How to Play DVD Movies From a Folder
Feb 5th
For those with Windows 7, you can easily (sort of) copy your DVD Movies from the DVD drive to a folder on your computer, and then use Windows Media Center to play the movie from the folder – no disc needed. Here’s how… More >
Hell in Haiti – 7.0 Earthquake Hits Port-au-Prince
Jan 13th
Haiti was hit by a devastating 7.0 earthquake Tuesday. The quake, which was centered 10 miles from the heavily populated capital of Port-au-Prince, has caused extensive damage with several Hospitals reported collapsed. Experts said the severe damage was due to the the quake being relatively shallow, at a depth of only 5 miles below the surface.
Many people were injured when buildings began to collapse from the initial temblor, with some deaths reported. Several after-shocks measuring 5.9 and 5.5 occurred within minutes of the initial quake. It’s assumed the death toll will rise as bodies are recovered from the rubble in the days ahead. More >
Virus Removal Guide
Jan 12th
This virus removal guide will help the average person remove most viruses, trojans, spyware, ransomware, etc., from your Windows computer. The following steps are akin to using a butcher, rather than a trained surgeon. Both can remove an unwanted tumor, but the trained surgeon is going to give a more precise result and find the ones that aren’t obvious. We recommend that you get someone who knows the finer points of virus/malware removal if at all possible. If that option isn’t for you, read on!
Windows 7 Whopper
Jan 12th
How do you say “Oh My God” in Japanese? Burger Kings signature product – The Whopper - is getting a 7 day makeover in Japan. The Japanese fondness for beef is well known, and Burger King wants to indulge them with the “Windows 7 Whopper”. That’s 7 patties made of beef, filler, and perhaps some sort of chemical to kill bacteria, topped off with the usual Whopper ingredients. A meal guaranteed to backup your system and/or cause a serious crash due to overload. Remember, you can always resort to the “three finger salute” – Ctrl-Alt-Purge - if you need to! It’s not likely that Microsoft will support this version of Windows 7 due to the health risks and short shelf-life.
FDIC Insurance Premiums Put Squeeze on Small Banks
Jan 11th
The FDIC Insurance program must bolster it’s funds to cover further bank failures, and small banks are paying the price. The insurance fund, which covers depositors funds in case of bank failure, lost over $36 billion as it took control of over 140 failed banks in 2009. For my own small local bank, FDIC insurance premiums increased 359% over this time last year. At the end of the 3rd quarter 2009, they reported a 72.5% net income loss compared to the same period in 2008 — with the increase in FDIC insurance premiums being More >
Firefox 3.6 to Lockdown 3rd Party Add-ons
Jan 11th
Mozilla announced over the weekend significant changes to the coming version 3.6 web browser. In a move meant to keep the browser stable, 3rd party developers will not be able to add their own code to the Firefox components directory. That means a re-write for plugins – of which approximately 75% have already been converted. Version 3.6 is due “any day now” and will include Personas, which will allow easy appearance customization. You can download other Personas from Firefox.
Firefox Harry Potter Persona
Panic Attack – $300 Video Lands $30 Million Contract
Jan 11th
Fede Alvarez, a producer from Uruguay, uploaded a video to Youtube he reportedly made for $300 (I highly doubt this figure), and had Hollywood knocking down his door! His short film “Ataque de Panico!” (Panic Attack) -- about giant robots which attack Montevideo -- landed Alvarez a $30 million film deal with Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures. Raimi is known for producing the Spiderman blockbusters.
How to Speed up Windows
Jan 10th
Although this article is titled “How to Speed up Windows”, a more accurate description would be be “How to give your computer less to do”. Assuming there aren’t any serious hardware issues, computers generally get a bum rap for being slow. In reality, they are dutifully handling incredible amounts of work. More >
Windows God Mode Console
Jan 7th
At last — a Windows console interface worthy of a Supreme Ruler! By name alone, the recently discovered Windows God Mode Console is enough to initiate uncontrollable drooling among tech-heads! Finally, you’ll be able to bring order to the Galaxy! Not so fast your Highness. The GMC is merely More >
Tweet Girlz
Jan 4th
In one of my rare creative moments, I thought it would be cool to have a webpage dedicated to the women of Twitter. So I ran over to the computer, brought up google and typed in “girls of twitter”. Sure enough, someone had already done something similar. Quite a few “someones” actually. But I liked the idea so much I decided what the heck – I’ll do it anyways. I found a WordPress plugin called “Flickr Gallery” and managed to get something working. Mostly likely there are some tweaks which will improve things. I just have to dig in and find them. I decided to call the page “Tweet Girlz“.
