Saturday, March 14, 2009

A Virtual Cornucopia of Tech News

Is Windows 7 reliable enough to release now? | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report

Ed Bott: I installed Windows 7 build 7048 on a Dell XPS 420 one week ago, and after a few hours of road testing decided to begin using it as my main production system. So how is it working out?.

Federal CIO on leave following FBI sting at DC offices

The U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, appointed by President Obama last week, has been placed on leave, following an FBI raid yesterday at the District of Columbia’s IT offices...even though he has not been linked yet int the big DC bribery investigation.

Facebook Challenges Twitter to Celebrity Deathmatch!

Blame Shaquille O'Neal. Facebook's sudden, desperate move to help celebrities, sports personalities, and big brands transform their somewhat static Facebook pages into full-blown profiles is, I think, almost a direct response to the blast of excitement created by relative Twitter newbie and basketball icon Shaquille O'Neal.

How to Delete Accounts from Any Website

Sadly, not all Web sites and social networks are created equal when it comes to breaking up. With some, it takes only a couple of clicks to say good-bye. If you stop paying, that goes a long way toward ending it with a few sites. Others make you jump through more hoops than a tiger at the circus.

Kindle, schmindle...I've got your $350 e-book reader right here

With all the buzz about Amazon's new Kindle 2, you'd think this revamped e-book reader was the most advanced piece of technology this side of designer babies. After all, for $359, you get a color screen, Wi-Fi and full-function Web browsing, video playback, 60GB of storage, and a reasonably usable keyboard. Oh wait, you don't get any of that stuff. No, that's what $350 can get you if invested in even a low-end Netbook, such as the new 10-inch Acer Aspire One. Not only is there a wide range of PC software available for buying and displaying e-books (and tons of free content as well), when you're done with all that highbrow readin', pop open a Web browser and rot your brain with some Hulu videos.

Gadwin PrintScreen 4.4 (Windows) - Free Downloads on ZDNet

Gadwin PrintScreen allows much more flexibility with that Print Screen button at the top of your keyboard. Free

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