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Dr. Lutz and the Time Travel Machine (exe)

Join Dr. Abraham Lutz in his attempt to reach that long passed Jurassic Age using one of his inventions:The time travel machine. Our Doctor is desperately trying to prove his own theories about why the big reptiles vanished from Earth 65 million years ago and at the same time, make...

Tags: Dr., PPA Entertainment, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-04-17

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Runescape graphic glitches

Spending the American July 4th holiday with friends and family is a wonderful break from the daily routine. Imagine my surprise when a lively 12-year old proudly showed me the graphics problems he discovered in Runescape, an online game. According to this young bug-hunter: It all...

Tags: Graphics, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-07-04

Whither Blu-ray?

Whither Blu-ray?It's the lack of HDTV ownersand the ignorance of those who do own that I think is the biggest issue. People who don't have HDTV would see no benefit to spending extra money on BluRay, and those who do own will never believe there is a difference unless you...

Tags: HD DVD, Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, HDTV, DVD

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

12 terabytes of YouTube data

12 terabytes of YouTube dataHorrible loss for ConsumersThis Judge needs to be taught what he has the power to do, and not to do. This is a clear violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act. Not to mention a major privacy issue for all of us that have ever watched...

Tags: Corporate communications, Digital media, Google Inc., YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Torrent admin is 'felony infringer'

Torrent admin is 'felony infringer'Felony infringerYes, I would agree that this extends beyond fair use... Book'em Dano.RE: Torrent admin is 'felony infringer'I do not think it is right but if it is made out as such a major deal then what is it doing all over the internet Bittorrent...

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Strategy, felony infringer, Torrent, administrator

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

Blizzard introducing two-factor authentication for WoW gamers

Password stealing malware targeting popular MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft for instance, has become so prevalent, that video game developers are taking their authentication model a step further, by introducing two-factor authentication into play. And while marketable, is the new authentication layer actually useful in a real life situation?...

Tags: Password, Two-factor Authentication, World Of Warcraft, Malware, Gamer, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Games, Cyberthreats, Security, Personal Technology, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Blockbuster comes to its senses: Pulls Circuit City bid

Blockbuster said it is withdrawing its proposal to buy Circuit City. In a statement late Tuesday, Blockbuster said its decision to pull its bid was based on "market conditions and the completion of our initial due diligence process." What Blockbuster didn't say is that no one could...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Branding, Microsoft Office, Marketing, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Garmin Nuvi 880

Ever since the Garmin Nuvi 880 was announced at CES 2008, we've been excited to get out hands on this portable navigation system. Given the good track record of the other Nuvi series devices, we expected more of the same, solid feature list and good performance. However, we were most...

Tags: Keyboards, Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Nuvi 880, speech recognition, Garmin Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-06-30

Batman The Dark Knight Screensaver (zip)

Batman The Dark Knight Screensaver based on the movie with real movie action and clips from the movie. This screensaver is High Definition and high action and drama for your desktop entertainment. Imagine having movie clips from Batman The Dark Knight play on your computer desktop instead of an ordinary...

Tags: Screensaver, Movie, ScreenSaverAve

Software downloads 2008-06-30

Windslayer (exe)

This is the full client for WindSlayer, a side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game in which youll embark on a heros journey through beautiful Beuritania to become a great adventurer. Publisher Avocado Entertainment will launch the 2nd Closed Beta Test of Windslayer on July 1st - 5th, 2008. Since the...

Tags: Client, Avocado Entertainment, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-06-30

How much extra audience does a Web site gain by having a mobile version?

Category Lift, % Total 13 Weather 22 Entertainment 22 Games 15 Music 15 Email 11 Sports 10 Business/Finance 4 Social Networking 3 Search 2 Shopping/Auctions 1 ...

Tags: Mobile Version, Web, Mobile, Web Site, Social Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Internet, NB

Blog posts 2008-06-28

Thoughts on Bill Gates

When I think of Bill Gates, I can't help but think back to that famous photo taken of his team shortly before they moved up to Washington State from Albuquerque.  This rag-tag band somehow served as the base for a company that now employs 75,000+ people (including myself, until recently)...

Tags: Software, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Tools & Techniques, Management, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-06-27

HP TouchSmart IQ506

Hewlett-Packard's redesigned TouchSmart PC solves at least one of the problems of the original. The new look stays much truer to that of a traditional all-in-one, leaving behind last year's clunky hinged design that we admit we kind of liked. The $1,499 TouchSmart PC IQ506 also shares an issue with...

Tags: Processors, TouchSmart PC, Intel Core 2 Duo, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2008-06-26

All the things Sun Ray won't do

All the things Sun Ray won't doNopeI can't, maybe i'm biased too. But when you hear senior IT-ers go on about helpdesks the size of 2 to 3 headstrong, instead of the at least 10 to 25 to 100 you have nowadays with the Windows environments.The problem with Wintel desktops...

Tags: Linux, Thin clients, Microsoft Windows, environment, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray, thin client, server

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

Play with gadgets in private using $100K isolation chamber

No, it's not quite like the "cone of silence" thing in Get Smart -- hell, it probably costs more -- but it's certainly in the same vein. In this week's offbeat news, the Ovei isolation pod, reportedly launched this week in the UK, will let you scream...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Noah's Internet Kid Safe Browser (exe)

Noah's Internet is a Christian themed Kid Safe Browser that protects you child from the dangers on the Internet. You child can only access our pre-approved educational and entertainment sites or sites that you add to their parent approved list. You child will also have their own email account which...

Tags: Child, Web Browser, Noah, E-mail, Internet, Online Communications

Software downloads 2008-06-24

Samsung HT-X810T

If the primary appeal of soundbar speakers is based on their significant reduction of wires and clutter--as compared with 5.1-channel home theater-in-a-box systems--then Samsung's new HT-X810T soundbar should be a winner. While it's not the first single-speaker system with a built-in DVD player or a wireless subwoofer--that'd be the Philips...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, Wi-Fi, subwoofer, Samsung HT-X810T, speaker, sub, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., TV

Product reviews 2008-06-23

Surpriise (exe)

Surpriise is a joke program, incredible desktop entertainment, which brings a lot of fun to your kids, and the entire family or friends. This cute absolutely free program is a little gift for you, your friends and relatives. Version 1.2 includes unspecified updates.

Tags: Friend, Entertainment, OrgBusiness Software, Surpriise, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-06-20

V7 D24W33

With a list price of $429, the V7 D24W33 is the cheapest 24-inch display we've reviewed to date (and it can be found for as little as $399). The next closest in price is the Gateway FHD2400, which can be found for as low as $460. Gateway's LCD provides many...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP, speaker volume, stereo speaker, Gateway LCD, screen-height, V7 D24W33

Product reviews 2008-06-19

HP MediaSmart Connect available for pre-order

HP is jump-starting sales of its MediaSmart Connect, which debuted at CES in January, by promoting pre-orders of the digital media receiver at several online retailers. The MediaSmart Connect is priced by HP at $349, but Amazon.com is...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., MediaSmart Connect, Digital Media, Media Center PCs, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Rik Fairlie

Blog posts 2008-06-19