Archives for April 3rd, 2007

Peepel: Microsoft Office 2007′s Online Twin?

I just got done playing around with a service called Peepel that is looking to revolutionize the way we use online documents. It is honestly the best looking online document manager that I have ever seen, but it looks all too familiar doesn’t it?

April 3rd, 2007
Peepel: Microsoft Office 2007′s Online Twin?

Microsoft Sued over “Windows Vista Capable” Marketing

Microsoft has another lawsuit headed their way, this time from disgruntled customers who purchased computers before Windows Vista was released, and were promised that their new computers would be Vista compatible once it became available.

April 3rd, 2007
Microsoft Sued over “Windows Vista Capable” Marketing

Pingdom Lists the Downtime of Top 20 Sites

You may remember about a service called Pingdom that I mentioned late last year who was giving away a free 1–year subscription for their downtime monitor. I jumped on the chance to have a free website monitor that had the features they offered because it was at no cost to me (typically $120 value).

April 3rd, 2007
Pingdom Lists the Downtime of Top 20 Sites

Pink Zune and another “Vibrant” Color Coming Soon

While I’m sure that nearly everybody who is reading this will not be interested in purchasing a pink Zune, read on…

April 3rd, 2007
Pink Zune and another “Vibrant” Color Coming Soon

Google Taking on TV with Ads

Google has announced that they’ve joined up with EchoStar Satellite to sell ads to 13.1 million satellite TV subscribers. With lots of speculation building up to this, most expected this was coming. People definitely spend a lot of time watching TV, so this move makes sense for Google who has made billions off of their AdWords/AdSense program.

April 3rd, 2007
Google Taking on TV with Ads

Verizon Admits that their Unlimited Data Plan is Limited to 5GB Per Month

Back in August of 2006 I wrote about a guy who had his unlimited Verizon EVDO Wireless Data Service canceled because buried deep into the Terms of Service (TOS) they mentioned some things that were unacceptable.

April 3rd, 2007
Verizon Admits that their Unlimited Data Plan is Limited to 5GB Per Month

How to use Flickr: A Newbies Guide

I signed up for a Flickr Pro account the day that they announced the new Collections feature. I keep all of my photos organized in a nice hierarchical structure that is difficult or impossible to replicate using only tags. Once Flickr implemented the feature, I knew that it was exactly what I was waiting for.

April 3rd, 2007
How to use Flickr: A Newbies Guide

“RemotelyAnywhere” Used to Gain Access to Military and NASA Computers

A British man could be facing 60 long years in prison. Why you ask? Gary McKinnon managed to “Hack” into US Military, and NASA computers using a program called “RemotelyAnywhere” with a goal of finding evidence of UFOs.

April 3rd, 2007
“RemotelyAnywhere” Used to Gain Access to Military and NASA Computers

CyberNotes: Free Anti-virus, Anti-Spyware, and Firewall Downloads

There is nothing like using free software to protect your computer, but people are constantly asking me which tools they should use on their PC to keep them safe.

April 3rd, 2007
CyberNotes: Free Anti-virus, Anti-Spyware, and Firewall Downloads