Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Apple and Microsoft Making News

Apple Announces iPhone 3G S, New Macbooks - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

Apple kicked off its annual World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco Monday by announcing refreshes across various product lines, including the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, OS X, Safari--and most hotly anticipated, the iPhone.

Microsoft patches 31 Windows, IE, Office security holes

Microsoft’s batch of patches this month is a big one: 10 bulletins covering a total of 31 documented vulnerabilities affecting the Windows OS, the Internet Explorer browser and the Microsoft Office productivity suite (Word, Works and Excel).

Windows Live Essentials: Does it hit or miss the mark?

Windows 7 has moved many tools out of the OS and into a free download. How do they measure up?

Budget Shopping Tips: Software

Ask yourself how many features of that $30, $60, or $200 program you're really going to use. If the answer is less than half, you can probably make do with freeware or with a less expensive shareware application. If you're already comfortable finding, downloading, and using freeware alternatives to pricey, branded software, then congratulations.

Jing - Free software downloads and reviews

The always-ready program that instantly captures and shares images and video... from your computer to anywhere. The Jing sun sits nicely on your desktop, ready to capture at a moments notice. Select an area on your screen, capture it as an image or record as video. Make it your own by adding text, arrows, and other effects. Share instantly over the web, IM, and email.

Editor’s Note: I am currently on the road again for a few days so blogs may be fewer than usual.  Will be back on schedule next week. - Jim

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