by Mike, posted on September 14, 2010
Yesterday, Adobe released an important security warning concerning its Adobe Player product. It is a security hole that apparently allows a malicious party to seize control of your computer. The warning pertains to versions 10.1.82.76 and earlier for these operating systems: Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, and Android. Also involved in the warning is the Adobe Reader 9.3.4 and earlier for Windo...
Read More...by Mike, posted on August 13, 2010
Dell may be a computer giant, but according to a filing by Advanced Internet Technologies, they are defying a court order which compels them to turn over documents in regards to allegations that they provide faulty computers. The filing alleges, among other things, that Dell executives conspired to make the problem seem less severe than it really was to shareholders and customers following comp...
Read More...by Mike, posted on July 9, 2010
Blizzard, the maker of the wildly famous World of Warcraft RPG, raised the ire of users worldwide this week when they announced that real names would have to be used on their forums. This change, the company said, was being made to reduce "trolling." The problem is that users revolted and let their anger be known. The company has listened, and just three days after announcing the change, they...
Read More...by Mike, posted on April 16, 2010
It had to happen sooner or later: Microsoft is preparing to release Office 2010. It, along with several other updated packages, have been "released for manufacturing," which is Microsoft's way of saying that the product is done and ready to be duplicated. The target release date is in June, which means in about two months, people will be able to get their hands on the very latest Office packag...
Read More...by Mike, posted on March 19, 2010
If you have a Mac, and want to read e-books, you have a new tool to do accomplish that task. Kindle for Mac is now available, allowing you not only to read Kindle books on your Mac, but sync with your Kindle device so that you can easily start reading at the point you left off on your Kindle unit. As long as you have OS X 10.5, you can download the program from Amazon's Web site, and enjoy K...
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Twitter users no doubt found this week to be extremely frustrating, as they repeatedly encountered the so-called "fail whale." For its part, Twitter blamed networking equipment in...
The New York Times reports that Microsoft has proposed to offer its European users the ability to turn off Internet Explorer during the installation of their soon-to-be-released Wi...
Research In Motion, the creators of the popular Blackberry device, released the official web page for the new Blackberry Curve 8520 today. The smartphone is the first "Mac-ready" ...
I have always been a fan of Canon's PowerShot brand, but Panasonic has no doubt become a player in the consumer cameras market. Today, Panasonic announces three new cameras in the...
