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The Friendly Netbook Desktop

Reader mattjb’s netbook desktop is designed to make Windows XP more friendly for the tiny display—with giant icons for each of his most important tools.

Viral Wedding Videos Are Great For Advertising

The conventional wisdom out there on Web video advertising is that most advertisers don’t want to risk being associated with user-generated videos (i.e., the vast bulk of videos on YouTube). It is only the professionally-produced stuff on portions of YouTube and Hulu and Blip.tv where the advertising dollars are going. This is the conventional wisdom [...]

Windows Mobile 6.5 [looks sweet]

Windows Mobile team at Microsoft is clearly at work these as we get to see new improvements every week. The latest Build 23022 of Windows Mobile 6.5 is out. It has got all the features ported from Build 219xx plus some more new features and improvements. The whole UI looks much more cleaner now and [...]

You are being used by Facebook!

Most of us are aware of the dangers associated with posting lewd and inappropriate pictures to Facebook. But what about the many family friendly photos you upload to your profile? Thanks to a relatively new Facebook decision, not even your well-thought-out profile pictures are safe.

Android G1 must have apps – Updated

If you own a Google Android G1 these are a must. Some of these should have been built into the OS. Others are simply fun and more… My recommendations are simply that, feel free to disagree and or add your favorite app. Post a comment. Now on to the show..

Swedish Software Firm Acquires The Pirate Bay For $7.7 Million

Your days of downloading WAREZ are at an end… Swedish software firm Global Gaming Factory X this morning announced it has agreed to buy file-sharing service The Pirate Bay for 60 million Swedish crowns (which currently converts to approx. $7.7 million). Read more…

Doing some word smithing… brijmin on Tech *change

*I hope this title change does not throw anyone for a loop. This new title seems more appropriate for the sites news and content. I scour the net looking for the only the best tech “stuff”. I hope you enjoy your visit here. Drop me a comment if you feel the need, I always enjoy [...]

Windows 7 Editions Features Comparison

Microsoft has published the Windows 7 SKU or product editions that will be available to end-users. In Windows 7 operating system, higher version (more expensive) of Windows 7 OS automatically includes all features of lower edition (cheaper version). Refer to the Windows 7 – Compare Editions chart below for a list of features for each [...]

Kill Frozen Windows Apps Easily [Windows Tip]

If you’ve used Windows for any amount of time, you’ve already had to deal with the dreaded (Not Responding) frozen application-so instead of using task manager, why not create a shortcut to auto-kill them?

Just Google it before you ask a dumb question

When will people learn to ASK GOOGLE before asking the family or company geek a dumb ass questions? 99% of the questions I get asked, I don’t know the answers either, but i sure as hell know how to use Google. If someone asks me “How to import my contacts in to Outlook?” I simply [...]