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Windows 7 UI Leaked, Vista Rebranded?


Posted in Tech by Dan | 20 Comments

Looks like the cat is out of the bag with Microsofts forthcoming "Windows 7." Video has surfaces online of the look and feel of the new OS. If ...

Quick and Easy Color Picker


Posted in Cool, Downloadable by Dan | 10 Comments

Neat little find for graphic designers out there. Instant Eyedropper helps identify any color that is displayed on your screen. Just left click and hold the system ...

Visually Track your Packages


Posted in Cool by Dan | 4 Comments

This has to be the COOLEST Google Maps mashup yet. iSnoop is a tool that lets you track your package visually as it is shipped. The service can ...

Forget Windows Update Headaches with Autopatcher


Posted in Cool, Downloadable by Dan | 4 Comments

Have multiple PC's and tired of making sure that they are ALWAYS up to date and spend what seems like an eternity downloading updates? Autopatcher is a utility that ...

AT&T Boosts DSL Speeds, Still SLOW!


Posted in Cool by Dan | 24 Comments

Today AT&T/Yahoo has announced that they are offering 10Mbps down and 1.5Mbps up internet service branded as the "High Speed Internet Max" plan. But this speed is no barn ...

Clipalizer Now Offering “Quick Add” Gallery and Icon Directory


Posted in Cool by Dan | 1 Comment

Clipalizer just got an upgrade! Lets say you want an web clip for your favorite website, but you just are not so artistically inclined. Well Clipalizer is now ...

NBC In Cost Cutting Mode: Killing Pilots


Posted in AV by Dan | 1 Comment

The writers stick has really taken a toll on NBC. First Jeff Zucker hints he may return to iTunes, now he is killing show pilots. Jeff Zucker, the chief executive ...

Visual Traceroute: Visually see the path data takes to view a website


Posted in Cool by Dan | 2 Comments

Ahhh, the ol' trace route. Very informative, but very visually unappealing. With Visual Trace Route Tool, a Google Maps mashup, you can visualize the trip your data packets ...

Retro Cardboard Boombox


Posted in Random by Dan | 3 Comments

Don't Stop, Don't Stop the Beat! This has to be ONLY for the die hard retro geeky fans. For $39.00 (?!) you can get a flat packed constructed ...

Microsoft Loosens the Reigns on Vista Virtualization


Posted in Tech by Dan | 3 Comments

Remember when Microsoft said you could only run Windows Vista Ultimate in a virtual machine? They claimed the restrictions were to ease any potential security risks, because "Vista required ...

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