What Kind of Antivirus to Use May 31, 2007
Posted by Liz in : Tips , 4 commentsNorton Antivirus will not protect you.Â
MacAfee Security Suite will not protect you.Â
Antivirus programs that come free with your internet service provider will not protect you.
You do need antivirus, I don’t care what you do online, you still need it.Â
You need Spyware protection, Virus Protection and a Firewall, you cannot get by with just one.Â
That said, here’s my review of the various programs I use to disinfect the people’s computers who did not understand the message above.
QuickSeek by Kensington, the User-Friendliest of All
Posted by Tara in : New Products, Reviews , 7 comments (more…)
Fixing the Quicken 2007 Display Draw Issue May 30, 2007
Posted by Jeff in : How-to , add a commentThe best comment spam May 29, 2007
Posted by Bryan in : Humor , 5 commentsThere are a ton of great spam filtering services out there, but we like to consider each piece of spam we get as an entry in our “Best Comment Spam” contest. The winners don’t get anything except the glory of knowing that they made the list. However, if you see some of your spam posted here and want to come forward to claim it please do so - make sure to include your full name, private email address, and home address.
Here is the comment spam that has caught our eyes recently. (more…)
It is truly Elite May 24, 2007
Posted by Liz in : Reviews, Uncategorized , 2 commentsDuring the torrent recently in Texas, water actually fell from the sky, as if it were the blood of tech angels, doing battle with the forces of corrosion. It fell and like acid, damaged the roof of the store I work at. Damaged it to the point that the roof offered no shelter from the tidal forces in the sky. As we ran around like madmen trying to protect customer units, display models and the stock(failing; forgetting the plasma televisions in the warehouse, 2 million dollars in damage- we have insurance) we had forgotten our precious tech stations. The keyboards were mostly protected by an overhang, but, the ones up front were left to bear the burden. The monitor survived, and the hole leading to the power strip was protected, but the mouse and keyboard were sacrificed for their benefit.
XBox Modding And You. May 22, 2007
Posted by Jessica in : Hacks , 4 commentsI remember when my parents finally gave in and allowed me and my siblings to have a Nintendo. They were afraid that once we got the system, we would stop playing outside and just sit in front of the TV and get fat. Sometimes I wish I could go back to those days and play all of those old Atari, Nintendo, Super NES, Nintendo 64 and Sega games. Oh wait, I can. Yes that’s right, I can play all those plus a plethora more on my modded XBox. (more…)
Solar Charge That iPod!
Posted by Tara in : Reviews , 2 commentsI don’t even know why I own an iPod. Don’t get me wrong, I love it, but its spends way too much time in the bottom of my bag dead, lifeless, uncharged. I can only plug it in to the computer where all of my iTunes are stored; pluging it in to an alternate computer will erase all of my data. I need another option: enter the MySoldius universal solar charger.
A great resource for uninstalling programs May 21, 2007
Posted by Bryan in : Other Stuff , 1 comment so farIf you’ve ever run into one of those applications that didn’t come with an adequate uninstall program, you probably spent a lot of time trying to get your machine back to the way it was before you installed the offending application. I know I’ve been down this road several times with a certain messaging program and Sony Ericsson’s cell phone software. (more…)
How To Email Correctly, and Improve Your Social Standing May 20, 2007
Posted by Jeff in : How-to, Humor, Opinion , add a commentIn this world of rushing around, it seems that we no longer have time to do things properly. Being busy is no excuse for doing things half-a**ed - you must use your whole a**. Give it your ALL and put your best foot forward. This is true for email. Email is your frontline expression of who you are, and it says a lot about how you conduct your affairs.
Drain your battery in style: Motorola Bluetooth Stereo Headphones HT820 May 18, 2007
Posted by Liz in : Reviews , 1 comment so farI’ve been battling with cords since I was a wee geek - wrestling, untangling, bundling, unbundling, plugging in, unplugging, kicking out of the wall when I was just about to win that ladder game, and of course, trying to exercise with earbuds.
In my experience, you can’t exercise with earbuds. In fact, I blame earbuds for at least 20 pounds of body weight I could easily be rid of if only they made earbuds for girls. This is why I’ve been searching for wireless headphones since I first began to… legally download music.
Finally, I found the Motorola Bluetooth Wireless Stereo Headphones, which are great. They claim only 30 feet of range but I have transmitted easily across my office of probably around 1000 feet or more, with interference from other Bluetooth devices. It’s nice to put my phone in my pocket and forget it’s even there(until it heats up to the point that you can see the glow from my pocket.)
