Archives for February, 2006

Microsoft Is Giving Away A Free Flash Drive! Hurry!

You need to hurry because Microsoft is currently giving away a free flash drive for anyone who answers four simple questions (answers are below). The facts about the flash drive are currently unknown but who can complain when it is free! Just go here and click on the same image you see above, then use the answers below to answer the questions. Enjoy!

February 28th, 2006
Microsoft Is Giving Away A Free Flash Drive! Hurry!

Microsoft To Release Office 12 Technical Beta In March

For those of you who have downloaded the Windows Vista Build 5308 February CTP then you might not want to try and install Microsoft Office 12 Beta 1 (also known as Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 1). There are currently some issues between the two pieces of software and Microsoft is working on a fix for Microsoft Office 12.

February 28th, 2006
Microsoft To Release Office 12 Technical Beta In March

Decrease Your Computer’s Boot Time Using Free Software From Microsoft

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 button to the time that you are able to use the computer. The hibernate startup time should be 20 seconds and the resume from standby time should be 5 seconds.

February 28th, 2006
Decrease Your Computer’s Boot Time Using Free Software From Microsoft

A List Of The 100 Oldest Domains That Are Still Active

The Internet has been around for quite some time now, but many people don't realize how long some people have had their domain name registered. The list below is believed to be the list of oldest domain names that are still active today. There may have been some that were registered before that but have since expired and were not put on the list.

February 28th, 2006
A List Of The 100 Oldest Domains That Are Still Active

Laser Plasma Used To Produce 3D Designs

The images you see above were created by a Japanese Institute which utilizes dot-array placement in empty space. In order to make this possible, however, a very high quality laser is necessary which is why this product is not mainstream.

February 27th, 2006
Laser Plasma Used To Produce 3D Designs

Get Ready To See A Google Calendar And Links Bar In GMail

Google is starting to put up more information on their Calendar that will hopefully soon be released. You can now add the calendar to the Google Links bar, which is also a feature that we soon hope to see implemented.

February 26th, 2006
Get Ready To See A Google Calendar And Links Bar In GMail

Get A Dell Inspiron 600M Laptop With 1GB Of RAM For $460.40!

Dell EPP has Inspiron 600m laptop for $460.40 with free shipping.

February 26th, 2006
Get A Dell Inspiron 600M Laptop With 1GB Of RAM For $460.40!

The Ultimate Firefox Test: Installing Over 100 Extensions

After this test Firefox has proven itself to be the 'Superbrowser'. This guy installed over 100 Firefox extensions (currently over 1100 available) and tested the stability of Firefox.

February 26th, 2006
The Ultimate Firefox Test: Installing Over 100 Extensions

Microsoft Windows Vista Build 5308

Finally the download has become available for the new Microsoft Windows Vista Build 5308. It looks like things are progressively getting better.

February 24th, 2006
Microsoft Windows Vista Build 5308

Microsoft Windows Vista February CTP Build 5308 Released

Microsoft has finally released the February CTP of Windows Vista, which has the build number 5308. Screenshots of this build were leaked during the second week of February and now it has been sent to the MSDN subscribers.

February 22nd, 2006
Microsoft Windows Vista February CTP Build 5308 Released

“Hidden” Windows XP Command Line Programs

A lot of power users utilize the RUN command for access to settings that may not be available in other ways. One of the most common commands for power users is MSCONFIG, but there are many more commands that people don't realize exist. Granted some of them are not so useful, like MPLAY32 will launch Windows Media Player 5.1, but they are interesting none-the-less.

February 22nd, 2006
“Hidden” Windows XP Command Line Programs

Firefox Extension Allows Users To Skin GMail Without Greasemonkey

I recently decided to test out this Firefox extension called GMail Skins. It is a very cleverly designed extension that allows a user to skin their GMail account. The skins are actually the least impressive part of the extension.

February 20th, 2006
Firefox Extension Allows Users To Skin GMail Without Greasemonkey

Google Adds A Lot More Personalized Homepage Modules

Google has really extended the number of modules that are available for users to add to their own personalized homepage. Many of the newly added modules have been written by people that do not work for Google, which is good and bad. It is good because the ability to extend the homepage has greatly increased.

February 19th, 2006
Google Adds A Lot More Personalized Homepage Modules

GMail To Get Voicemail And Evite.com Soon!

The same people that brought us the news of GMail's new domain management feature have also found some other things in store for us. Voicemail and Evite.com integration is what newly found features have been found this time.

February 19th, 2006
GMail To Get Voicemail And Evite.com Soon!

Free 152 Page PDF Or Web Book On How Computers Work

Many people always wonder to themselves how computers work. The only problem is that when you try to find a book or a site that will explain it then they always lack diagrams. Roger Young, however, has put together a very good book that is now available for everyone to enjoy at no cost.

February 18th, 2006
Free 152 Page PDF Or Web Book On How Computers Work

Buy.com Gives Away Free Domain Names — NO PURCHASE NEEDED!

Buy.com is now giving away a FREE GoDaddy Domain name with any purchase that you make from Buy.com! Well, technically you are supposed to make a purchase, but it has been realized that if you click to redeem the coupon and then proceed directly to checkout that it will complete the order without you even making a purchase! I currently have a receipt and my status is in the processing stage.

February 18th, 2006
Buy.com Gives Away Free Domain Names — NO PURCHASE NEEDED!

CNN Announces The 100 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies

There are a lot of technology companies that are emerging, and from the CNN list of the 100 fastest-growing companies it appears that information assurance is among the most popular company types.

February 17th, 2006
CNN Announces The 100 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies

Microsoft Office Live Beta Screenshots Now Available

There has been a lot of hype about the Microsoft Office Live Beta, of course most of the hype came before it was released. Now that people are actually beta testing it they are starting to realize that it is not so special after all. Screenshots, like the one posted above, show the features that you can find in the new Microsoft Office Live Beta.

February 15th, 2006
Microsoft Office Live Beta Screenshots Now Available

Are Touchscreen iPod’s In The Future For Apple?

Sources have found a recent patent application made by Apple that shows a 'future' iPod. The new iPod will have touchscreen capabilities to make the popular 'click-wheel' non-existent. The click-wheel will now be simulated on the screen which offers the possibility of having larger screens. These are, however, very technologically advanced and I am sure the price will reflect that.

February 15th, 2006
Are Touchscreen iPod’s In The Future For Apple?

Logo/Homepage Creator Logogle Gets Shut Down By Google

Logogle was a cool site that would mock up the Google Homepage but using a custom 'Google' logo that you create. As seen from the picture above there are quite a few similarities to Google's logo. Unfortunately Google demonstrated their power when they had Logogle shut down just a few days ago.

February 15th, 2006
Logo/Homepage Creator Logogle Gets Shut Down By Google