Archive for September, 2008
Clouds for the “cloud”
Terms like “the cloud” and “Web 2.0″ have always been nebulous and Larry Dignan says, Cloud computing as a term: More meaningless by the minute. He writes:
The term cloud computing may have outrun its usefulness–it’s beginning to conjure up images of “Web 2.0″ and “paradigm shift.”
For the record, cloud computing refers to an all-encompassing hosting [...]
Vista recovery disk download
When you buy a PC from most manufacturers, you do not get an actual Windows disk to go with it. You either get a “restore” disk or a just a partition with a restore facility. All this does for you is restore your system to the same state it was in when you bought it. [...]
Alternative search engines
Sometimes it seems that the only search engine is Google (and maybe Yahoo) but there are actually many others. From time to time I mention some of these alternatives although I still find Google to be my main choice. PC Magazine has a slide show describing ten search facilities that have features that Google doesn’t [...]
Guide to Microsoft blogs
There are a lot of blogs by Microsoft employees. Naturally, they are colored by corporate considerations and sometimes the Microsoft-speak is too much but they are also a source of useful information. Trying to keep up with all of these blogs is more than most PC users would want to do. Fortunately, there is also [...]
Netbook news
Netbooks are hot and here’s a list of some of the latest posts:
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Reviewed: Refining the Netbook Market
Can netbook + 3G bundles succeed where PC + Internet failed?
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 out now
Amazon to Sell OLPC XO Laptops From November
First $100 laptop runs Linux
My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbook
Increase the number of possible entries in “My Recent Documents”
I have previously given tips about how to keep the entries in My Recent Documents cleared out (Windows XP). A reader has written me with a different question. He wants more entries than the default value of 15 and asks, “Do you know how I can have more than just the last 15 documents appear [...]
Unhelpful Windows tweaks
A recent article at a well-known computer site that claims to give 12 ways to speed up Vista has been mentioned in numerous blogs. When I first saw a link to the article, I took a look and saw nothing useful. However, the Web echo-chamber has been reverberating with references to this article. As I [...]
Sony notebook recall
Do you have a Sony notebook in the series VAIO VGN-TZ? Because of an overheating problem, Sony has put out a recall. You can check if your model is involved at this Sony site. Also, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes gives some details.
Small computers make big splash
All of a sudden it seems that everybody wants to sell the small ultra-portable computers often called netbooks. The latest entry is from Dell. Gizmodo reports that Dell is offering a $349 model with Ubuntu Linux as the operating system.
Gigaom has a guide to what’s available in general
What a difference a year makes. It [...]
Google Earth add-ons
People keep coming up with new stuff for Google Earth. PC World shows some new additions at 10 Amazing Google Earth Add-Ons:
Maps from centuries past, paths of satellites whizzing by, global warming brought to life: User-created Google Earth mashups present a dizzying array of information in a new and imaginative graphical form.
Both sides of the story
The Web is full of statements and opinions from all sorts of people. Unfortunately, much of what you see is just ranting. Actual debate where different sides of a question are presented is not always easy to find. The New York Times Bits blog reports a site called Opposing Views that presents two sides to [...]
