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Addicted to Updating Software

I had never really thought of it before, but I am addicted to updating software. I often find myself going through the software and drivers on my computer looking for new versions to download and install. I know that I’m not alone, for there must be others like me. This is not something that has [...]

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Windows 7 – Part 1

With the release of Windows 7 RC, everyone can finally see what the new OS is going to feel like. I recently installed the new OS to try out and so far I am very impressed. I decided to split the review into several pieces, this way I can add more information into later parts. [...]

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Dell Inspiron 640m Laptop

I decided it was time for me to get a small 14” laptop. After looking around for a little bit, I decided to get a Dell. At the time, Dell had a great deal on the Inspiron m640. I got 1GB Ram, Core 2 Duo processor, 120 Gigabyte hard drive, DVD recorder. The graphics are [...]

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Review – Adobe Lightroom 2

Photographers raved over Adobe Lightroom when it came out. Now Adobe has released version 2 of the product. Anyone who takes photography serious or is striving to make their pictures have a little more of a professional look, needs this program. The feature set is large, but nothing on the scale of what Photoshop offers. [...]

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New Microsoft Ad!

I think Microsoft has finally been able to produce a good commercial for Windows and PCs. I really enjoyed the commercial and found myself really caring about what is happening to the lady. Good work! Tags: Ad, Computer, Laptop, Microsoft, Notebook, Windows

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State of Colorado Calls Firefox Insecure, IE6 Safe

Just when you thought you had heard everything, you read something like these. http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/05/215209&from=rss Tags: Browser, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Security, Windows

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HP Pavillion G60t widescreen entertainment laptop for $467

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&v1=Everyday+computing&a1=Category&category=notebooks&series_name=G60t_series&aoid=35252 # Choose the following options 1. FREE Ugprade to 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm) 2. FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive from 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive # (Optional) Check “FREE HP DESKJET D4360 PRINTER” after $70 rebate # Checkout, apply coupon SV0779 for [...]

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Review Dell XPS m1530 Laptop

Last fall it was decided that my wife and I would get a couple of new laptops. After a very short amount of consideration we decided to purchase two Dell XPS m1530 laptops, fully loaded. It seemed like a nice laptop and had a very reasonable price tag for what you get. I ordered both systems [...]

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A List of My Computers

  Computer #1 (Workstation/File Server)   Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz 4MB Cache Intel D975XBX2 ATX Motherboard 2GB (2x1GB) Crucial Ballistix DDR2-800 Ram BFG GeFore 7600 GT PCI Express 256MB DDR3 Ram 2X Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA 7200RPM 16MB Cache Hard Drives NEC 16X DVD/CD-RW Burner Lite-On 16x DVD-Rom Drive Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP [...]

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