Archive for January, 2010

Backup Software Showdown: CA ARCserve vs. Symantec Backup Exec

January 29, 2010

At a lost for which backup software to use? CA’s ARCserve Backup and Symantec’s Backup Exec have been top contenders when it comes to company backup software. But, according to an independent study conducted by Productive Corp., ARCserve “clearly” surpasses Backup Exec’s features and technology. The two products were compared in “9 categories to help [...]

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Intel Greens Up Eight Locations with Solar Power

January 28, 2010

A few days ago, Intel announced new contracts in place to incorporate “approximately 2.5 megawatts worth of new solar power projects at eight U.S. locations.” These eight locations spread over four states: Arizona, California, New Mexico and Oregon. Brian Krzanich, vice president of Manufacturing and Supply Chain for Intel tells us, “Intel is committed to [...]

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Apple Tablet Officially Announced as the “iPad”

January 27, 2010

Apple’s press event wrapped up not too many hours ago announcing the official release of its tablet device: the iPad! Before Business Insider, Gizmodo, Engadget or any other tech blogs got a hold of the rumors, could you believe that MadTV was the first? Check out the 2006 episode below. Be forewarned that this is [...]

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Chrome Extensions Finally Stable

January 26, 2010

Google has finally brought extensions out of beta and stabilized them for the newly released update of Chrome. Bookmark syncing is packaged in there as well — automatically synchronize your Chrome bookmarks on different computers. Keep in mind that this update only applies to the Windows version of the web browser. No word yet on [...]

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Statistics for Internet Usage in 2009

January 25, 2010

Remember not too long ago when pagers were the fad of the times? I believe I was pretty cool by knowing that “8181″ in pager code meant “bye-bye.” Well, at least, it did amongst my peers when I lived in San Gabriel Valley, California — where the Asian population ranked fairly high (in Chinese, “8-1-8-1″ [...]

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Studies Prove, You May Need Longer, Stronger, Safer Passwords

January 22, 2010

A report analyzing the strength of passwords was released yesterday by security firm, Imperva. The study is 32 million passwords strong, thanks to last year’s Rockyou.com breach. And “never before has there been such a high volume of real-world passwords to examine,” notes the study.Take heed to these key findings in Imperva’s study: About 30% [...]

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Cooking with Bing’s New Detailed Recipe Search Feature

January 21, 2010

A friend of mine, Emily, is moving to New York to learn, as she puts it, a practical skill. After working in the arts for a while, and majoring in the arts, she decided drop the harsh, struggling lifestyle to learn a more generally applicable skill. You know, in a more technical profession where the [...]

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iPhone Helps Man Survive the Haiti Earthquake

January 20, 2010

It’s difficult to imagine what we would do without cell phones and Internet nowadays. I remember not too long ago when my friend didn’t have a cell phone — the frustrations of meeting up, not being able to call to find his ETA or telling him I was running late. Soon thereafter, he signed up [...]

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Apple to Announce “Latest Creation” January 27, Apple Tablet?

January 19, 2010

Yesterday morning, Apple announced an event for January 27th. “Come see our latest creation.” Held by invite only in San Francisco, news outlets are unanimous: Apple will be unveiling their anticipated tablet device. iSlate? iPad? (Please don’t call it the “iPad”; that’s a horrible name!) Whatever you want to call it, that’s what everyone is [...]

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ShowMeWhatsWrong And We’ll Troubleshoot Computer Problems Together

January 18, 2010

Ever have a frustrating conversation with a friend while trying to troubleshoot his/her computer issues? Where you’re trying the best you can without actually seeing the computer firsthand? Only to conclude that it’s going nowhere because you can’t see what’s going on? Ahh, the hardships of being the smarter, more computer-savvy friend… Well, ShowMeWhatsWrong has [...]

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