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The New Adventures of Christine's Old PC

The New Adventures of Christine's Old PCIts not that easyOn an ideal machine that is well organized, I would say your approach is valid. However, this machine was full of stuff in a hundred different directories and I couldn't be sure I was grabbing everything she needed with the System...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Operating systems, Vista PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, New Adventures, Old PC, Christine, PC, XPData, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

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Google kills Lively

Google kills Lively2nd life was a totally overhyped thing too tbhIf you take virtual worlds like WoW and Eve and the likes.There is stuff to do. Yes, repetitive however it may be. There are adventures, monsters, pirates and dangerous and safe places.If you look at 2nd life... there is absolute...

Tags: Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-20

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 10 camcorders

This year's hottest product category is arguably digital video, and there are a ton of options available on the market. So which camcorder should you choose? To aid you in your search for the best gadget for your visual adventures, here's my list...

Tags: Camcorder, Video, Canon Inc., Canon HG10, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Adventures in CA Support Day 2

Adventures in CA Support Day 2At Least I'm Not AloneYour experience with CA's support website is the main reason my organization dropped their Internet Security Suite.There's no need to put up w/bad service.Try using a combination of best-of-breed applications to protect yourself: Grisoft's AVG and Checkpoint's ZoneAlarm. For maintaining...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows XP, Computer Associates International Inc., restore point

Discussion threads 2008-11-14

Adventures in CA Support Day 2

As I pointed out in the post Adventures in CA support, I received a routine message from CA telling me that my subscription to their CA Internet Security Suite was coming to an end and I needed to purchase an update. When I did and installed the updated software, problems...

Tags: Software, Computer Associates International Inc., CA Website, Tools & Techniques, Internet, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-14

News to know: Yahoo, Blackberry Storm, Black Friday leaks, Smartphones

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Yahoo dips below $10; Icahn, board called out Larry Dignan: Verizon Wireless: Storm lands Nov. 21 Sean Portnoy: Best Buy...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Smartphone, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Adventures in CA support

Adventures in CA supportCustomer Service always get's cutThanks for the heads-up regarding this organization. I will be sure to avoid them.For me, customer service is a priority; I hope software vendors are picking this up.In this case the representative should have been sensitive to realize that there was a good...

Tags: Product marketing, Tools & Techniques, Customer relationship management (CRM), Computer Associates International Inc., software

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

Adventures in CA support

I received an Email notice this morning that my support agreement with CA for their Internet Security Suite was ending and that I should pay for an update. Since I'm well aware of how long a Windows XP system will survive on the network without a security breach, I dutifully...

Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., File Servers, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Spooky Spirits (exe)

Spooky Spirits is a puzzle game featuring the adventures of Becky and Tim, a pair of wacky spirit wardens banished to Earth to hunt spookies, runaway ghosts accidentally let out of the Netherward - a place where naughty ghosts are kept from haunting innocent humans. This version is the first...

Tags: Ghost, Legendo Entertainment AB, Spooky Spirits, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-11-05

Archibald's Adventures (exe)

Help Archie to overcome all of the pitfalls of the Dr. Klumpfus mansion in this funny action puzzle game. Test your skills and wit in more than 100 uncanny levels! Archibald offers gameplay mixed of action and puzzle elements with gradually rising complexity. The player starts as a boy on...

Tags: Action, Archibald, Construction, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-10-10

Kids NetLinks Mickey Mouse Browser (zip)

Kids NetLinks Mickey Mouse Browser provides 12 1 click access buttons to the top fun and games on disney.com for Mickey Mouse adventures. This latest version has full flash capabilities, new kids netlinks for mickey mouse and also browser resizing for kids to play all sized games in the kids...

Tags: Web Browser, Kid, Kids NetLinks, Kids NetLinks Mickey Mouse Browser, Games, Web Browsers, Mice, Personal Technology, Internet, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-10-02

The New Adventures of Christine's Old PC

Windows XP virtualized within Vista SP1 using VMWare Player. Some of you may be aware that I have another identity besides professional technologist and tech/computer industry blogger -- I'm also passionate about restaurants, cooking, and eating (albeit with a healthier focus these...

Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, VMware Inc., Computer, Christine Nunn, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Enterprise Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-22

ROCKETON (exe)

Play RocketOn a free parallel virtual world. You can create your own avatar. Meet friends on any Web site. Flirt with other avatars. Go on virtual dates. Play puzzle & party games. Adopt virtual pets. Have adventures, like quests & treasure hunts. Best of all, it is free to play....

Tags: Avatar, ROCKETON

Software downloads 2008-09-22

The lessons in Sarah Palin's email adventure

The most general lesson to be learnt from Sarah Palin's recent mis-adventures with Yahoo email is simply that the larger and less personal the organization you trust with personal information, the more accessible it becomes, and thus the more likely it is that someone will find a way to use...

Tags: Password, Yahoo! Inc., Sarah Palin, E-mail, Online Communications, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-09-20

Gumboy Tournament (exe)

Test your reflexes, judgment, and tactics while facing up to eight other players in this follow-up to the critically acclaimed and popular arcade game Gumboy: Crazy Adventures. Featuring the same graphically rich, fantasy style that made the original Gumboy so captivating, Gumboy Tournament adds new levels, bonuses, and four new...

Tags: CINEMAX, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-09-19

TechCrunch50: Day 3

Photo by Steve Maller I've been covering TC50 for the past few days, and believe it or not, I'm still hungry for more startup pitches. 6:30 a.m. The final sessions of the conference are posted on BusinessWire: s Akoha...

Tags: Hollywood, YouTube Inc., Video, Photograph, Bojam, Truecar, Playce, Panelist, Corporate Communications, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-10

TechCrunch50: Day 2

Yesterday's presentations were a lot of fun to cover. I'm getting right back into the grind today. 6:30 a.m. Here is a list of today's presentations: Alfabetic Presented by Oded Broshi and Arik Kopelman DropBox (Presented by Drew Houston...

Tags: Facebook, Phone, Tim O'Reilly, Mark Cuban, Mytopia, Swype, Mixtt Redefining, iMindi World, Popego Cut, exchangeP, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Food & Beverage, Channel Management, Manufacturing, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-09

What could Microsoft bring to the PC hardware business?

What could Microsoft bring to the PC hardware business?Funny, much of the things you are ...... blaiming Microsoft for in this article were caused by us PC OEM's. We were the ones that insisted the Vista capable logo included hardware that met lower price points. We are also...

Tags: Operating systems, PC, Microsoft Corp., hardware, Apple Inc., operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-08

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

Yahoo: TV widgets and pondering a Disney takeover

If Yahoo's battle with Google has taught us anything it's that the company isn't run by engineers. Sure, Yahoo is tech savvy. Sure it has an open platform. And sure it'll do things like plan a Widget Channel with Intel and tout it at a developers conference. But Yahoo is...

Tags: Disney Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Widget Channel, Minyanville, Harrison, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-20