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New computers arrive full of bloatware. Here's how to kill it all.80

Bloatware: Why it's on your new PC and how to remove it

Bloatware, also known by the more vernacular moniker of Crapware is the overwhelming pile of anti-virus, extended service, demos, free trials and promos which computer manufacturers feel compelled to pile...

2 comments    technology computers crapware
Is Snow Leopard a Jobs Snow Job?73

Sneak Peek: Mac Snow Leopard OS X 10.6

Is Snow Leopard a Jobs Snow Job? The announcement of a new version of Apple's venerable OS, whose numbers date back to the original Mac 128K running System 1, usually sparks a flurry of comments and...

3 comments    technology os x apple mac
Are there other elements to blame for $140+ barrel prices?58

The death of Supply and Demand

$100 a barrel petroleum was once seen as the "Beyond This Point Lie Dragons". It was long questioned by leading petro industry analysts as to whether the world's oil-lubricated economy could keep operating...

0 comments    business economy petroleum
Will Windows Seven look like this user's imagined desktop?55

Sneak Peek: Windows Seven Preview

Barely a couple of years ago, Microsoft enthusiasts would look back on Windows ME and Microsoft Bob as the lowest notes in the company's long history of providing personal computer Operating Systems. ME was...

0 comments    technology windows microsoft
Microsoft Surface is the future of computing. Or is it?64

Why Touchscreens are not The Future

Touchscreens were hailed as the great interface revolution when they were first introduced by Elographics in 1974. They were supposed to free users from the antiquated keyboard interface, allowing the act of...

0 comments    technology microsoft touchscreen
It's generally quite simple to locate your laptop's memory module access panel62

Upgrading your laptop's RAM without destroying it

All you need to do in order to convince yourself that you should upgrade your own laptop's RAM memory is call around to the computer shops in your area. Some of them will charge as much as $100 to do nothing...

0 comments    technology laptop memory
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Why Linux Is A Sad Joke

Open source nerds continue to live in the mistaken belief that the average computer user spends every waking moment like PenguinHeads do poring over the innards of hardware and software. A PC is a tool. The...

23 comments    technology ubuntu gimp
Has the famous Tom hammer smashed its own site?79

How Tom's Hardware Guide pwnd the industry then lost it

When Dr. Thomas Pabst launched his eponymous website Tom's Hardware Guide in 1996 the internet was a relatively new phenomenon on the world stage. Practicing as a medical doctor in his native Germany and with...

0 comments    technology intel amd
Three major OS choices. Which one is the laggard?60

Why Ubuntu can't stack up to Windows or OS X

Three major OS choices. Which one is the laggard? Linux aficionados will go on ad infinitum as to why the various distros such as Ubuntu represent a valid alternative to the pricey and complex Operating...

12 comments    technology vista ubuntu
Adobe Creative Suite 4 will likely come in many different permutations to account for the up to $2,500 pricetag.61

Sneak Peek: Adobe CS4 Preview

There is no question that in the last few years Adobe has firmly entrenched its domination over the global desktop publishing environment. The company's Creative Suite (CS) which incorporates virtually all...

0 comments    technology photoshop dreamweaver
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