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iSkin ProTouch for your keyboard and mouse

iSkin ProTouch for your keyboard and mouseI use a Sonnet CarapaceIt works like a charm and it's not as expensive as iSkin.

Tags: iSkin ProTouch, keyboard-and-mouse

Discussion threads 2008-07-28

Windows 7 to get new touch features

Windows 7 to get new touch featuresMimicing UIMicrosoft is losing market share to the mac. One large reason many young people are switching is because the user interface of the OSX and Apple applications is much more aesthetically pleasing and cleaner. I know this from talking to many...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Keyboards, keyboard-and-mouse, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-12-12

Microsoft's speech aspirations fulfilled?

Microsoft's speech aspirations fulfilled?I find the enthusiasm bafflingSitting in an open plan office where everyone is speaking to there computer sounds like my idea of hell. Furthermore what happens when your neighbour shouts out "delete all the files!", I imagine there will be a few unhappy faces in the office...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Tablets, Notebooks, Operating systems, keyboard-and-mouse, machine interaction, Microsoft Corp., computer, tablet, voice, tablet PC

Discussion threads 2007-03-13

Additional Resources

The Linux laptop goes to school

The Linux laptop goes to schoolOn the Mouse Buttons ...[i]Robin’s biggest complaint was the slow response of the mouse buttons. But it’s something you can get used to, she said.[/i]Don't use the mouse buttons they're too slow, instead use the tap, double tap and side scroll features on the touchpad....

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Mice, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, mouse, Linux laptop, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

XO sold through Amazon this year...Who cares?

XO sold through Amazon this year...Who cares?Mostly valid points Christopher, but, you should give OLPC more credit fortransforming the market. And, I would like to see more OLPC features in computers like the Dell Mini. I DO want a sunlight readable screen. I DO want a more durable laptop. I...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?

Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?Microsoft is also airing the Mojave experiment ads. nt.RE: Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?That add is really stupid . . . but, if you're totally incapable of building a quality operating system, why not try comedy?Best marketing for...

Tags: Operating systems, Branding, Microsoft Windows, advertisement, Windows Gurus, Windows brand, Microsoft Corp., brand, Seinfeld

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Vista Audio Changer (zip)

A system tray application which allows the user to switch their Default Audio Output Device at the click of a mouse - extremely useful for users with multiple sound cards, or multiple outputs on a single sound card. Version 1.01b has added Hotkey support and Device Ordering for computers which...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Audio Card, System Tray, RSoft

Software downloads 2008-09-05

Google Chrome already beating Opera

Google Chrome already beating OperaWaiting for Windows Mobile 6 version... if they can create a version for Windows Mobile to rival safari on iPhone, they'll have me seriously thinking about it.Otherwise, it's just another browser for the desktop by another large conglomerate.Full screen problemI have my task bar on the...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, work-around, Google Inc., Chrome, Google Chrome, Opera Software

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA

Microsoft finally earns a passing grade barely for WGAReal LifeUnless you realy have a bootleg or keygened cd ke. pretty mush any XP sticker from any manufacturer can be "recycled" into any other PC. Just tell the right thing to the automated phone system: Did you change your motherboard: YES...And...

Tags: deactivation option, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbook

My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbookTotally different machines.A netbook is a full laptop. Yes, the industry is trying to keep the impression that it is only for casual use, etc, but there is little only constrained by ram these netbooks can't do (well, with Linux). ...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, UNIX, Operating systems, laptop computer, keyboard, netbook, Linux, ASUS, Linux laptop

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Dell repair adventure, day 5, with updates

Since our last episode, our hero has been communicating with Bob Pearson, Dell's VP of Communities & Conversations, and Bill Bivin, Dell's Community Liaison, about getting my Dell Lattitude D620 back up and running. Both Bob and Bill give every impression of trying very hard to deal not only with...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Dell's Mini packs Ubuntu, XP

Dell's Mini packs Ubuntu, XPAt this point you may as well wait for integrated 3GPrices are coming down so fast, plus these things are perfect for carrying around everywhere no matter where you go. Plus the 3G providers will probably subsidize them anyway.That's exactly the netbook I want!I only hope...

Tags: Operating systems, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Ubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Sony announces three all-in-one desktops

At a home theater show this week Sony announced three new all-in-one desktops along with a slew A/V receivers, LCD TVs and projectors, and Blu-ray players. All three AIOs offer Blu-ray drives, and the higher-end models offer rewritable BD drives. The entry-level VAIO JS series has a...

Tags: Sony Corp., Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Memory, Intel Core 2 Duo, VAIO LV Series, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-04

AllOff Lite (zip)

AllOff Lite monitors the mouse, keyboard and CPU load and initiates computer power off if there has been no keyboard or mouse activity for 900 seconds and the average CPU load has been below 15% for 60 seconds. It can be started manually, on start up or automatically via the...

Tags: Mouse, CPU, JSutils, Mice, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-09-04

Bits Screensaver (zip)

Bits zeros and ones are sliding in your monitor until you move your mouse or press any key. Our computers basically designed to work on only zeros and ones. It is a nice feeling to see them moving. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Screensaver, NonTube Software, Mice, Productivity, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components

Software downloads 2008-09-04

Verizon Wireless Blitz

Photo gallery:Verizon Wireless BlitzThanks to the popularity of text messaging, cell phones with QWERTY keyboards aren't confined to just smartphones anymore. Following the footsteps of handsets like the LG Rumor, the Verizon Wireless Blitz is what the industry is calling a messaging phone--a phone with a full QWERTY keyboard without...

Tags: Instant messaging, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, number key, slider mechanism, phone, messaging, Qwerty-keyboard, Verizon Wireless

Product reviews 2008-09-03

Sony Vaio JS190J (silver)

Finally, a Windows-based all-in-one earns our admiration. We've seen new all-in-one PCs from Hewlett-Packard and Averatec this year, and Apple also refreshed its popular iMac. None of them deliver as much in the way of features and performance as Sony's new, $1,499 Vaio JS190J. A full-size desktop processor helps make...

Tags: Desktops, Blu-ray, Vaio JS190J, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2008-09-03

Windows 7: Can Microsoft get boot time to under 15 seconds?

Windows 7: Can Microsoft get boot time to under 15 seconds?Where has this been?Oh, hello, MS, is that you? Did you remember that little OS side-project that you've had going on for a couple decades now? I'm so glad to see a renewed interest, please stick around to...

Tags: Operating systems, Boot-time, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome, crashes with all tabs

DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome, crashes with all tabsChrome will have security problems, and they will NOT all of a sudden gainshare. That said, the Google brand is very powerful, and people use it every day to search, and there will be lest resistance to trying Chrome than there was...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Google Chrome, Chrome, DoS vulnerability, Google Inc., DOS, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Dell repair adventure, day 4, with updates

Here's today's update in the continuing saga of our hero's attempt to get his Dell laptop back up and running after it died an ignominious death while he was on the road last week. For those who haven't been following his adventures, posts Dell adventure begins again, day 1 and...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., E-mail, Online Communications, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-03