“…Milan-based Danish designer Nils Sveje describes Bike 2.0 as the next generation bicycle… hence the name. At first glance, it looks pretty ordinary. Its very Spartan appearance doesn’t exactly turn heads, and in fact it’s the lack of external features that gives away the fact that this is no ordinary Read more…
In addition to several new features like the Social Media pane in Outlook and the use of the fantastic new “Ribbon” on all programs, Office 2010 brought us two completely new versions which are completely free! Office 2010 Starter Edition – FREE: Starter includes only Word and Excel and they Read more…
Win 7 comes in many different flavours but in North America there are only 5. Quick Notes: If you are using Windows 7 Starter, about the only things you will find annoying is the inability to change wallpapers and that lack of Aero (the glass like window frames in 7) Read more…
Aero is the name for the Windows 7 interface (GUI) and Snap is the feature which resizes windows when you drag them to the edge of a screen. Personally I like most of the AERO SNAP features but I don’t like the one that kicks in when you drag a Read more…
This is huge! Here are the words directly from Microsoft: All Windows Phone 7 devices can connect and add multiple Exchange profiles with full ActiveSync capabilities for push email, contacts, tasks and notes sync. Policies are applied via the Exchange management console to impose pin lockout as well as Admin Read more…
Lewis CK on Conan… just plain accurate (also damn funny!)
This is the complete virus cleaning guide. There are many ways to clean a virus from your computer and I will list them in from the easiest to the most complex. Contrary to commonly held beliefs, there are MANY nasty virus’ for Apple Mac’s, iPhones, Linux and Unix, however this Read more…
By: John C. Dvorak 10.13.2010 Apple’s Anti-Sexting Patent Is Misleading …This patent is not about sexting it’s about political speech. Apple wants its phone in Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, and other parts of the world where political dissent is a crime. Over the years, it has become apparent that the Read more…
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…The news for the naysayers. . . is very bad indeed. IE9 absolutely flattened FF4 on my own DFScale battery, with a speed score of 6.590 versus 3.539. Maybe IE9 isn’t the best performer in every test, but it’s not because Microsoft is too focused on test numbers… …If you consider Read more…
TomsHardware.com October 11, 2005 CPU Level 1 Cache: Enabled. CPU Level 2 Cache: Enabled. Quick Power On Self Test: Enabled. This will skip the repetitive memory count that occurs when you turn on your PC; chances are that if you really do have bad memory, this basic test won’t catch Read more…
Microsoft notified it’s corporate partners last week that the system integrator portal used to downgrade Windows 7 Pro / Ultimate to Windows XP Pro will be taken down after Friday, October 22nd. This means that Source Code will no longer be able to provide downgrade keys as a courtesy to Read more…
Another easy, fast but annoying IT Gag. THIS GAG REQUIRES THE USER TO HAVE TWO SCREENS. If you user has only one, this will not work. Most people, even techs, do not remember that every version of Windows since Win95 supports a minimum of 9 screens. The idea was that Read more…
This is a simple IT Gag which I have never seen anyone else do before. I like to think I invented it! I can assure you that it is easy, fast, and really obnoxious. Take a PRINT SCREEN of you buddies desktop Save it as a .JPG Set that .JPG as the Read more…
This practical joke is always a winner and we have twist on it to make your friends nuts. Just run either of the below on your friends machine and see if they lose their mind. OPTION 1: TYPICAL BSoD SCREEN SAVER You can downloaded the Blue Screen Of Death BSoD Screen Saver from me or Read more…
by Ian Matthews – September 13, 2010 REQUIREMENTS: This will only work if your domain is running at Server 2008 R1 (with any service pack). If you have R2 of 2008, then you already have this policy templates and so this is a waste of your time. If you have Read more…