Dell working without Windows.

Dell has recently announced a development that will allow their users to access emails, surf the web, read documents and extend their laptop battery life from hours to days.How are they doing this?  By cutting...

The human face of economic uncertainty

" CNN) -- The crisis in the financial industry is all about huge banking, insurance and investment firms, but the general economic slowdown is hitting regular people right where they live. Deborah Walker and son David are struggling amid the economic slowdown. ...

Microsoft's Photosynth available for download

While Microsoft Live Labs isn't quite as well known as the Google Labs, they've been responsible for several innovative, web-based products and services. Photosynth, which has been eagerly anticipated since it's 2007...

NBC to Stream Olympics Live on Web

"NEW YORK Olympics fans will have a bevy of opportunities to get content from NBC Universal next month -- 2,200 hours of live online coverage, live events on their mobile phone and even a way to download coverage to...

Apple Mac Tablet or iPhone Nano? You Decide

CommentaryThe iPhone has been available for a year now. Since it's inception, I started to question what Apple's next big product release will be. To nobody's surprise it is currently the iPhone 3G. But iPhone aside, I've always anticipated (and hoped and prayed) that Apple's...

What Microsoft does not want you to know about Netflix streaming

"Earlier this week, Microsoft and Netflix announced that movie streaming will be coming to the Xbox 360. This could be a big deal. But if you are really interested in watching Netflix content on your Xbox, you don’t have to wait and you don’t have to pay twice. If you...

Collision Course: Apple Mobileme vs Microsoft Live Mesh

" 36 views Jul 9, 2008 Collision Course: Apple Mobileme vs Microsoft Live Mesh Microsoft and Apple have been fighting each other for the public perception in the Innovation Space, Apple has been in the front, putting together ideas and services faster...

Move Your Business from Windows to Linux

"Windows Vista debuted to muffled applause, followed by lackluster sales. Up until June 30, cash-strapped businesses looking to avoid the cost of upgrading to new Vista-compatible hardware could still purchase trusty Windows XP. Now, however, Windows XP is available only as a...

Bill Gates SmokeScreen Retirement!

The Smokescreen Retirement!I have to give it to Bill, that weasel is as slick as snailscum on Teflon. He did me one last HUGE favor by agreeing to retire XP on the same day as his last!He told me, "people will scream like branded cats on XP-Kill day!" So months ago we agreed...

Windows XP no longer sold, despite protests

For some this is good news, for others it's a kick in the teeth with a steel-toed Kodiak work boot. The thing I find surprising is that Microsoft is already planning a new operating system for 2009. That was quick,...

Fry-Up A Day Keeps Doug's Doctor Away

I love this story, bless the old man, hope he has many more birthdays. " Who said fry-ups were bad for you? Not Douglas Terrey who has celebrated his 105th birthday with yet another full English breakfast. The...

Intel Skips VIsta

Chip giant Intel is just not that into Vista. This can be seen as a huge slap in the face to Redmond, considering the intimate connection between the two companies, though Intel insists it's nothing of the kind, and...

Freddy The Cat Stuck For 18 Hours On Overhead Power Lines After Scaling Pylon

Some people believe in the superstition that cats have nine lives, because cats can survive falls from high places with few, if any injuries. This gives the appearance that the cats return to life after sustaining a...

Journalist Reported on His own Murders

A journalist Vlado Taneski who reported on three murders in Macedonia has been arrested by police on suspicion of carrying out the killings himself. Police became suspicious when his newspaper articels included details of the crimes that had not been released by officials. ...

Is Friday 13th Unlucky - Or Superstition?

One of the most commonly held superstitions in our so-called civilized, educated society is that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day, and since, in this equation, each is held to be unlucky, added together, their sum can only equal double trouble.   " More than 60...

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