Your Job Sucks: Use Feed Readers to Get Around Corporate Firewalls

The easiest way to get around a corporate firewall is to use an online feed reader, such as Google Reader. And if for some strange reason that’s blocked, there are plenty of others to choose from. Odds are at least a few of them are let through. The vast majority of web sites have the [...]

Windows Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Service Pack Availability Update

The big question: When will Vista SP1 and XP SP3 appear? Answer:  Early ’08. Concerning XP, people are curious but not overly concerned since SP2 combined with Windows Updates has made XP PC’s ’round the world run better by a large margin. Concerning Vista, people are very concerned about it because users of PC’s running [...]

Windows Vista SP1 – More News

Chris Pirillo has posted some additional news on what is happening with the first service pack for Windows Vista. He starts: The beta will be released to a moderate-sized audience in a few weeks. With SP1, Windows Vista can boot via EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) on an x64 machine SP1 supports ExFAT, a new file [...]

Copying Emails to a CD

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Sneak Peak: Firefox 3

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Firefox is the second most popular browser on the internet. PCMech visitors are particularly fond of Firefox. Judging by our site statistics, about 42% of all of our visitors are using Firefox. But, we are all (hopefully) using version 2. What’s coming in version 3? Let’s look and find out.

Sneak Peak: Vista SP1

APC Magazine has posted a sneak peak of Windows Vista SP1, which is due out some time in late 2007 or early 2008. According to the report, it’s looking good. They report significantly better performance. This is going to be great when they FINALLY release this thing. I really think Microsoft inflicted a disservice onto [...]

Using ISO Image Files

Every now and then, you will come across an ISO file and you may wonder what to do with it. So, what is it and what do you do with it? People new to computers may not know. In this article, I’m going to introduce an ISO file to you. And for those who already [...]

Adding and Removing Programs Ubuntu Linux

Rich shows us how to add or remove programs in Ubuntu Linux.

Playing MP3s with Ubuntu Linux

Rich shows us how to play MP3s with Ubuntu Linux.

Instant Messanger Roundup 3 of 3

A lengthy review of several instant messaging systems in a three part series. This is video 3 of 3.

Instant Messanger Roundup 2 of 3

A lengthy testing of instant messageing in a three part video series. This is video 2 of 3.

Instant Messanger Roundup 1 of 3

A lengthy test of messenger systems in a three part series of videos. This is video one of three.

PortableApps With USB

How to use PartableApps.com to carry applications on USB stick.

Windows Media Player 11

Windows Media Player version 11 overview.

File Share Ubuntu and Samba

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