Some things are done for the sole purpose of the WOW factor. And sometimes software comes along which just has so much eye candy in it that it blows your mind. Well, CoolIris is one of those pieces of software. It installs as a browser plug-in and wholly crap is it cool.
In this day and age, information overload is a very real problem. And chief amongst the sources of information overload is your e-mail inbox. I get a LOT of email every day. Sometimes (and more often than I’d like to admit) emails go unanswered for way too long simply because I am overloaded. Not only [...]
In a joint effort between Pure Digital (the company behind the Flip Video) and Cafepress, you will be able to buy your own Flip camera and customize the appearance to suit your tastes. In the press release sent to PCMech this morning, it says: For no additional cost, the Flip Video personalization platform gives consumers [...]
As promised, I have ended the contest for the aluminum laptop stand from Lapworks today. This contest was done through Twitter. The winner is Zane Savage. His Twitter profile is @zanesavage. Zane isn’t new to Twitter, but his entry in the contest stood out. Here it is: @davidrisley PCMECH.COM is an Entertainmentgasm FULL of Geeky [...]
Most digital photographers probably use some form of online photo album. After all, your photos do no good to anybody if nobody but you sees them. Among the top contenders in this space are Flickr, Picasa and Photobucket. Personally, I am a big fan of Flickr. But, does that mean I should keep everything on [...]
A lot of people enjoy using RSS feeds while others still don’t quite understand how. Those who do get it understand that an RSS feed is a gateway to portable web content. No more do you have to visit a website to see what the latest articles are. You can have those articles brought to [...]
Ubuntu users love to brag about the super-easy way to download and install free applications using the Synaptic Package Manager. Mac users can point to AppFresh, a free tool which helps you automatically keep your applications up to date. Are Windows users just left out in the cold? Not exactly.
Few can argue that Windows Vista, at the very least, didn’t really go the way Microsoft would have wanted. The initial release of of Vista was fraught with problems and the public perception hasn’t recovered since. Even while Vista is today a pretty stable operating system, it cannot shake the negative press it received in [...]
The economy is definitely first and foremost on a lot of minds right now. While there is no need to worry unnecessarily, this is a time to think strategically about your life and your income. You want to get more out of what you have, and you should put some thought into other ways to [...]
Congratulations to Vicki, the winner of our computer case giveaway. Now, it is time for the next one. You can read the review of the Attache Laptop Stand. So, here are the details for winning this laptop stand. The contest is going to wrap up on Friday, October 10th. The winner is going to be [...]
A couple weeks ago, I posted an article called Your Computer Is Targeted. That article talked about a product called The Hacker’s Nightmare. Tonight, I wanted to show you a behind-the-scenes look at the product itself and exactly why I recommended it to my readers. So, earlier this afternoon I created a video where I [...]
We live in a world where marketing is reality. All you have to do is look at the world of politics to see that. Perception is reality. Apple is the king of perception marketing in the tech industry. The “Mac versus PC” commercials have successfully put forth the idea that a Mac is different than [...]
There are some dicey things happening with the U.S. economy right now. Gas prices are super high. The drastic increase in debt by the federal government as well as people on an individual level is leading to a very shaky economic foundation. Things are likely going to get worse before they get better, but as [...]
While I am still disappointed at the lack of a to-do list application in Google’s app offerings, I do have to give them credit for continually doing things. Gmail has been around for awhile and still sports the “beta” designation. I don’t know if that will ever change, but perhaps one reason for that is [...]
Looks like Microsoft is back-pedaling on their new ad campaign starring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates. A story on Valleywag reports that the ads are being pulled, and that their marketing team is trying to spin a positive face to it. It seems some got the commercials and others didn’t. I’m going to put myself [...]
