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Coming Soon: The End of DVDs?
23 Nov 2009 by David Carman
According to a new article on movies.com, Universal Pictures will no longer be selling stand-alone DVD copies of several of it’s movies as of January 1st, 2010. Instead, the movies will only be sold as Blu-ray/DVD bundles. This bundling is not new since Disney and other studios have already been bundling Blu-rays, DVDs and digital copies, but this is the first time a stand-alone DVD is not ...
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Google’s New Operating System: What is it?
19 Nov 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 2 Comments
You’ve probably heard about Google’s upcoming Chrome operating system, and today Google officially released the open-source Chromium OS project to the public. Google’s new operating system won’t be available for about another year, but in the meantime you can check out their video explaining why the world needs a better, browser-focused operating system. Are you looking ...
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Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Now Available
19 Nov 2009 by Jacob Keppeler / 2 Comments
Microsoft Office 2010 has recently been released as as a public download. The download weighs in at a fairly light 685 MB and includes Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, OneNote, Access, Publisher, InfoPath, SharePoint Workspace, and Communicator (which is an instant messenger for Outlook). If you’re working in the IT field and want to prepare for the future, I would suggest downloading thi...
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Half Life Mod ‘Black Mesa’ to Release This Year?
18 Nov 2009 by Reis Pritchard / 6 Comments
Gamers have been very patient regarding the release of Half Life 2: Episode 3, which is expected to be the final installment of the Half Life saga. If you’re a big Half Life fan eagerly waiting for that installment, I unfortunately don’t have any special news to report. However, if you’re looking for something to fill the Half Life void until the release of Episode 3, you mig...
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Fedora 12 “Constantine” Released Today
17 Nov 2009 by Dustin Patterson / 2 Comments
Today marks the release date of the newest version of Fedora Linux distribution — Fedora 12. Codenamed “Constantine”, Fedora 12 marks the newest release in a long line of Fedora versions. Features Some features included in this new release are listed below: Gnome 2.28 Change to i686 architecture Improved webcam support Fedora Studio PackageKit Browser Plugin You can read my a...
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Windows 7 Officially Releases Today
22 Oct 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 2 Comments
Windows 7, Microsoft’s newest operating system and successor to the ill-famed Windows Vista, was released today after becoming the biggest pre-order product of all time on Amazon UK. You may have already been following as we showed you how to install Windows 7 on a virtual machine, how to dual boot Windows 7 with your current operating system, and how to install Windows 7 from a USB flash ...
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Netflix Instant Watch Now Available in Windows 7 Media Center
21 Oct 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 1 Comment
Netflix Instant Watch, a popular movie and TV streaming service, has just become available for Windows 7 users in Windows Media Center. This feature was added for Windows Vista users earlier this year, and the Windows 7 update comes just before the official launch of Microsoft’s newest operating system this Thursday. If you haven’t received the update yet, you can manually update Win...
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Google Chrome Turns 1, Celebrates With Great JavaScript Performance
02 Sep 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 3 Comments
Google Chrome, a recent entry to the Windows web browser market, celebrates its first birthday today. Chrome has offered many improvements throughout the last year of its development, namely an incredible 150% increase in JavaScript performance since its initial release. This performance increase is definitely noticeable in the performance of Google Chrome Experiments, which is a showcase of inn...
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Think You’re Using the Best Search Engine? Try a Blind Search Test
17 Aug 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 4 Comments
With Google and Bing both competing to be the most popular search engine on earth, perception can be more of a deciding factor than search results. Bing (being the new kid in town) has made a particularly strong marketing attempt over the past month, but many people still prefer the simplicity and proven track record of Google. So what if perception was taken out of the equation? Blind Search ...
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New Gmail Labs Feature Hides Labels, Shows Subjects Better
07 Aug 2009 by Evan Wondrasek
I like using labels in Gmail, but they take up a ridiculous amount of real estate in your subject line (especially if you’re using labels as folders). On a small screen like a netbook’s, labels can completely overshadow the subject line of your emails. Gmail Labs comes to the rescue with the new Remove Labels from Subjects feature. Once enabled, all labels in the subject line will ...
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