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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 4:50PM A new survey conducted by American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), by the University of Michigan showed that consumer satisfaction with Microsoft software at 79%. The consensus is that this is a result of the overwhelming success of Windows 7 (over 350 million copies sold so far). This is up from the Windows Vista days. Kudos to Microsoft.
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 11:49PM For the fans of this great game, it's finally available on your computer. Check it out here. Works better in the Google Chrome web browser, as it was designed for it. Have fun!
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 11:38PM Well, an executive with Olympus, one of the leading high-end camera producers, says that 12 megapixels is enough. Many experts agree, check out the article at Ars Technica. You can produce great 8x10 pictures with a 7-8 megapixel cameras. Consumers use megapixel size as the benchmark for how good a camera is. The truth is that most of us cannot tell the difference in picture quality beyond 8 megapixels. Can you tell?
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 11:01PM Try Microsoft's Fix-it Center, a free download or online, program that can fix this nagging problem. It is typically a result of corrupt registry files on your system. It also addresses dozens of other common, irritating issues that arise with using Windows. Also works with Vista and Windows 7. Good luck!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 9:17AM Google introduced their cloud music service today, Google Music. In true Google nature, it's Beta. It's also free for now, but by invite only. You can request an invite by going to the website. You must have a gmail account to get one. Last month, Amazon introduced their cloud music service. Regardless of which you may choose, the ultimate benefit is that you can now access your music collection anywhere now. By computer, smartphone or tablet, you can listen to what you own anywhere. To see how both services compare, check out this comparison chart by CNET.
Monday, May 9, 2011 at 1:01AM Check out famousobjectsfromclassicmovies.com. The site is a must if you are a movie buff. The objective is simple, you are shown a famous object from a classic movie. Identify the movie. Simple. I know, I know, it's not tech in nature, but it is so much fun.