Who is Linus Torvalds? He’s the guy who initiated development on the original Linux kernel. So more or less he invented Linux as we know it. In a recent interview, Torvalds made a few points very clear:He doesn’t care about competition – at all. He’s interested in moving more towards solid state devices (i.e. "hard drives"...

The big G is entertaining the idea of offering consumers (that’s you) the ability to store files online on their servers. Many bloggers around the web have dubbed this "GDrive". Whether that will be the actual name is uncertain at this point. For those who have been using the internet a long time, you probably remember similar offerings (not from...

Some people are quick to believe that if something happens on the internet it stays on the internet – and will never affect you in real life. Wrong. A story ran on WTVM 9 reports it’s becoming more common that parents are suffering consequences of what their kids are posting on MySpace. What kind of consequences? How about getting demoted at your...

Adding rounded corners using free software like GIMP is do-able, but not as easy as RoundPic.com. Upload a photo, set the corners and you’re done! See video below to see it in...

Microsoft rolled out a test version of Service Pack 3 for XP last week. The results are very positive with the largest being a 10% performance boost, meaning the service pack will enhance system performance. The good news is that when XP SP3 is rolled out, you can say "Hey! Cool! Free upgrade!" So what’s the bad news? It means this is yet another...

For Garmin GPS unit owners: The map data in your device is not by Garmin, but rather by NAVTEQ. NAVTEQ is the same company that also provides map data to other companies such as Google (The big G uses several companies for map data in Google Maps/Earth but NAVTEQ is definitely one of them). It is official that Garmin will have access to NAVTEQ data through 2015...

I read an interview with Alex Frankel about his experience working in an Apple Store. Some interesting things to note: Apple turns away 90% of applicants to their stores. Is this true? Some say yes. Apple prefers "enthusiasts and true believers" over sales experience. Does design supersede everything at an Apple Store? Apparently so. The interview is...

Microsoft is no stranger to having people sue them left and right. And if you weren’t aware there is a lawsuit against the corporate giant right now which has been formally requested to be of class-action status. What’s the case all about? Basically put, some people feel that Windows Vista Basic Edition is not "real" enough. Why? Because...

I personally find it funny when b.s. artists claim to be masters of viral video when in fact the "secrets" they use aren’t secrets whatsoever. You’ve read article after article about what it takes to go viral. You want to know what really works? I’ll tell you. It’s actually very simple. It truly doesn’t matter what the...

If you go here using the Windows Internet Explorer web browser: www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/Step1.aspx ..you can adjust your ClearType settings in Windows XP without installing the ClearType tuner PowerToy Control Panel applet. Pretty nifty if you asked me. See video below for details on how it works. ...

I love the Wikipedia and use it just about every day. How to access the Wikipedia faster in Firefox/Netscape:Go to the Wikipedia (such as the English version). Right-click inside the Search field where you would normally type a search term (on the left sidebar). From the context menu that appears, click Add a keyword for this search. Enter the name as...

Okay, I know what you’re saying. What am I doing talking about Oprah on a tech site? Good question. I have a good answer. Now in case you were living under a rock, Oprah now has a YouTube channel. What the YouTube community instantly discovered is that all comments on all videos were moderated – meaning in order for them even to appear, they must be...

I honestly can’t stand any product that takes already-fast things that everyone does on the internet and tries to “3D-ize” them. I mean, heck, even Apple knows not to do that. But the guys who make SpaceTime don’t. Watch below how I get thoroughly disgusted with the SpaceTime web...

1. Turn off the message pane When the message pane is on, any e-mail clicked will download every time you click on it. When turned off it makes for going thru mail much faster (especially for those of us who deal with large file attachments). Turn off message pane: Press F8. Turn back on message pane: Press F8 again. Wax on.. wax off.. Tip: Have the...

CCLeaner is the only registry “cleaner” I use and I highly recommend anyone who uses Windows to run this at least once a week. Aside from it’s great registry optimizing ability, it also can show you very plainly exactly what Windows loads every time your computer starts up (including executables and DLL’s). In this video I show you how to...