The Portable Freeware Collection:
WordWeb is a one-click English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows that can look up words in almost any program. It works off-line, but can also look up words in web references such as the Wikipedia encyclopedia. It includes (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Thanks to broadband and some excellent screencasting applications, you don't need to limit yourself to mere static images when you're trying to show someone how to do something on your computer. Record video, audio, and do ev (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Hopes fade for 21 missing after China's deadliest coalmine explosion in nearly two yearsHundreds of rescuers in northern China are battling to reach 21 miners trapped after a huge gas explosion early yesterday killed at least (Read More)
Submitted by stewbagz
from blog:
Celebrity Pictures For Your Blog - Ron Livingston David Herman And Ajay Naidu - Windows Vista Yeah This Was My ...
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BLORGE.com:
Have you all got Windows 7 now? It’s unlikely I know, in fact the chances are that most people reading this article are still using Windows XP as their operating system. [...]Related posts:Steve Ballmer praises Windows 7 sale (Read More)
Submitted by reechard
from Google Reader:
BART is on more mobile platforms than you can shake a stick at: get real time arrivals, trip planners, service advisories, fares and plain old schedules all at your fingertips everywhere you go. Here are your options: m.bart. (Read More)
Engadget:
Remember that HDAiR adapter we reviewed with exceptionally high hopes earlier this year? Yeah, it wasn't exactly the dream device we wanted, but it seems as if Atlona may have just remedied the primary gripe we had against it (Read More)
Submitted by fatnthin
from blog:
AntiMalware virus is a rogue security program that was a member of a famous fake application Active Security. Using a technique to conceal itself, AntiMalware can be able to hide its presence on the system preventing antiviru (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Call them 'twitchers' at your peril: how birdwatching has taken off in Britain. By Kate KellawayBirdwatching – when it is non-birdwatchers you are talking to – produces an almost uniform reaction: amused condescension, as if (Read More)
The Guardian:
Robert Yates returns to the streets of Liverpool, where he grew up, to report on a story of deprivation and hopeIn a parade of shops on County Road in Walton, north Liverpool, a couple of signs compete for attention. "Slip! T (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Magic Mouse owners lusting for multi-finger gestures on a PC can stop wishing. Some good ol' fashioned hackery pulled Windows drivers from the latest Bootcamp update. You can grab them here, report back with results. (Read More)
MakeUseOf.com:
Sometimes we can wonder why Windows doesn’t make things a bit easier. For instance, launching applications should be an area for cutting some time. Windows 7 of course, has made it slightly easier with a re-working of the Qui (Read More)
Engadget:
Hey Windows users: what would you risk for a mouse of such mystical persuasions that it has the word "magic" right in the product name? How about $69 for the mouse followed by a few sleepless nights after installing a .exe fo (Read More)
UK News from Times Online:
IN the windows of the UK Citizenship Centre in Birmingham, posters say it provides “Home Office Approved Certificates”. They boast a “very high success rate” and the process is “quick and easy”. (Read More)
Silverlight Games 101:
In a recent article in The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/20/silverlight_4_windows_bias/ they make the case that COM support in Silverlight 4 has “crossed a threshold” that will make Silverlight less appealing (Read More)
digg.com: Stories / Technology / Popular:
Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force. The vouchers will be distributed over the next 90 da (Read More)
Josh Chandler's Blog:
3 hours ago, Dare Obasanjo, a member of the Windows Live team and also of 25HoursaDay.com asked this question:Is it me or is it dumb that I now have to go to both http://twitter.com/retweeted_of_mine AND http://twitter.com/re (Read More)
Submitted by mogston
from blog:
Microsoft has rejected claims that it deliberately put a backdoor in Windows 7 at the request of NSA (National Security Agency) which would allegedly allow NSA to spy on users... (Read More)
Submitted by koltregaskes
from Google Reader:
Kol Tregaskes to Kol's feed, Question of the Day, TheNextWeb ForumAre you a Mac or a PC?16 hours ago- Comment- LikeNispell, Will Higgins™, rowlikeagirl and 4 other people liked thisExplain why. - question from Plinky: http:// (Read More)
Microsoft Watch:
Back in August, Microsoft and Nokia announced a partnership that would see Microsoft Office applications ported onto Nokia smartphones, starting with the business-centric Nokia Eseries. At the time, the move seemed a good one (Read More)