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Several months ago I wrote an article about changing the default browser in Windows Vista Beta 2 and what a pain it was for anyone that had the User Account Control (UAC) enabled. While the purpose of the UAC is to protect the computer from hackers the simple task of modifying or installing something can be quite a pain. The concept of UAC is great, but I am still a little skeptical whether UAC

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AskX "Secretly" Launches - Ask.com of the Future

December 20th, 2006
11 Comments Written by Ashley

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Take a look at the new AskX which recently launched as a polished up Ask.com that's been infused with new features. They call it their "double-secret sandbox" for testing Ask experiences of the future. This new look includes a three-panel interface. The three panels are broken down into the left, middle, and right, with each panel holding a variety of time-saving features.

One of the very first things that I

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News in the Land of Flock

December 20th, 2006
5 Comments Written by Ashley

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 In keeping you up to date with happenings over at Flock (social web browser based off of Firefox), I thought I'd fill you in with the latest news. First, after Mozilla released their update (1.5.0.9) recently, Flock was able to release their update, 0.7.9.  This update included a few changes such as support for Blogger Beta (now out of Beta), an incorporated update to cLucene indexer, and better error handling for uploading photos to Photobucket. You

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Playstation 3 Hype Already Dying Down?

December 20th, 2006
7 Comments Written by Ashley

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The PS3 launched just about a month ago on November 17th. When it launched, people who managed to get their hands on one of the prized possessions but didn't really want it, managed to make a hefty profit by selling on eBay. About one month later, the hype and demand for a coveted PS3 is dying down, and sellers on eBay are left making little, if any profit, and that's assuming that the machine even

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We’ve Moved To Completely Full Feeds Now

December 20th, 2006
8 Comments Written by Ryan

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Over the past two months our feed readers have continued to grow, and as a way of saying thanks to all of the subscribers we have started publishing images within the feed. We have received at least one email a week asking that we place the images in the feed so that users don't have to jump to the site in order to see what we're talking about.

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You Can Cross Out the Beta on Blogger Beta!

December 20th, 2006
5 Comments Written by Ashley

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The official news from Blogger Buzz is that Blogger Beta is long gone! That's  because the new version is out of beta and ready for you to use. Lot's of people have been waiting for this release, and here it is. Of course with this new version comes some new features that you'll probably find very helpful.  If you're currently using the previous version of Blogger, you can visit www.blogger.google.com and click

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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is scheduled for January 8-11 in Las Vegas, Nevada (United States) to showcase new products and innovations. Microsoft is always one of the attendees so they thought this time that they would make us hold our breath a little longer.

In a guide that they are sending out to attendees of the show there is an ad for

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