Mod your wireless mouse some endurance
Subject: General Tech | September 14, 2006 - 03:17 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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MAKE:Blog links to instructions on how to mod a wireless mouse so that it has some seriously long battery life. All it takes is a micro contact switch and a bit of time.
Free antivirus from AVG
Subject: General Tech | September 14, 2006 - 11:35 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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If you have never heard of Grisoft or Free AVG, you really should check out this Tweaknews review. Then I would suggest downloading it and giving it a try. If you really like the free version, there is a version you can purchase for fairly cheap which gives you more options to get support from Grisoft.
Game on: Yahoo! and Intel Team Up to Bring Fantasy Sports to the TV
Subject: General Tech | September 13, 2006 - 02:51 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Sunnyvale, Calif. and Santa Clara,
Calif. — Sept. 13, 2006 — Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), a leading global
Internet company, and Intel Corporation today announced the kick off of
Yahoo! Sports for TV, a new service that brings the excitement and
camaraderie of fantasy football to TVs connected to Intel® Viiv™
technology-based PCs this football season.
Intel Declares Regular Cash Dividend
Subject: General Tech | September 13, 2006 - 02:50 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 13, 2006 —
Intel Corporation's board of directors has declared a $0.10 per share
quarterly dividend on the company's common stock. The dividend will be
payable on Dec. 1, 2006 to stockholders of record on Nov. 7, 2006.
nVIDIA versus ATI on Vista
Subject: General Tech | September 13, 2006 - 12:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Legit Reviews gets to the bottom of the beta drivers for Vista. They find out how well the 2 main companies graphics cards perform when gaming, and find out if it is even worth upgrading from Windows XP, as far as gaming is concerned.
Easy wireless for PCs and consoles
Subject: General Tech | September 13, 2006 - 11:50 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Visit [H]ard|OCP for a look at Logitech's new wireless appliance for PC's and consoles. It is called the Play Link, and it offers some interesting uses, as well as being very esay to set up.
Give your iPod a voice
Subject: General Tech | September 12, 2006 - 11:54 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Think Computers reviews Altec Lansing M602 Mobile Audio System for iPods. It isn't exactly mobile in the same way the iPod is, but it is easily setup anywhere, or more permanently mounted on a wall. Now you can share your iPod without a computer or a bit of rewiring of your home stereo.
The new search from MSN goes Live
Subject: General Tech | September 12, 2006 - 11:39 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Live.com, the new search portal from MSN is out of Beta and on the web, and CNet has been playing with it. The interface is almost familiar, and it promises to be much more useful than the old MSN search page. Give it a try for a day and see what you think.
Cortina Systems Purchases Intel's Optical-Networking Components Business
Subject: General Tech | September 11, 2006 - 05:40 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sep. 11, 2006 — Cortina Systems Inc. and Intel Corporation today announced that they have completed the sale of product lines and associated assets of Intel's optical-networking components business to Cortina.
New Intel Software Developer Kit Bolsters Plug-And-Play VoIP Components for the PC
Subject: General Tech | September 11, 2006 - 02:08 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 11,
2006 — Intel Corporation today announced a new software framework and
development kit to enable plug-and-play components for Web-based phone
calls using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).