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April 1st , 2008
Why use MediaFire?
MediaFire is the simplest way to host files and images and share them with others.
MediaFire is a free and unlimited file and image hosting web site with no strings attached. Our goal is to help make the internet a more interesting and media rich place by provide the fastest and […]

Some three and half years from the general release of Windows XP Service Pack 2, and with the support of corporate IT managers waning, Microsoft is preparing to release an update to its seven year-old desktop operating system. However, Microsoft has said that Service Pack 3 will once again focus on security, and so those […]

Hot off the heels of Internet Explorer 7 comes the next “end all-be all” internet browser from Microsoft.
Are YOU ready to take the plunge? If so, keep a few things in mind…
1: IE8 is in BETA release- CRASHES ARE GUARANTEED!
2: IE7 and IE8 cannot co-exist. If you install this beta 1 version, IE* becomes your […]

February 26, 2008
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s deputy director for enforcement sent a memo announcing the ban to major ISPs on Feb. 22. The PTA asked Pakistani ISPs to block access to three IP addresses that are associated with YouTube’s site. The ISPs could have used one of several methods to block access to the IP […]

What Were They Thinking????

February, 19th 2008
Lately, we’ve been getting a number of calls (from clients and users here in our office) stating they can’t open a file that they are “absolutely positive” is a Microsoft Word document. These users aren’t crazy… Yes - it is a Word document they can’t open and it’s because the document was created […]

It’s Almost Time!

Windows Vista SP1 is right around the corner…
Microsoft has finally ended the “beta” test on their MS Vista Service Pack 1 and we should expect to see the release candidate available for download over the next few weeks.
Microsoft released the latest pre-release build of SP1 – ‘Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh’ to approximately 15,000 beta […]

January 22, 2008 Microsoft plans to end most sales of Windows XP on June 30, despite a deep reluctance by many business and individuals about moving to Vista . InfoWorld believes such an expensive, time-consuming shift with problematic benefits should not be forced on Windows users, so they have decided to rally XP users to […]

Well, it’s late on Monday evening and the Washington Post has yet to correct a story that accused the recording industry of trying to paint law-abiding music fans as criminals.
Marc Fisher, a Post columnist, wrote on Sunday that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) asserted in a legal brief that anyone who copies music […]

December 4, 2007
Decisions, Decisions, Decision
With the holidays coming up, way to quickly I might add, perhaps it’s time to investigate getting a new PC. Dell is selling its PCs in Staples office supply stores as evidenced by the Staples flyer in this past Sunday’s newspaper. The PC lineup includes Dell’s Inspiron 530 desktop PCs and […]

Speed up Web Surfing with OpenDNS

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November 6th, 2007
OpenDNS is the cutting-edge Internet service by a San Francisco-based company. Simply put, with OpenDNS you are no longer tied to using your ISP’s slow and much overworked DNS servers.
What the heck is DNS?
Whenever you access a website your computer first contacts a domain name server (DNS) to find […]

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