Office for Mac 2011 SP1 on the Way
Microsoft will be releasing the first service pack for Office for Mac 2011 on Monday. The service pack will address security issues along with improved synchronization and introduce some new features. "We know we have more work to do, specifically around better integration with additional services," Pat Fox, senior director of Office's Product Management Group Comments
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Upcoming Record Patch Tuesday on Tap
Microsoft is giving advanced notice on the upcoming Patch Tuesday. This round will be a record tying 17 bulletins with 9 critical updates 8 important updates. All together totaling 64 addressed security issues. Mark your calendar. "This is a huge update and system administrators should plan for deployment as all Windows systems including Server 2008 and Windows 7 are affected by critical bulletins," Comments
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The Return of the Commodore 64
For all of you nostalgia buffs who remember the first love of your computer life, the Commodore 64 is back. The unit is returning somewhat as a seamless integration of old and new technology. The really good thing is the price is exactly the same as the original. Comments
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Minecraft to Officially Launch 11/11/11
This is what could be called an anti-climactic launch announcement considering the game has already sold two million units while still in beta. I guess sooner or later you have to stop tinkering and actually release the game. Comments
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New Google CEO Page Reshuffles Exec Team
Larry Page has been back in the big CEO chair for exactly one week and already has begun to make sweeping changes in the Google inner circle. The changes are part of his streamlining program to innovation and cut down on corporation bureaucracy. Page, Google's 38-year-old co-founder, took over from Eric Schmidt, who is staying on as executive chairman. Comments
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YouTube Gets Into the Live Stream Business
YouTube got into the live streaming business on Friday when it began to host live streams from trusted partners on its website. The field will be opened to more qualified partners sometime in the future. Cool. What time does iCarly come on? Limiting participants, requiring a certain kind of encoder and keeping it out of the mobile space are all part of what Google says in an attempt to ensure a level of quality. Comments
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Chinese Censors Ban Time Travel TV Shows
The Chinese Government has prohibited new production of science-fiction genre on TV, specifically plots dealing with the use of time travel. The government contends the overuse of time travel depicted in TV shows can be disrespectful to China of the past. The producers and writers are treating the serious history in a frivolous way, which should by no means be encouraged anymore." Comments
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Navy Laser Sets Ship on Fire
The US Navy came one step closer to developing a fully functional ship mounted laser weapon. Test lasers aboard the USS Paul Foster successfully targeted and set ablaze a dual engine boat a mile away in four-foot seas. Comments
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House Votes to Undo Net Neutrality Rules
The House took a break from its busy schedule of not shutting down the government to overturn the Net Neutrality Rules created late last year by the FCC. The vote was symbolic due to an assured veto from the President on the Net Neutrality Rules. Thank goodness the rules have never gone into effect yet or this would get really confusing. The FCC's net neutrality rules prohibit cable, fiber and DSL broadband companies from blocking websites, allow users to use the software and devices of their choice, and require companies to be transparent if they use traffic-management software Comments
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Skype 5.3 Improves Video to Mobile Calling
Skype has been steadily improving its performance over the past year, keeping up with the improvement and new features of today's mobile devices. In keeping with this commitment, Skype has released version 5.3 to improve video capabilities. Other new features include the return of the icon that appears in reduced-size contact cards, making possible to see the online stats of contacts at a glance. It is now also possible to change conversation topic by clicking the 'i' button that appears in the header of all conversations. Comments
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Chinese Magical Hard-Drive
Now this is just wrong. Pity the poor end-user who bought this technological marvel. The lesson at hand is never underestimate the ingenuity of those who want to rip you off. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Comments
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New Startup Shoots for the Moon
It's no joke, the company actually shooting for the moon. The company, Moon Express, is a startup company created by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. The startup plans to mine the moon for precious and rare metallic elements. "MoonEx should be ready to land on the lunar surface by 2013," Jain said. "It's our goal to be the first company there and stay there." Comments
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High-Tech Easter Egg Kit
Yep, it's trueآ….geekiness rears its ugly head even with the creation of Easter eggs (not the software kind). If you just have to have the latest, greatest and the most beautiful, then grab an Egg-Bot Kit and let your true geek fly. Some of those eggs are true works of art. Comments
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Tablet Use as Primary PC on the Rise
According to a survey by AdMob, a mobile advertising company owned by Google, it found what many have suspected for some time now: the desktop computer may soon begin to take a backseat to the tablet as the primary computing platform. Intimacy is another compelling attribute. Holding something in your hands is much more intimate than looking at something placed away at greater distance, such as a desktop or notebook PC. Comments
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AAA Launches New Online Guide Books
Welcome to the 21st century and the digital age, AAA. In a world where everything is digital, keeping up with a ton of printed travel information is cumbersome and time consuming. AAA has remedied that problem quite nicely, thank you. Take that Google and MapQuest. Listings include 58,000 AAA Approved and Diamond Rated lodgings and restaurants, 17,000 attractions, 23,000 events and 7,000 destinations. Comments
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