IE 9 has been out for several days now, and to be honest, for Windows 7 users, it’s a great upgrade. Better memory management and refined threading security. If you have not downloaded it yet, I would recommend you do so. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/products/ie/home
Did you get student deal of Windows 7 for $30 frim Win741.com (DigitalRiver)? If you are having problems installing it, or having the unboxing application crash at the end, here a gret site with some helpful tips. http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/10/22/how-to-make-a-dvd-of-that-student-only-windows-7/
I know, it’s not really “tech” relasted, but as a huge SciFi fan, I’m really looking forward to season 2 of Legend of the Seeker. Here is a short preview of what is to come in season 2. I don’t know about you, but I’m really looking forward to November!
Sorry for the long delay in posts, but I’m hoping this post makes up for. http://www.intac.net/build-your-own-server/ The above link is a very in nice visual flow-chart on how to set up a headless (no keyboard/monitor/mouse) file server based on Debian linux. They use a variation of Ubuntu in the instructions, but remember, Ubuntu is a [...]
Just a quick post to let you know that I have finally ordered a new laptop. Make and model are being kept under wraps for now, but expect to see a hopefully decent writeup on the unit when it arrives. It’s not the biggest/best unit available, but it sure will beat anything I currently own. [...]
I know, several of you have likely already seen this, but I just had to share it anyways. Enjoy! Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’
If you have a machine capable of properly running Windows Vista, and you don’t mind a little experimentation, I highly suggest you give Windows 7 a try. Windows 7 is available from Microsoft and can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/windows7 I plan to give my thoughts on the new OS after I have had a chance [...]
Starting next week, provided the servers stay up, expect to see Windows 7 RC 1 available from Microsoft for the low price of free. It’s just a release candidate, but it will give you a good idea as to what the final product will be. The Release Candidate will allow you to be up and [...]
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/ Yep, that’s right. Internet Explorer 8 was just recently released. If you have not had a chance to try it out, I highly suggest you give it a try. Some features from the MS IE website. Overview See what we’ve done to make Internet Explorer 8 faster, easier, and safer than ever. Accelerators Accelerators [...]