Archive for July, 2008
Free Software for Students
July 30, 2008 3:01 pm
One of the quickest things you learn as a college student is where to find free stuff. Free food, free t-shirts, free books– you name it and someone in the dorm knows where to get it for free. So why not free software? If you’ve recently shelled out big bucks for a killer laptop, why […]
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The lead-up to this year’s presidential election has been riveting because it’s been anything but predictable. The personalities. The daily controversies. The “It’s 3 a.m.” attack ads. CNN.com Live, the news network’s multistream online video service, has been on the front lines of this unscripted drama, and Melissa Long serves as one of its key […]
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E-Mail Addiction Taken To New Levels
11:13 am I have to admit I love when AOL Mail releases its annual e-mail addiction survey results; it’s that misery loves company feeling. I rejoice at reading the press release and scream: I am not alone!
According to the fourth annual E-mail Addiction Survey, 46 percent of e-mail users say they’re hooked on digital mail and one […]
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Sony VAIO VGN-CR510E (pink)
10:34 amThough it doesn’t stand out in any one area, the Sony VAIO CR510E covers all the bases–decent performance, long battery life, good size, affordable price–in forming a good bet as a back-to-school laptop.
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Targus isn’t letting Skooba get all the the airport friendly laptop bag attention. Today the company announced its Zip-Thru case. The 15.4-inch case should eliminate the step of having to remove a laptop from a laptop case when moving through airport security. Now if only they could come up with shoes that I wouldn’t have […]
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The Dell Latitude D430 is Dell’s current ultraportable offering that features Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) Intel processors and a host of other technologies in order to create one of the smallest 12.1″ machines that still maintains a respectable amount of battery life and computing power. In the past few months, Dell has further updated the Latitude D430 to include a newer, more powerful processor from Intel. Read on to see how the new configuration for the D430 stacks up against the old one and its competitors!
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News Bits: Dell BIOS Update for Faulty Nvidia GPUs, Windows XP Coming to OLPC
July 29, 2008 10:01 pm Dell releases Nvidia GPU update for notebook owners
Compal to ship 1 million notebooks in 2H’08
Gartner says $100 notebook is three years away
Microsoft getting XP ready for OLPC
Sony VAIO SR User Review
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Last year, T-Mobile launched two new Sidekicks: the Slide and the LX. This time around, it’s keeping the name simple: “Sidekick.” The big news is the customizable external shells that you can purchase from the dedicated Sidekick Web site.
The site lets you either upload your own images, or choose from a library of clip art […]
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OoVoo Improves Video Calling
8:10 pmSure you can make a nine-way video call with SightSpeed and one in Skype’s almost full screen software, but OoVoo is using fightin’ words with its new 1.7 version to keep up. Released today, the new version of the software rolls in some useful and distinctive features.
The user interface on ooVoo’s 1.7 software is relatively […]
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Multi-Touch Drivers for Eee PCs
1:02 pmASUS has touted the multi-touch trackpads of its Eee PCs, but every time I have gone to test the multi-touch controls on the pad I can’t do much more than zoom in on a picture by pinching the pad. I are happy to report that finally Eee PC users are able to do more with […]
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