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Archive for May 9th, 2007

Making the Switch to Vista

May 9th, 2007
7 Comments Written by Ryan

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I have heard a lot of criticism about Windows Vista, which has caused a lot of people to second guess whether they should make the upgrade. I have had both visitors of the site, family, and friends all ask me whether they should upgrade to Vista…and my response each time is “will you benefit from it?”

Personally I have made the upgrade because there are a lot

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On Tuesday, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts introduced the cable modem of the future.  The new modem will boast download speeds of 150 megabits per second!  To put this into perspective, we’ll compare it with today’s speeds using our recent poll.

“How Fast is your Internet Connection” was the question we asked most recently.  In our poll, 25% of the voters have said that their connection speed is between 3,000 and 8,000

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If you’re familiar with the TIFF image format, you know of the 4GB file size limit.  While that’s a rather large file size to begin with and really gives many photographers and digital imaging specialists unlimited capabilities, for some it is limited.

To start we’ll define TIFF as an uncompressed image file format.  A medical imaging specialist company called Aperio wasn’t satisfied with the TIFF image format that limited them to a 4GB file size, so they created their

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Not long ago, anti-virus programs and firewalls kept you safe from unwanted viruses and harmful content.  Email attachments were one of the biggest culprits for distributing malware, but now things have changed and websites that seem harmless are actually infesting your computer.

To help with this issue, Google has come to the rescue in hopes of providing users the opportunity to browse the web safely.  They’re considering the use of

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New Google Earth 4.1 Beta Available

May 9th, 2007
1 Comment Written by Ryan

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Google Earth 4.1 Beta is now available for everyone to download. As of right now there is no information posted on what’s new in version 4.1, but both the Ogle Earth and Google Earth blogs have shed some light on new features that they have found:

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Vista Update Fixes iPod/iTunes Issue

May 9th, 2007
4 Comments Written by Ashley

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Ever since March when Apple launched iTunes 7.1, it wasn’t smooth sailing for Vista users because ejecting an iPod from the Windows notification area using the “safely remove hardware” feature could have corrupted your iPod.

Fortunately, an iPod update that fixes this issue is now available at the Microsoft Download Center.  According to the Windows Vista Blog, the update will be automatically available on May 22 via automatic

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Web Browser Wednesday

There is so much junk going around the Internet these days that it is becoming increasingly difficult for users to browse the Web securely. Last year we wrote about 10 great Firefox extensions that will not only keep you secure, but also help you maintain your privacy. This time around we have 4 more tools that a user has submitted, and some work for both

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