Revolt Against "Crapware" on New PCs

I'm one of those people who hates most of the pre-loaded software on new computer systems. It's one of the main reasons my husband and I choose to build our own desktop PCs. I recently purchased a new HP laptop and spent the first hour or so deleting all the "crapware" from my new system. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who would like a "clean install" option. Read more on CNet.

Dual-Boot Win XP and Vista

So you are looking at Windows Vista since your system can handle it and you have all the Vista drivers needed for all your devices attached to your computer. Though you are still only thinking about it since you have software you like using, but there isn't a Vista patch for it yet.

Well PC Mag has a solution for you. They have put up how to dual-boot your system with Win XP and Windows Vista installed on it. So go read and give it a try.

Dual-Booting WinXP and Vista - PC Mag.com

Hackers have new ways to attack You.

Well it had to happen sooner or later. Hackers have found new ways to try and get around spyware and virus scanners. They are using Javascript a bit differently now to send their packages to your computer. Though there is hope, as there are tools that keep track of the sites these folks are using and will keep you from heading to them. The article on CNET explains it and gives you the software you need to find to keep these type of attacks from hitting your system.

CNET - Web attackers get better at hiding

Bad News for Net Radio Operators

It's going to cost more per song per listener for online radio operators.

Read more on CNet.

April 13, 1961 - 46 Years ago when Man took to the Stars

Yes, it was 46 years ago when the first man circled the globe. When Yuri Gagarin became the first Russian and first Man to go into orbit. Now why is this here in a Geek blog? Well it is simple. The Space Race with the Russians sped up our R&D in many areas. Computers was one of those areas. Just think, when the Space Race started there wasn't much of any solid state computers. And the computing power that was on Apollo 11 was less than anyone who has bought a computer in the last 15 years. Yes, I said 15 years.

Our race to the stars created a lot of development in circuits, memory storage devices, and how to make all of this small enough to fit into the spacecraft we were sending out to the stars.

So here is a toast to Yuri Gagarin and all the men and women who worked many hard days and nights to bring us to the tech level we have now. You have our thanks.

MySpace blocks Photobucket but allows YouTube?

MySpace sent a clear message this week when it blocked photo slide shows and videos from Photobucket: only MySpace advertises on MySpace.

So why can my coworkers post a movie trailer hosted by YouTube on to their MySpace pages?

Read the rest on CNet News.

Technorati Makes First Major Acquisition

Technorati, a blog search and ranking site, has acquired The Personal Bee, a news aggregator that lets people organize and share content around specific topics.

Read more here.

Firefox Extensions

Some are great, some are not. You make the choice.

Top 20 Must-Have Firefox Extensions

Top 10 Firefox Extensions to Avoid

CosmosCode

NASA scientists plan to announce a new open-source project this month called CosmosCode -- it's aimed at recruiting volunteers to write code for live space missions, Wired News has learned.

Read more here.

Asus Site Hacked

It is not such a Good Friday for ASUStek Computer.
The main Web site of the Taiwanese hardware maker, known for its Asus branded PCs and motherboards, has been rigged by hackers to serve up malicious software that attempts to exploit a critical Windows flaw, security experts said Friday.

Read more here.

Microsoft fix for Cursor flaw having problems

Microsoft's critical fix for the cursor problem that allowed folks to attack your system has a flaw in it. If you use Realtek's audio software and have Win XP, you will have problems. Please take a look at the support bulletin that was published with the fix. Microsoft plans to release additional fixes next Tuesday.

Windows cursor patch causing problems

Finally a study that says violent games are not at fault!!

Someone FINALLY did a study to see if violent games really did influence children to have violent tendencies. Well their study says that if the child is stable, the games do not influence them to violent acts. Though if the child has problems to begin with, the games will keep them in a violent mode.

So folks it seems that video games and movies have been given a "Clean Bill of Health" where influencing our children are concerned. Then again, after raising 2 kids I already knew that.

Most kids "unaffected" by violent games

I'm Still Alive

Hey Seamus,

I'm still alive and kicking. I had PRK eye surgery last week. They did both eyes at the same time. I'm going to be blind as a bat for awhile. I appreciate you keeping up with the site and posting articles. I'll be back to more posting myself as my vision improves. Thanks again friend.

Lisa :)