Good for you, Apple!
Published On: Sep 10, 2009
Congrats to Apple for FINALLY fixing their Flash Player bug. Okay, I'm being a little rude here but, why ship an OS with known vulnerabilties?
The bug in question left users vulnerable to a malicious attack via infected Flash files. What many users found was, that after upgrading to ... Read more...
Snow Leopard launches with a nice hiccup
Published On: Sep 3, 2009
It looks like some Mac users have gotten a not-so-nice suprise after upgrading from Max OS X 10.5 to Mac OS X 10.6 ("Snow Leopard"). It appears that there are quite a few users out there complaining of receiving an error they have affectionately dubbed the "spinning wheel ... Read more...
Disney buys Marvel
Published On: Aug 31, 2009
This is less tech and more geek but, today, it was announced that Disney has purchased Marvel Entertainment for a cool $4 billion (a mixture of cash and stock to Marvel shareholders).
In the deal, Disney now owns the rights to over 5,000 Marvel characters.
To me, this sounds ... Read more...
U.S. falling further behind in global broadband rankings
Published On: Aug 31, 2009
Sadly, the average person doesn't think that broadband is such a serious thing because, people only think of it as making web pages load fast or making music/video downloads faster. However, a good, healthy broadband infrastructure is needed for other important facets such as business or health care ... Read more...
Apple: 'Exploding' iPhones not their fault
Published On: Aug 29, 2009
JR Raphael over at the PC World blogs does an excellent round-up of how Apple is doing everything in their power to blame their spate of iPhone issues on how consumers are using them versus some design or manufacturing flaw.
The most notable of these incidents is from a teen ... Read more...
MS Xbox price cut: Soon not to be a bargain
Published On: Aug 28, 2009
At first, I wanted to give Microsoft its props for dropping the price of its Xbox 360 Elite to $299 right after Sony announced that the cost of its current 80GB Playstation 3 and the soon-to-be released PS3 Slim to $299. I admired the game of hardball and commended MS ... Read more...
Dumb Move, Microsoft
Published On: Aug 26, 2009
Typically, I am all about marketing to the population to whom you're selling a product. This is often my complaint when I see so many commercials that seemingly only target their ads to white Americans (as if black, Latino or Asian folks don't watch network TV). So, clearly ... Read more...
Microsoft says the sky will fall if it cannot sell Word
Published On: Aug 24, 2009
If you're Microsoft, the rules that govern other simply don't apply to you. At least that appears to be their thinking. Recently, a judge ruled that Microsoft had to stop selling Word within 60 days and keep it out of circulation until it removed some offending code that ... Read more...
Could your Facebook page cost you your next job?
Published On: Aug 21, 2009
In a tight economy, like the one we're experiencing now, employers have their pick of potential hires and seem to be scrutinizing candidates more heavily. So, while you're preparing yourself for the big interview, your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or MySpace page could be sending up red flags for ... Read more...
Get Up, Get out and Get Somethin'
Published On: Aug 21, 2009
"You got to get up, get out and get somethin'. Don't let the days of your life pass by..."-Outkast
Okay, is this what's wrong with us? A recent survey by the Center of Disease Control and Prevention is showing that the average age of video game players ... Read more...
