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Great Deal: Buy Office 2007 Now, Get Free Upgrade to Office 2010 in June
by Evan Wondrasek on March 9, 2010
Microsoft Office 2010 is scheduled to release in June, but there’s no need to hold off from purchasing Office 2007 in the meantime. Microsoft recently announced free upgrades to Office 2010 if you purchase and activate an Office 2007 product between March 5, 2010 and September 30, 2010. Several qualifying Office 2007 products are listed below, and you can check out the complete list at the end... [Read More]
Opera Web Browser: Fighting Back With Version 10.50
by Dustin Patterson on March 2, 2010
Many people are aware of the instant popularity of the Google Chrome web browser, taking just over 3% of the browser market share upon its release. Opera, a competitor in the web browser market since 1996, has only achieved a 2% market share in the past 14 years. The Opera developers aim to get back into the web browser market with the 10.50 release of the Opera web browser. The Opera 10.50 web... [Read More]
Stay Up-To-Date with the Olympics and Olympic Athletes using Twitter
by Evan Wondrasek on February 22, 2010
The 2010 Winter Olympics are in full swing and many people are using social networks to follow and become more involved with the Olympics and Olympic athletes. Many Olympians are using social networks like Twitter this year to communicate with their fans and give great behind-the-scenes stories and pictures from Vancouver. The best part about following Olympians on Twitter is that most of them are... [Read More]
Google Announces Upcoming Option to Disable Buzz (for real this time)
by Evan Wondrasek on February 17, 2010
Google Buzz is a new Twitter/FriendFeed-esque social network which was released last week for all Gmail users. Buzz allows you to share messages, photos, and links with your friends that use Gmail and is built right into your Gmail inbox so you’ll never miss a message. Google Buzz has had several privacy concerns since its launch last Tuesday, causing many users to try deactivating their Google... [Read More]
Windows 7 RC Will Auto-Shutdown Every Two Hours Starting March 1st
by Evan Wondrasek on February 16, 2010
This is an important reminder to anyone still using the release candidate version of Windows 7 – even though it doesn’t officially expire until June 1st, 2010, Windows 7 RC will begin to auto-shutdown every two hours starting March 1st, 2010. Microsoft warns that your work will not be saved when these automatic shutdowns occur. You can check out Microsoft’s official statement below: Starting... [Read More]
BioShock 2: Purchasing Looks Less and Less Appealing Thanks to DRM
by Kevin Schulte on January 25, 2010
BioShock 2 releases in a couple of weeks, and from the way things are going it appears publisher 2K Games is doing everything in their power to keep people from buying it. Previous details about the game’s Digital Rights Management indicated a tight lockdown, but recent statements from 2K Games claim a so-called ‘scaling back’ of DRM measures. Here’s the full release from them: Over the past... [Read More]
What’s New in Firefox 3.6
by Dustin Patterson on January 21, 2010
Today marks the release of the latest version of the Firefox web browser – Firefox 3.6 Some changes to the popular web browser have come about in the latest release, and are outlined below. Lightweight themes Included in Firefox 3.6 are lightweight themes, also known as Personas. When using Personas, users will have the ability to quickly change themes without having to restart the browser. ... [Read More]
Gmail Now Uses Secure HTTPS Connection by Default
by Evan Wondrasek on January 13, 2010
When you see a web address that starts with https, it’s typically for something important like your bank account or online shopping. That prefix means the information you submit – credit cards, home addresses, or social security numbers – are kept private between your computer and the site you’re visiting. Gmail started offering secure https access to their web-based email... [Read More]
Windows 7 Secret: ‘GodMode’
by Reis Pritchard on January 6, 2010
Some are calling it the “ultimate control panel”, but what does the new, secretive Windows 7 ‘GodMode’ do? The foxy-sounding name is a little deceiving, because as far as we know, it is exactly what people are calling it – a glorified control panel. However, that goes without saying how useful this feature actually is. To access the simplified, all-in-one control panel,... [Read More]
Google Adds Real-Time Search Results
by Evan Wondrasek on December 8, 2009
Google has recently released a new real-time search option that contains a scrolling list of results that update as new results become available. Don’t worry, this won’t be replacing Google’s standard search results, but it will be eventually be an option you can enable in the sidebar. Real-time results combines posts from news sources, blogs, and even Twitter to give you an organic,... [Read More]
