New version of Opera?
“I’ve been informed by Thomas Ford at Opera
that we will see the next version of the popular commercial browser
released tomorrow. Opera 9.2 brings in an innovative new feature called
Speed Dial. Speed Dial lets you easily access (up to) your 9 bookmarked
and most frequently visited websites. Speed Dial was first introduced on the […]
The new version of Evernote is out and if you are a windows user it would be well worth a look. Looks like some pretty handy additions to an already impressive program that helps you manage all those little pieces of information.
“New features of EverNote 1.5 include:
Synchronization of EverNote databases with USB flash drives and […]
Check out this list of 150 cool Microsoft downloads.
“Ex-Microsoftie Robert Scoble points us to this list of 150 “cool Microsoft downloads”. While some people might take issue with a few (okay, more than a few) of the selections on this list, it’s still a pretty impressive list. Consider that all of this software is generated […]
techrepublic has some awesome high quality images of the latest windows vista beta. Some of them show details that I had not seen before - there is no doubt that in terms of looks this is a huge leap forward for Microsoft.
You would have to say that Apple Mac has lead the way for so […]
Ed Bott a while ago now wrote an article that I am linking up as I think it is worth bookmarking for future use. It is an article of some of things you should consider in setting up a new PC and transfering your files and settings to the new computer.
This article is for a […]
Cybernet technology news has a interesting article on how to decrease your boot time forWindows XP. It is all using free software so well worth checking out.
“Did you know that your computer is supposed to boot up in less than 30 seconds, and that 30 seconds is the time from when you push the power […]
A friend of mine emailed me details about his home theatre pc project a couple of days ago and I thought it was worth sharing for those of you who are thinking of setting up a computer for your own music, video use on your TV.
Hardware: I had 2 leftover Athlon XP 1900+ (2.2GHz thoroughbred […]
Josh’s Windows Weblog gives the heads up on the new Microsoft Windows Defender (Beta 2) for Windows XP
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Specific features of Windows Defender Beta 2 include:
A redesigned and simplified user interface – Incorporating feedback from our customers, the Windows Defender UI has been redesigned to make common tasks easier to accomplish with a warning system that […]
Zdnet has an article about the new Microsoft offering to help counter spyware and other nasties.
“Microsoft has opened testing of its all-in-one technical support service for Windows XP SP2, known as OneCare Live Beta 2, to the general public. At least, it has in the US: as for the rest of us, a Microsoft spokesperson […]
A user documents his move from Microsoft Windows XP to Linux.
“After a few weeks, my desktop is running great (screenshot on the right) and I haven’t booted into Windows XP at all since I started the migration. This is partly due to the fact that I have my essential applications working, and partly due to […]