Archives for November 13th, 2006

This Just In: Best Buy Copyrights Prices!

Bet you didn't know it was possible to copyright prices but apparently Best Buy must have some smart people working for them. Maybe they haven't done it officially but they are claiming that they have. A few days back BlackFriday.info posted a text-based list (Google Cache of the page) of the sale items that Best Buy will have for their "Day after Thanksgiving" sale.

November 13th, 2006
This Just In: Best Buy Copyrights Prices!

Microsoft Closes Further Sign-up’s Of @Live.com Addresses

A few people have sent me emails saying that the Live.com email address trick no longer works. I guess it is safe to say Microsoft has finally closed that loop hole which was letting people create @live.com email addresses using a single line of JavaScript code.

November 13th, 2006
Microsoft Closes Further Sign-up’s Of @Live.com Addresses

Tutorial For Triple Booting Vista, XP, And Ubuntu

The consumer release of Windows Vista is just a few months away but many people are afraid of using it because of program compatibility problems. Similarly, people don't want to use Ubuntu as their primary operating system because they will not be able to use some of the programs that they are familiar with in Windows, but at the same time they want to experiment with Linux.

November 13th, 2006
Tutorial For Triple Booting Vista, XP, And Ubuntu

A Few More Online Games Submitted By Users

I hope everyone isn't getting sick of me posting some cool Flash games to kill some time but there are two more that you should try out that were both submitted by users.

November 13th, 2006
A Few More Online Games Submitted By Users

Microsoft Compares Different Versions Of Vista

Microsoft has put together a more compact feature comparison guide that looks at Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate editions. It doesn't dive into a deep comparison but it offers a quick overview of the differences.

November 13th, 2006
Microsoft Compares Different Versions Of Vista

Video Demonstration Of An Exploding Laptop

Ever wonder what it would look like to have one of those exploding laptops that we have been hearing so much about? The curiosity has always been in my mind ever since batteries started getting recalled and PCPitStop put together a great video demonstration with a system that they created to purposely instigate a battery explosion.

November 13th, 2006
Video Demonstration Of An Exploding Laptop

Mozilla Still Plans On Tabbed Messages For Thunderbird 2

Mozilla has been taking a little longer than I expected to complete Thunderbird 2 which is in the Pre-Beta stage right now. It has been that way for nearly two-months and Firefox 2 has already been released.

November 13th, 2006
Mozilla Still Plans On Tabbed Messages For Thunderbird 2

Have An Extra Memory Card? Use It With ReadyBoost!

Windows Vista has a special feature called ReadyBoost that has been overlooked by many people. It offers a quick and easy opportunity for someone to add more memory to their computer without physically installing RAM.

November 13th, 2006
Have An Extra Memory Card? Use It With ReadyBoost!

CyberNotes: Sanyo Launches 42 Inch Weatherproof LCD Monitor

  Last week we wrote about the LG 100 inch LCD TV that is set for mass production and has been deemed by the Guiness Book of World Records as the largest! This week we're still sticking with LCD displays, but we're scaling back a bit and switching from TVs to monitors.  The reason? Sanyo has recently unveiled their 42 inch LCD monitor, and what makes it unique is that fact that it is weatherproof.  Simply the fact that it's weatherproof tells you it's meant for the outdoors!

November 13th, 2006
CyberNotes: Sanyo Launches 42 Inch Weatherproof LCD Monitor