Thursday, February 05, 2009

Congress Delays Digital TV Date

Congress approves delay of digital-TV transition | Politics and Law - CNET News

With less than two weeks left before the scheduled national transition to digital broadcasting, Congress on Wednesday approved a delay of the DTV switchover. The House of Representatives voted 264 to 158 to push the transition back from February 17 to June 12. The Senate unanimously approved the delay last week.

Microsoft offers to just 'Fix it' | Beyond Binary - CNET News

When people encounter a problem with their PC, they often go to the Web and do a search to see if others have had the problem. If they are lucky, someone has found a fix and listed the steps on either a support document or within a user forum. Now, they may have an even better option. Over the past six weeks, Microsoft has quietly added a "Fix it" button to a few of the thousands of help documents on its Web site. When clicked, the computer then takes all the recommended steps automatically.

New Firefox 3.0.6 targets security issues

Mozilla on Tuesday released an update to Firefox for Windows, Mac, and Linux that its developers said addresses several security and stability issues in the Web browser.

Google's Cloud: 8 Key Questions

Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and virtually every other technology company are racing up to the sky and into the clouds. This is, for the most part, a good thing: Think lightweight clients and server-based data that we can access from anywhere in the world. All we need is a Web browser.

The Best Security Suites for 2009 - Reviews by PC Magazine

Which suite will be best for keeping you safe and not slowing you down this year? We've tested them all, and the answer might surprise you. (I don’t recommend using any full security suite, rather only parts of it.  Takes up to much memory and processes)

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