Hankers alerted me to this (he thinks my shopping needs big time help). You can read about it here: http://www.creativelive.com/courses/photoshop-cs5-lesa-snider Excerpt: “There is so much to cover in Photoshop CS5 that we need almost a week to cover everything. In this special 4-day workshop (Tuesday - Friday, from 9:00-4:00, Pacific Time), you'll dig into Photoshop CS5 with Lesa Snider, internationally acclaimed instructor and author.” – Crea...
If you are unable to uninstall your antivirus or security software via your Control Panel, you have the option of using the uninstallers released by the antivirus companies to uninstall their own security software. Alternatively you can also try AppRemover ( http://www.appremover.com/ ) to uninstall your security software. It covers a very wide range of programs. It’s support is very detailed (take a look!) and can be viewed here: http://www.appremover.co...
In a move to save WebOS, HP has split it off from the hardware division it wants to sell. Two memos sent to employees of HP’s webOS Global Business Unit fell into the hands of precentral.net. They supposedly tell the story of how HP is splitting the former Palm, Inc. into two separate units that will report to separate divisions of HP. The hardware division will stay under the Personal Systems Group. The software side is to be split off and moved over to HP’s Office of Strategy and Tech...
Carlo Orlando has written an interesting piece on Infopackets.com about a new app (free) from Norton to protect you from “Lifejacking”. “What the heck is that?”, you ask. Likejacking, a form of clickjacking, is a malicious technique of tricking users of a website into posting a Facebook status update for a site they did not intentionally mean to "like". The initial concept and code for likejacking were created by a Black Hat World user that goes by the handle &ldquo...
Normally I would post this app in "Apps Central" (I will put a link to this thread there), but this app deserves a thread of its own. Wiz, everyone: This is one killer app. You have to see it to believe it. I’ll put up screenies, but please get this one. It even scans your drivers for updates. Features (honestly? Too many to list): -Detailed information about Tasks, Processes, Modules, Startups, IE Addons, Uninstallers, Windows, Services, Drivers, Connections and Opened ...
Saw this (via Hankers News Service) on Neowin.net in an article by John Callaham: We’ve seen all-in-one PCs that have the parts inside a monitor. We’ve also seen media center PCs that hook up to larger HDTVs. Now one company is working on a prototype product that creates an all-in-one PC on a truly massive scale. Dvice.com has reported that the German company Hannspree showed off the Lounge TV 70 at this week's IFA trade show in B...
Ok! This idea was inspired by Wizard1956 , Richie31 and coffeegrinder by their participation in threads. My thanks should go as well to tazgecko and willistuder and many others (like RnD - yeah, even hillbillies have good tips, though rarely ) whose pm's or ideas were the fertile ground (polite for 'compost') from which this weed flower sprouted. This is a Community Driven Thread : It's yours, not mine. Just a few suggestions: Your app should be on...
ElanaAhova asked me for an app/extension to tell if a site was safe or not. That got me thinking. Seth Rosenblatt will help me, and sure enough, he did. You know, there’s a good chance you’ve been phished. Doesn’t matter which OS or device we’re talking about (unless it has no net capabilities like your fridge). There's a really strong chance that somebody has sent you an e-mail or text message in an attempt to get at your personal information on pu...
Sony's CEO Howard Stringer told reporters in Berlin today, "This year, we at Sony have been flooded, we've been flattened, we've been hacked, we've been singed. But the summer of our discontent is behind us…..I'm pleased to tell you that the PSN is more secure and better than ever. We are aggressively expanding its content. We have more than 3 million new customers since the network came back online, and sales are exceeding what we had before the cyber atta...
Opera lovers (couldn’t resist) will be happy. I wasn’t. Opera Software has just released the final version of Opera 11.51 after two release candidates that have been released in the past week. The new version of the web browser fixes several stability issues which makes it more of a maintenance release than a release that comes along with new major features. It also fixes several usability issues, like toolbar buttons that were no longer showing up in Opera’s user interface...
A good one! “Driver Magician offers a professional solution for device drivers backup, restoration, update and removal in Windows operating system. It identifies all the hardware in the system, extracts their associated drivers from the hard disk and backs them up to a location of your choice. Then when you format and reinstall/upgrade your operating system, you can restore all the “saved” drivers just as if you had the original driver diskettes in your hands.” ...
In an earlier article I mentioned that the Touchmouse had been announced and that it would reach the market in about eight months. Well, it’s here. There’s a good review on Neowin.net , and Microsoft has a webpage with a vid and pics along with it’s promo stuff. Quick take from Andrew Lyle at Neowin.net: Pros and Cons : Pros : Gestures are very easy to use Great look and feel, ver...
Ok… Island Dog and I have both written about Windows 8. This post is just to update what we know about W8 from Steve Sinofsky’s blog (B8) and updates from MS personnel. There are thirty-five teams building this version of Windows. “Today more than two out of three PCs are mobile (laptops, netbooks, notebooks, tablets, slates, convertibles, etc.). Nearly every PC is capable of wireless connectivity. Screen sizes range from under 10" to wall-sized screens and multiple ...
Last time, I found some cool mice. This time, two treats: Some cool keyboards followed by some interesting Apple concept designs. Again, arranged in a “screenie mode” since the originals are linked in the two linked articles. I didn’t put in all the Apple concept designs since I thought something should be left to curiosity… Now that Steve Jobs has assumed the Chairman of the Board position, and a new CEO is in place, who knows? We might end up s...
Letter from Steve Jobs August 24, 2011–To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come. I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee. As far as my successor goes, I strongly recomme...