Published in February 25th, 2009
The mighty Google Gmail went down for approximately 2.5 hours. This was a pretty big crash that completely put Gmail out of service. The downtime affected approximately 113 million users. I am sure there were a lot of unhappy users during this time. For most users it is no big deal, but for those running [...]
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Published in February 24th, 2009
OK, its been a while since we have looked at any XP tweaks/hacks, but here is a quick one that you should find useful. When you install software or other programs, you may be frustrated by the installers that take up the full screen, not allowing you to access anything else. One annoying situation is [...]
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Published in February 23rd, 2009
Well of course the most important thing about any OS are the games that ship with it. Over the years, there have been some classic Windows games that we have all learned to love, and gotten addicted to. Windows 7 will ship with 11 games, including 3 brand new games. The new games for Windows [...]
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Published in February 19th, 2009
Well, actually the title should read, No Windows 7 Custom Boot Screen. Basically in Windows 7, users will not be able to affect the boot sequence or graphics in Windows 7. So the Windows logo you see in Windows 7 is what you will get, and you will have to live with it. Although I [...]
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Published in February 19th, 2009
This is probably no surprise. I know of many users that wish Windows was banned in the US too. Well either way, Cuba is sticking to their anti-american agenda and because of this they have banned Microsoft Windows. Instead they will run a version of Linux. Their version of Linux will be called Nova, and [...]
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Published in February 19th, 2009
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) site was recently hacked and had to be pulled offline. If you wondering what the hell the IFPI is, well they are the guys leading the charge against the Pirate Bay website. Pirate Bay is a site where users can share torrents. The IFPI is trying to [...]
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Published in February 18th, 2009
With all the news of Internet Explorer 8 over the past months, the RTM release could be sooner than expected. In fact, it will most likely be released sometime in March – probably towards the end of the month. IE8 has many new features and is the standard web browser to be used in Windows [...]
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Published in February 17th, 2009
Microsoft has been very busy lately with Windows 7, but this has not stopped them from developing their latest OS – Windows Mobile 6.5. The latest Windows Mobile OS was recently displayed at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). Steve Ballmer discussed the plan for Microsoft to deliver a single platform of Windows which could stretch [...]
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Published in February 13th, 2009
Warning: If you are an Android user, you are warned not to use the browser until patching/updating. There is a serious vulnerability in Google’s Android OS that can allow hackers to take control of the web browser and its related processes. Hackers can do this remotely, and if your phone became compromised, access could be [...]
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Published in February 12th, 2009
Mozilla has recently been working on a new browser for the WIndows Mobile platform. The project is called Fennec and is currently in pre-alpha release, with the download now available. The pre-alpha release is intended for early adopters and testers, as Mozilla want to gather as much feedback and bug reports as possible. So far [...]
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