Category: News

  • Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Now Available

    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…

  • Half Life Mod ‘Black Mesa’ to Release This Year?

    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…

  • Fedora 12 “Constantine” Released Today

    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…

  • Windows 7 Officially Releases Today

    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…

  • Netflix Instant Watch Now Available in Windows 7 Media Center

    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…

  • Google Chrome Turns 1, Celebrates With Great JavaScript Performance

    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…

  • Think You’re Using the Best Search Engine? Try a Blind Search Test

    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…

  • New Gmail Labs Feature Hides Labels, Shows Subjects Better

    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…

  • Facebook Can Use Your Likeness in Advertisements Unless You Disable It

    Did you know that Facebook could use your name and picture in advertisements shown to your friends?  They can (and already are) unless you’ve dug through several layers of settings and manually disabled it. Facebook explains: Facebook occasionally pairs advertisements with relevant social actions from a user’s friends to create Facebook Ads. Facebook Ads make…

  • Newsflash: Windows 7 Pre-Orders Start June 26

    Starting June 26th, the Microsoft offers page will have a list of retailers offering a pre-order of Windows 7 so you can get a copy before anybody else at half price.   If you want to be put on the pre-order list be sure to act fast, because Microsoft says quantities will be limited. Not sure…