Archive | Computers

19 November 2009 ~ Comments Off

Office 2010 Beta Available for Download

The beta release of Microsoft Office Professional 2010 is available now for free download. Applications included in this release: Microsoft Word, OneNote, InfoPath, PowerPoint, Access, SharePoint Workspace, Outlook, Publisher, Communicator, Excel. More info on system requirements and the download link after the jump.

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17 November 2009 ~ Comments Off

USB Grenade Drive Not A Great Idea For Transporting Work To School

These days kids are expected to be computer literate and finish most of their homework on the computer. Too bad some schools aren’t quite as literate and still insist that you purchase USB Thumb Drives to sneaker-net the computer paperwork between home and school. This USB  drive should do the trick nicely. Featuring 8 GB [...]

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16 November 2009 ~ Comments Off

Heated Mouse Helps Restore Hand and Finger Circulation In Cold Rooms

If you live in one of the colder climates and spend long amounts of time on the computer then you know that sometimes your hands can have trouble warming up. Rather than crack the thermostat another 10 degrees or pull on glove – try out this Value Rays heated mouse. It’s on sale for $29 [...]

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16 November 2009 ~ Comments Off

Pingie Goes Down for the Count

Just this morning I was replying to my friend Mark about a service I’d used in the past to receive automated notifications when a web site posted a new story. My (former) favorite service that I’d recommended was pingie.com which allowed you to enter in an RSS feed and would send  a real time notification [...]

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04 November 2009 ~ 3 Comments

Add a free AIM chat box to your web site with wimzi

Adding a chat box to your web site that does not require a visitor to log in or already have an instant messaging account can be expensive. There are services like Live Support that offer this service but the cost of $24.95 per month is more expensive than what I’ve wanted to pay.  Google offers [...]

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