Monthly Archive: February 2010

Feb 15

Experience Windows 7 on Mobile: Windows Phone 7 Series

Windows-Phone-7-Series

Microsoft is finally giving Apple some competition. At the Mobile World Congress today in Barcelona, Spain, Microsoft unveiled its next generation of Windows phones, the Windows Phone 7 Series. Has Microsoft hit the jackpot with lucky number Windows 7? The interface is stunning and the features are a brilliant combination of firsts and smart design. …

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Feb 12

Where to Watch the Olympic Games: A Gathered Online Guide

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The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games start tonight. I’m completely psyched! Although I’ll be out at dinner during the opening ceremonies, I plan on recording the event on my good ol’ VCR. I know, I know… old school. But I don’t have a fancy phone that could stream live content… For those of you on …

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Feb 12

Disable Autorun to Protect Your External Drive with Panda USB Vaccine

Do  you know about Panda Security‘s free Panda USB Vaccine utility? Panda Security is a world leader in cloud-based security solutions and they have a great tool to protect your external hard drives, USB drives and other NTFS drives. Did I already mention how it’s free? The Panda USB Vaccine tool is particularly helpful when …

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Feb 11

Cyber-Attack Will Test Government Security Next Tuesday

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The Bipartisan Policy Center, a nonprofit organization focused on various issues including national and homeland security, will be unleashing Cyber ShockWave on Tuesday, February 16th. Cyber ShockWave, a cyber-attack simulation, will allow the government to assess response times and improvement areas shall they ever encounter the real deal. A group of high-ranking former White House, …

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Feb 10

Sex, Sex, Sex: Spammed, Dumped and Censored

Operation-Titstorm

Spammed Remember how the Australian Government green lighted an Internet filter not too long ago? In retaliation to the proposed filter, a group of hackers, who call themselves Anonymous, took down two government sites: the main website and the Parliament site. Ars Technica tells us “the plan was DDoS government servers first, and then followup …

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Feb 09

Google Maps Street View Head to the Mountains

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Google Buzz debuted earlier today. A friend mentioned it but I honestly didn’t pay that much attention. But while listening to Merrick, Dools and Ricki-Lee (as I usually do while slaving away on the computer at work), I heard a newscaster on Nova FM describe Google Buzz as a Facebook that uses your Gmail account. …

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Feb 08

Microsoft Windows 7 Battery Test Findings Contradict Its Users

Are you “considering replacing your battery” since you’ve upgraded to Windows 7? Then decided to wait it out to see what Microsoft’s testing would uncover? Well, a blog article from Microsoft revealed that they “see nothing more than the normal course of battery degradation over time.” The blog reminds us that “batteries usually have a …

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Feb 08

Adobe Flash and Fireworks Tutorial – Creating a Simple Animation

Andrew, our graphic designer here at SoftwareMedia.com, put together an animation tutorial using Adobe Flash and Adobe Fireworks (after much pushing and nagging from me, I admit). Learn how to apply motion to objects in Flash by using the classic tween feature. If Andrew starts to bug the crap out of you, click on the …

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Feb 05

Buy Microsoft Office 2007 and Upgrade to Office 2010 Free?

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Ina Fried over at CNET’s Beyond Binary blog posted a tip about a “technology guarantee” for Microsoft Office 2010. Cut straight to the chase, Ina reports how Microsoft may be offering a tech guarantee (later purchases of a product about to head for the grave are given a free upgrade to the inevitable new product …

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Feb 04

Upgrade to Windows 7 Without Buying a New Computer

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Do you want to upgrade your Vista or Windows XP computer to a Windows 7 system? But you don’t want to spend the money for a new computer? Past versions of the Windows operating system have all grown “more resource-hungry than the last,” reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Each time a PC user wanted the …

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