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Archive for October 4th, 2007

"Secret" Woot Page Reveals 30GB Zune for $100

October 4th, 2007
6 Comments Written by Ryan

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If you've been itching to get your hands on a low-cost media player there may not be another chance like this this. Woot is currently selling refurbished 30GB Zune's for a whopping $100 (+ $5 for shipping)! That's just crazy!

What's really interesting is the URL that is used to access the deal. You'll notice that it doesn't take you to the typical Woot homepage which currently has a different

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MyFive: Making Firefox Better

October 4th, 2007
13 Comments Written by Ryan

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Almost all of our MyFive articles up until now have been about things that we like, but we also want to use this as a way to discuss improvements to applications, websites, and more. It will kind of be like our Opera article where I wrote about things I would like to see in the browser.

Like many of you I'm a huge

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Executor - Another Free Application Launcher

October 4th, 2007
5 Comments Written by Ryan

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A few days ago we put together a list of the best application launchers, and as it turns out there were some that were mentioned by commenters which we had never heard of. FMsaziri mentioned one in particular, called Executor, that really caught my eye when I checked it out.

The main thing that I was really impressed with was the Keyword creation

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Yahoo and eBay Team Up to Stop Phishing Scams

October 4th, 2007
No Comments Written by Ashley

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eBay and PayPal are two of the most popular targets of phishing scams on the Internet. There's no doubt that most of you have received a fraudulent email regarding a PayPal or eBay account that you may or may not even have, asking for you to verify your information. These emails look like they're legit,

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Microsoft Desperate for IE 7 Users?

October 4th, 2007
18 Comments Written by Ryan

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Microsoft has done what I never expected them to do...they removed the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation that was previously needed to download and install IE 7! This news comes straight from the Internet Explorer blog, and this is their reasoning for doing it:

Because Microsoft takes its commitment to help protect the entire Windows ecosystem seriously, we’re updating the IE7 installation experience

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The Dr. is in! Dr. Microsoft that is.  Today Microsoft launched a new service into beta called HealthVault. As the name suggests, it's a site designed to help you manage your health with three main services that allow you to collect, store, and share your health information. - HealhVault Search, HealthVault Account, and the HealthVault Connection Center. The site is free

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As it stands right now there are not many Vista-compatible firewalls available. PC Tools is coming through by not only offering one, but they are even making it free! A comment by bloodsugarwilksm convinced me to try out the new Firewall Plus 3.0 that was recently released, and before I get into some of the details I want to say that this

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