry safety net a long time ago. And considering the quality Registry freeware available, there’s no reason you should rely on Windows to repair and recover from Registry-related problems. These four freebies will keep the [...]
Also in this podcast: Apple’s lawsuit against Psystar will be delayed after the
Mac clone maker files for Chapter 11; spam now makes up 90 percent of all e-mail; and reports say Microsoft’s Kumo search engine will be named Bing.
Report: Spam now 90 percent of all e-mail
Facebook sued by user over virus
Kumo to be dubbed Bing, [...]
The Huffington Post, the news aggregation and commentary site founded by political pundit Arianna Huffington and former AOL exec Ken Lerer, is finally jumping on the post-Al-Gore bandwagon.
“HuffPost Green will focus on eco news and trends–from style and eco-conscious celebrities to green lifestyle tips and the latest scientific findings and expert analysis,” a release from [...]
Before you hop in the
car to get one, remember that this is just a concept for now. Whether it will end up in a toy store, well, one can only hope.
And you thought the Furby was creepy-looking.
Well, here’s Karten Design’s explanation for creating Epidermits:
“In a world where the value of life decreases daily, where boundaries [...]
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Previous systems with integrated graphics were only able to connect one additional display. Now via DisplayLink and with these new Intel-specific optimizations, users with PCs based on the Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family can easily connect to up to four monitors at once without the need to buy additional graphics cards. In [...]
When Chrome was released, I ran Google’s JavaScript speed test on Firefox 3.0.1, the initial Chrome beta, Internet Explorer 7 and 8 beta 2, and
Safari 3.1.2. Chrome led the speed test with an overall score of 1,851 and Firefox in second place at 205. A bigger score is better on this test.
Why you should care
Why [...]
Already there are a few caveats to using the fancy new software. For one, the application is limited to Windows machines, and unlike standard network television channels, Internet users can’t access the programming without being an HBO subscriber–a system that’s likely to be checked with activation servers. The downloaded content is also given a self-expiration [...]
Now, please consider this. Boyle, who has revealed that she’s been taunted with nicknames such as Susie Bong or Susie Simple over her lifetime, will not sing again until around May 23 at the earliest–the next round of “Britain’s Got Talent.”
Visible Measures calculates that in the week that ended Friday, Boyle’s “I Dreamed A Dream” [...]
Plus, the Associated Press reported that Whitton and Dyer’s story had changed, and in the press conference Whitton claimed that he and Dyer hadn’t actually been veteran Bigfoot hunters as reported earlier. When they found the creature, they considered the idea of doing guided tours of Bigfoot country, but that was as far as they [...]
The last is more worrying, at least from someone who was until recently the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which writes telecommunications law. The explanation is that Barton is eager to closely regulate the data collection and use practices of Internet companies — but is willing to overlook far more worrisome data [...]
