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Current Crop of E-Readers Compared: iPad vs. the Rest
Current Crop of E-Readers Compared: iPad vs. the Rest
Developer and blogger Darren Beckett rounds up a crop of five e-readers and gives them a short price and feature comparison with the newly released iPad—and rolled the results into an eye-friendly infographic.
(Click the image above for a closer look.)
We may have our problems with the iPad, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t interested in buying it. This comparison pits the iPad against other similar devices, highlighting price, screen size and type, ..read more
February 1, 2010
Tags: Beckett, Blogger, Bottom Of The Barrel, Closer Look, Convergence Devices, Cost Of Ownership, Current, Developer, E Reader, Enthusiasts, Feature Comparison, Fi, Functionality, Image, Ipad, Joojoo, Mdash, Original Source, Smartphones, Swallow, Type Storage Posted in: General 
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Flash Player Will Not Install or Windows Update for Flash Player Wont Install
Why Wont Flash Player Install?
Adobe Flash is a plugin for Internet Explorer and Firefox that allows active content to be displayed in your web browser. As with other third party programs, its updated on a regular basis. In many cases, the Flash Security Update KB923789 in Windows Update would not install properly. In other cases, you may have received an error “you must install a later version of the Macromedia Flash Player”.
In April 2008, Adobe is releasing another security update ..read more
February 1, 2010
Tags: Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller, Adobe Plugin, April, Click On The Following Link, Control Panel, Download Adobe, Download Flash, Firefox, Flash Download, Flash Plugin, Internet Explorer, Macromedia Flash Player, Old Versions, Security Level, Shockwave Download, Third Party, Web Page, Windows Update, Www Adobe Posted in: General No Comments
Make New Tabs Open at Far Right in Firefox 3.6
Make New Tabs Open at Far Right in Firefox 3.6
Among the changes in the official Firefox 3.6 release is a change to where new tabs open from clicked links—to the right of the tab they launched from. Liked it better the old way? Here’s the quick fix.
The Mozilla Links blog points out a few about:config tweaks that Firefox 3.6 users might be intrigued in, especially if the new version handles things a bit differently than you’re used to, and you ..read more
January 25, 2010
Tags: Firefox, Mozilla, New Tabs, Original Source, Search Bar, Tweak, Tweaks Posted in: General No Comments
End Windows’ Overeager Installation Checking
End Windows’ Overeager Installation Checking
Not every application has jumped into the Windows Vista/7 era, and portable applications can be confusing to both of Mircrosoft’s newer operating systems. Prevent Windows from asking, every single time, if your program “installed correctly” with a quick system tweak.
Photo by SpeechRoom.com.
If you run a good number of portable applications, or have to install a good number of oldie-but-goodie apps, you’re probably familiar with a Windows dialog that pops up after installation finishes, suggesting that “This ..read more
January 25, 2010
Tags: Checks, Compatibility, Double Click, Era, Fashion, Headache, Mdash, Oldie But Goodie, Operating Systems, Original Source, Photo, Pop Up Window, Start Menu, Tastes, Windows Dialog, Windows Services, Windows Tip, Windows Vista Posted in: General No Comments
How to Gain Access When You Have Forgotten the Administrator Password in Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 and Windows Vista
I have often ran across computers that I needed to gain access to for data recovery, but I didnt have the administrator password to access the hard drive. Since in many situations, there is just one administrator account I can’t log into another administrator account and change the password so I have to rely on other methods. I could put the hard drive into another computer as a slave and gain access (sometimes) or I could try installing a second copy of ..read more
December 13, 2009
Tags: Admin Password, Administrator Account, Administrator Password, Best Solution, Bootable Floppy Disk, Cd Image, Data Recovery, Efs, Encrypted Files, Encrypted Password, Encrypting File System, Floppy Image, Free Tools, Hagen, Hard Drive, Image File, Ntfs Partitions, Petter Nordahl, Registry Editor, User Profile Posted in: General No Comments
Do You Really Need More Than 4GB of RAM?
Do You Really Need More Than 4GB of RAM?
With the price of upgrading system RAM extremely low these days, people are always asking me whether it’s really worth it to upgrade beyond 4GB; today we’ll answer that question for everybody.
More RAM Means Better Multi-TaskingFirst, let’s take a moment to clarify what exactly more RAM can (and can’t) do for you. The biggest benefit of upgrading your PC’s memory is better multi-tasking, especially for those of us using RAM-hogging applications like ..read more
December 1, 2009
Tags: 3gb, Applications, Audio Editing, Benefit, Chunks, Desktop, Hard Drive, Hog, Image Editing, Lot, Multi Tasking, Pagefile, Signs, Slowdown, System Memory, Upgrading Ram, Upgrading System, Video Game, Virtual Machines, Virtualbox Posted in: General No Comments
Browsera Simultaneously Tests Your Site In Different Browsers
Browsera Simultaneously Tests Your Site In Different Browsers
Browsera is an all-in-one, web-based tool for testing web sites for errors, complications, and layout issues. Unlike other similar tools, it does more than just take screenshots of various browsers; it provides an in-depth assessment of problematic areas in need of attention.
Browsera is a program that has features similar to previously mentioned browser comparison sites like BrowserShots and IETester. Browsera kicks things up a notch, not only showing you what your site will ..read more
December 1, 2009
Tags: Browsers, Depth Assessment, Dirty Work, Explorer 6 0, Internet Explorer, Layout Issues, Notch, Original Source, Page Views, Problematic Areas, Safari, Site Web, Web Based, Web Browsers, Web Tool Posted in: General No Comments
Celestia Brings Interstellar Exploration to Your Desktop
Celestia Brings Interstellar Exploration to Your Desktop
If you enjoyed playing with Stellarium, the open-source planetarium software we shared with you earlier this year, but felt strangely tied to an earth-bound perspective, you’ll definitely want to fly through space with Celestia.
Celestia picks up where Stellarium leaves off. With Celestia you can zoom through the known universe, flying through star clusters and swooping in to examine far off galaxies. On its own Celestia is a really fun tool to play with but ..read more
November 16, 2009
Tags: Astronomy Hobbyists, Celestia Motherlode, Chance Check, Closer Look, Desktop Downloads, Detailed Maps, Galaxies, Handy Guide, Interstellar Exploration, Linux Operating Systems, Open Source, Original Source, Planetarium Software, Planets, Star Clusters, Star Map, Star Maps, Star Wars, Star Wars Universe, Surface Maps, Zoom Posted in: General No Comments
How to clear all windows history files with a single click?
Today tip will help you to manage the all types of user history in windows operating system. This is a built-in feature of all windows keeps track the user’s history, for example the websites you have visited, the documents you have opened and the keywords or files for which you’ve searched. However this tip is very useful for you, if you are sharing your computer with others or you do not want that the ..read more
November 5, 2009
Tags: Acmru, Administrative Rights, C Documents, Comdlg32, Computer Registry, Current User, Desktop Icon, Dialog Box, Documents And Settings, Documents History, History Files, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Search, Ok Button, Search Assistant, Software Microsoft, User Software, Windows History, Windows Operating System, Windows Versions Posted in: General No Comments
How to manage the compatibility issues of Office 2007 to earlier office versions?
By default all Microsoft Office 2007 applications use the different files extensions than the earlier versions. All earlier Office applications used the file extensions as .doc, .xls and .ppt for Word, Excel and PowerPoint respectively, but now Office 2007 applications uses the .docx, xlsx and .pptx file extensions for Word, Excel and PowerPoint respectively. These all new file extensions are not compatible with all previous versions of Office applications, that is why ..read more
November 5, 2009
Tags: Compatibility Issues, Computers, Default Word, Duplicate Files, File Extensions, File Format, Format Option, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Word, Office Applications, Office Versions, Older Versions, Pptx File, Previous Versions, Start Button, Word 97, Word Application, Word Excel, Word Options, Xls Posted in: General No Comments
