With Windows 7 released and currently making its way to shelves in time for the holiday season, we’ve taken this opportunity to upgrade our copy of the official Windows System Recovery Discs for compatibility with Windows 7.
If you’re like most PC users, you probably got Windows 7 with a new PC or laptop. And if [...]
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Published by October 12th, 2009 in Guides, Microsoft, NeoSmart Technologies, Software, Windows 46 CommentsMake Old Java Applications Fully Snow Leopard Compatible
Published by September 12th, 2009 in Guides, Macintosh, Operating Systems, Software 10 CommentsIf you have a bunch of old Java applications lying around in your Mac’s /Applications folder, chances are, you’ll come across this message box when you attempt to run them on Snow Leopard:
To open JavaApplicationStub, you need to install Rosetta. Would you like to install it now?
Personally, I try my best to avoid legacy Mac [...]
PCWizKid’s EasyBCD Video Tutorial
Published by September 1st, 2009 in NeoSmart Technologies, Software 0 CommentsPCWizKid of PCWizKid’s Tech Talk has been kind enough to create an über-cool EasyBCD video tutorial that covers the basics of bootloader configuration and manipulation via EasyBCD. The video’s been an instant-hit on YouTube, and we’ve embedded a copy of it below.
Note that in the video, PCWizKid is using EasyBCD 1.7.2, which is the latest [...]
4Chan Strikes Again, Hiding Porn in Kids Clips on YouTube
Published by June 13th, 2009 in Blogosphere, Hacking, Security 49 CommentsPlease note: that this sort of post is what the losers at 4Chan get a kick out of and look forward to seeing, it’s clear that they get a perverse sort of pleasure out of hearing these complaints, but isn’t possible for anyone with a shred of dignity to let events like this go without [...]
Verified Accounts: Twitter’s Next Attempt at Making Money?
Published by June 7th, 2009 in Blogosphere, Corporate Talk, Security 6 CommentsHow much would you pay for people to know you’re really you? That the updates coming in every 2 minutes on that twitter page come from yours truly and not someone else… someone else pretending to be you?
If you’re like most people, the answer is not much. But there are people out there that really [...]
Back in 2008, Apple introduced the new Mini DisplayPort standard as the only video output method on the new MacBooks and LCDs. Mini DisplayPort is a freely-licensed VESA standard [1] and has now been adopted by a number of other display manufacturers, and is a miniaturized version of the original DisplayPort interface.
This week, the fourth [...]
On the matter of Firefox and memory leaks…
Published by March 19th, 2009 in Operating Systems, Programming, Software 19 CommentsRecently our original article/rant on Firefox’s legendary memory abuse has seen an increase in comments and views; and I had intended to post the following comment in light of the article’s rebirth and the ensuing discussions in the comments.
The reply turned out to be longer than I’d originally intended, so here it is as its [...]
Does it GTK/QT/Win32 Really Matter for Chrome?
Published by February 15th, 2009 in Design, Google, Linux, Macintosh, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 8 CommentsA recent article on OSNews highlights the changes expected to come in Google’s Chrome 2.0 for Windows and the progress being made on the Linux and OS X fronts for Google’s new browser.
In the article, Ben Goodger, lead Chrome UI developer, states
[Google avoids] cross platform UI toolkits because while they may offer what superficially appears [...]
What the TechCrunch Tablet Should Really Look Like
Published by August 31st, 2008 in Hardware, Linux, Programming 1 CommentMichael Arrington is understandably pretty excited about how the TechCrunch Tablet is shaping up so far, but to use it seems they’re going about it the wrong way.
For a device that’s supposed to do Firefox, Skype and not much more, an underpowered PC with a touchscreen isn’t going to accomplish much. For one thing, Firefox [...]
Disturbing Stats About Facebook Users & Security
Published by August 13th, 2008 in Blogosphere, Hacking, Privacy, Programming, Security 11 CommentsThere’s a screenshot that’s been sitting on my desktop for a rather long time now, and it’s as scary as it is interesting.
Facebook recently conducted a poll which showed up on the homepage newsfeed, and asked Facebook members just how exactly did they think Facebook’s “friend finder” worked when it prompted them for their email [...]
