Archives for February, 2007

Microsoft to Support XP 2 Years Longer Than Vista

Back in January, Microsoft updated their support schedule for Windows XP which now gives users extended support until April 2014. As it stands, this makes support available to XP users for two years after Windows Vista Ultimate, Home Premium, and Home Basic users which hardly makes sense!

February 28th, 2007
Microsoft to Support XP 2 Years Longer Than Vista

Get Up-to-date Traffic Conditions with Google Maps

Google has just added another tool to their Google Maps service which will help you to avoid traffic jams. Now when you go to Google Maps, you’ll notice in the upper left hand corner of the page a “traffic” button.  By clicking that, you’ll see up-to-date traffic conditions. Right now this service is offered for 30 different major U.S. cities.

February 28th, 2007
Get Up-to-date Traffic Conditions with Google Maps

NewsGator Online RSS Reader Gets A Little Better

NewsGator just launched a new beta version of their online feed reader that is sporting some nifty AJAX and JavaScript goodness. Personally I prefer to use desktop feed reader applications because they offer more configurability and settings, but NewsGator now has a slim layout that is sure to please a lot of people.

February 28th, 2007
NewsGator Online RSS Reader Gets A Little Better

Glitch Shows Microsoft’s Stock Selling at $100,000 Per Share!

If you own Microsoft stock, at one point today you probably could have been a millionaire! A glitch today with the NASDAQ market showed that stocks were selling at $100,000. The screenshot below is from Yahoo Financial which still hasn’t corrected the day’s range.

February 28th, 2007
Glitch Shows Microsoft’s Stock Selling at $100,000 Per Share!

PS3 Shortages? Help is on the way!

There’s a PS3 shortage? Where? According to Reuters, Sony says that they’re dealing with the shortages of the Playstation 3, and they expect the situation to be resolved by May

February 28th, 2007
PS3 Shortages? Help is on the way!

NetVibes Trickling Out New Features for Coriander Version

The team over at Netvibes have clearly been working hard at getting out new features that are both useful and intuitive. Just last week, we mentioned Netvibes2Go, their version of a personalized homepage for mobile devices.

February 28th, 2007
NetVibes Trickling Out New Features for Coriander Version

CyberNotes: Create Shortcuts to Open your Favorite Sites in Firefox

There is so much information all over the web that keeping up with it all can become a tedious task. Most sites have feeds that can be subscribed to so that all of your news is aggregated into one location, but sometimes it is nice to actually visit your favorite sites.

February 28th, 2007
CyberNotes: Create Shortcuts to Open your Favorite Sites in Firefox

Lots of Criticism going on with Vista and Office 2007

In the past week I have received more than 10 emails directing me to articles that all had bad things to say about Windows Vista, and while I think that Vista is far from perfect it surely doesn’t deserve negative attention. Before I go ahead and get started going through some of the things that I have found I want to first say that I am far from a Microsoft fanboy.

February 27th, 2007
Lots of Criticism going on with Vista and Office 2007

New Poll: Who will be next to cash in on the Web 2.0 Jackpot?

Our next poll is up, and we’re wondering, who do you think will be next to cash in on the the Web 2.0 Jackpot?  We’ve already seen some huge pay-outs already, and Google acquiring YouTube definitely tops that list.

February 27th, 2007
New Poll: Who will be next to cash in on the Web 2.0 Jackpot?

Slick Firefox Theme Even Impresses Me

I have always been a huge fan of using the default Firefox theme because I think it is nice and simple. On several occasions I have actually gone out and scrounged around looking for a nice Firefox theme, but each time I have come up empty handed.

February 27th, 2007
Slick Firefox Theme Even Impresses Me