Intel, Microsoft Collaborate To Bring Pay-As-You-Go PCs To Millions Of New Users

Subject: General Tech | May 22, 2006 - 03:32 PM |
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SEATTLE, May 22, 2006 — Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corp. today announced that the companies will collaborate to engineer and deliver flexible, pay-as-you-go PC purchasing models for consumers in emerging markets. Intel's support of Microsoft* FlexGo* technology is a key part of Intel's broad World Ahead program to help speed access to uncompromised technology and education for people in developing regions around the world.

Lets hear from a little guy

Subject: General Tech | May 19, 2006 - 12:11 PM |
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You have probably never heard of a Polish software company called CD Project, so let Think Gaming introduce them and thier newest project "The Witcher"

Source: Think Gaming

What to buy before next January (or so)

Subject: General Tech | May 19, 2006 - 11:51 AM |
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CNET posted the requirements for Vista, straight from Microsoft.  There are the usual 2 lists, the minimum stats and then the recommended, or as they call it "Premium Ready".  Read through to find out if you are ready, or if you need a component or two to get there.

Creative's response to NGOHQ's scandalous emails

Subject: General Tech | May 18, 2006 - 03:43 PM |
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If you have been bitten by the X-Fi bug, keep an eye on this page on NGOHQ.  They have not recieved any response to their questions yet, but they will post them if/when they do.

Source: NGOHQ

The next dimension in mousing

Subject: General Tech | May 18, 2006 - 01:47 PM |
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Game O' ... Gaaaa-me O' ... Game O' come and youse gunna get owned.

The Tech Zone reviews the world's first 3D mouse, designed to leave your keyboard hand free to do other things.  Drop by and check out the video of this mouse in action.

Get the most out of your custom build

Subject: General Tech | May 18, 2006 - 11:51 AM |
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[H]ard|OCP has garnered a bit of experience in buying custom built PCs from numerous vendors recently.  They took all that they learned from these purchases, and have put together their best tips on buying a custom build for yourself.

Source: [H]ard|OCP

Need a fatter pipe?

Subject: General Tech | May 17, 2006 - 11:54 AM |
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hardCOREware looks at an alternative to buying your own T1 line, the Hawking Technology HBB1 Broadband Booster.  It might not provided as big an effect as they claim in all situations, but less lag is always good.

Source: hardCOREware

Controversial Anti-Spam Start-Up Closes Doors

Subject: General Tech | May 17, 2006 - 11:12 AM |
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Blue Security, the little start-up company in Isreal that touted some innovative anti-spam technology, has officially closed its doors. After the massive DoS attack unleashed by a spammer in early May that shut down servers around the Internet, including those of Tucows, Blue Security decided it can not morally take the burden of indirectly causing the collateral damage resulting from escalating spam retaliation.


While it appears that the spammers have won this round, the technology developed by Blue Security proves that it is possible to effectively shut down a spammer.

Source: Wired News

It's ALIVE!!! It's ALIVE!!!

Subject: General Tech | May 16, 2006 - 12:14 PM |
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Auphan Online will teach you how to bring an iPod back from the dead.  Learn how to open one up, and replace the peices that have given up the ghost with newly unburied parts.  Just be careful which brain your assistant hands you.

"Your iPod. Its sleek, its sexy, and now... its not working. Is your iPod giving you the Apple

equivalent of the Blue Screen of Death? Don't throw it out! You can fix it yourself, I'll show you

how."

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FrontPage gets the boot

Subject: General Tech | May 16, 2006 - 12:04 PM |
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Microsoft has given up on FrontPage, replacing it with 2 new tools.  The Expression Suite is supposed to allow standards-based website creation, and as well it is designed to play nice with ASP 2.0.  Read more about this at CNET.