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Windows Search Is Broken And It’s Bing’s Fault
Microsoft is mucking around with Windows Search. It might be better someday, although it's not like anyone was screaming for changes. But hoo boy, is it obvious that the B team is working on Windows these days! Because Windows Search has been horribly broken for the...
WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 9
Microsoft introduced Windows Media Player 9 a few months ago. It’s got a better interface and much improved technology for streaming audio and video – far better than RealPlayer...
APPLE MUSIC SERVICE: HYPE AND REALITY
The press is gushing about Apple’s new iTunes service, hailing it as the first appealing online service for downloading music. Articles hailed it as "revolutionary"...
PHONE BOOK SEARCHES ON GOOGLE
Google has added a new service that will make you go, hmm. Do a Google search for your home phone number. Type in the number like this: 707-xxx-xxxx. If the number is listed in...
CENTRINO NOTEBOOKS
Make sure you’re up to speed on the Centrino notebooks. Within a year it’s likely that they will completely dominate the notebook market and you’d regret having bought anything...
THE WIRELESS WORLD
An interesting sign of things to come. I fired up the laptop today at a lovely bed & breakfast in Mendocino and an open wireless network popped up. In ten seconds I was...
NEW COURT DECISION: FILE SHARING PROGRAMS ARE LEGAL
A federal court judge in Los Angeles handed down a decision about file sharing that actually makes sense for a change. Judge Wilson ruled that the parent companies of Morpheus...
THE TWO TOWERS ON DVD
The Two Towers will be released on DVD in two editions, as with The Fellowship of the Ring. On August 26, the theatrical release will be available on DVD – but the one you really...
WINDOWS XP UPDATE BUG
It’s not clear how widespread this problem is, but there are reports that a Critical Update posted by Microsoft last week can cause Windows XP systems to slow down dramatically....
80-20 RETRIEVER
I have a lot of information stored in my Outlook folders. Maybe you’re in the same position – dozens of subfolders, or 5,000 messages in your Inbox that you plan to organize as...
MICROSOFT OFFICE 2003
Microsoft has quietly set the stage for a revolutionary change in pricing for Microsoft Office for individuals and small businesses. Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) has...
UNDERSTANDING THE CENTRINO
Intel is doing an all-out media blitz to establish “Centrino” as a brand name that you know and love. Hey, it worked with “Pentium.” Here’s an article that cuts through the...
SECURITY UPDATE
You might have seen the latest article about the lack of security in Microsoft products. It was picked up widely by the mainstream newspapers. According to a study by Forrester...
HOME MEDIA CENTERS
There’s an exploding market for home media centers. I can’t cover all the new equipment, but maybe this will help. I have a huge digital music library on my computers, which I...
COREL DEATH WATCH
Microsoft bailed out of its investment in Corel a few days ago. Now Corel has announced that it is soliciting takeover bids. Its stock price has been trading at the cash value of...
TOP TEN DYING GAME GENRES
If you’re a long-time gamer, you might get a nostalgic kick out of an article over at Gamespy listing ten types of PC and video games that are dead or dying. Number one, of...