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Anniversary of first computer virus

Today is the 25th anniversary of the first computer virus to spread in the wild. It was written by a 15 year old in Pittsburgh PA. You can read more about it here. Happy birthday you annoying malware you.

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Microsoft unveils “Surface”

Microsoft has released information today regarding their latest development. It’s basically a coffee table with a built-in PC but there is a bit more to it. This coffee table has no keyboard or mouse. You use your fingers to move and interact with the interface. You can check out a video and more information on […]

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Google 411

Google Voice Local Search is Google’s experimental service to make local-business search accessible over the phone. And it’s free. Google doesn’t charge you a thing for the call or for connecting you to the business. Regular phone charges may apply, based on your telephone service provider. To try this service, just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from […]

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Wow, that’s a fast printer

New inkjet printer technology that analysts believe will revolutionize the imaging industry was unveiled today by secretive Silverbrook Research. The company has released astounding videos of desktop, photo and wide-format printers that print pages and photos 5 to 10 times faster than products from current printer market leaders HP, Canon, Epson and Lexmark. You can […]

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Bill Gates discusses Vista on Daily Show

Bill Gates sat down with Jon Stewart of the Daily Show for an interview regarding the release of Vista. It’s nothing to exciting but pretty funny to watch. I was hoping Jon would put Bill on more of a hot seat. Oh well….

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Try Windows Vista

If you would like to see and experience Windows Vista but not quite ready to commit (I understand) you can

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Daylight saving time and your server

Well if you run Windows 2000 server you may want to take notice. Microsoft has stated that they will not be offering a patch for the new US Daylight Saving Time for Windows 2000 and earlier. Only customers with an extended support agreement can get a Hotfix from Microsoft. Never fear though. IntelliAdmin has an […]

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Happy Birthday StarTrek!

Today is the 40th birthday of StarTrek. This being a geek related site I just had to mention it. I have a link here with information about that first, ever so important, broadcast. As a geek where would I be with out StarTrek and it’s important lessons about traveling the galaxy and dating green women?

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What if Microsoft built a school?

Well guess what? They did. Microsoft has recently finished the construction of one of the most state-of-the-art schools ever built. It is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has been designed from the ground up by Microsoft. You can read an article with the details here. I think this is a great idea and will be […]

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Use the web anonymously

No, I mean really anonymously. You have for a long time been able to use proxies to surf the web and reasonably hide your IP and information. Now a Swiss company has setup a completely new commercial darknet. They have software you install on your machine (mind you the software is not US made in […]

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