Emergence Of Web Operating Systems

It seems as the Internet grows and more people access the Internet using broadband access, along with a movement to access your files anywhere and everywhere, there is a new crop of programs being created called Web OSes.  What are these Web OSes?  They are basically a total desktop solution accessible via a web browser.  [...]

Pinger Voicemail Service

I ran across this great new service for your cell phone call Pinger. Pinger allows you to send brief voice messages via your cell phone to friends email and more. The service is Free! Here is what the web site for pinger has to say:
Pinger is instant voice messaging for your [...]

Google Launches Web Book Reader

On Wednesday, Nov. 22nd, Google launched a web book reader which will allows viewers to read books digitized by their Book Search project.  This interactive tool works inside a web browser (ie. Internet Explorer, Firefox).  It allows you to zoom in on a page, view the reader in fullscreen mode, and the ability to view [...]

Portable Apps

Have you ever needed to access the web or work on a document but have to borrow another computer or work on a project on multiple computers?  Now, you can do so with ease using Portable Apps.  You can download either individual programs or a program suite and load them onto a USB Flash [...]

Rethinking AOL

  As an I.T. person, I have always discouraged the use of AOL as the software takes over the system and fouls things up.  Working with users in the workplace who have AOL on their computers has been problematic at times, however, with the new AOL Web 2.0, I’m beginning to rethink my position on [...]

Is Your Computer Vista Ready???

January 30, 2007 is the consumer launch date of Windows Vista. Is your computer Vista ready? To make sure that you get the most out of Windows Vista, you should make sure that your computer is Vista Premium Ready. If you plan on buying a computer for Vista either now or after [...]

Oops, Zune Isn’t Compatible With Windows Vista

In the rush to get Zune out the door for the holidays, Microsoft didn’t make sure that the Zune player was compatible with their upcoming OS, Windows Vista.  On the plus side, Vista isn’t available to the mass public until January 30th and so that gives Microsoft some time to make it compatible, but if [...]

Cingular To Offer Cell Phone Banking Abilitity

Starting in early 2007, Cingular will offer a service to customers that will allow them to do banking functions similar to the services they can do on their computers.  This service would be free save the bandwidth usage.  This will be the first of the kind service offered in the U.S.  However, this is [...]

NetZero Moves Into The Broadband Market

United Online which owns NetZero and Juno will be offering a new service called NetZero DSL.  United Online’s move into broadband is yet another sign that dial-up Internet business is dying.  NetZero DSL will use networking infrastructure leased from Verizon Communications.  This new service will be sold within Verizon’s DSL service areas.  NetZero will [...]

Microsoft Launches Zune Today

As Microsoft launches Zune this week, the goal is not to manufacture another digital music player but to create a shared, social experience that will be shaped by the collective imagination of consumers and will inspire discovery of new music and artists. 
Zune is Microsoft’s music and entertainment platform that provides an end-to-end solution for [...]