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 [...]

Laptop Security

I’m sure you recently have read about 2 laptops that were stolen from the Veterans’ Administration and laptops stolen from other companies.  Additionally, I’m sure you read about the recent scare of terrorists wanting to take over planes that was stopped in England and England is banning laptops as carry-ons among other items.  What does [...]

LCD Versus Plasma TV Debate

With the Feb. 17, 2009 deadline closing in and technology continuing to move forward, which Flat Panel TV is better?  I ran across several articles on the web in the LCD versus Plasma debate.  The first is from Wired News and you can read the article here.  The second is a tutorial on LCDs Versus [...]

What Is HDTV And Why Is It Important To Consider Switching Soon?

What is HDTV?  According to Wikipedia, “High-Definition television (HDTV) refers to the broadcasting of television signals with a higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL) allow. Except for early analog formats in Europe and Japan, HDTV is broadcast digitally, and therefore its introduction sometimes coincides with the introduction of digital television (DTV): this technology [...]

Trojan Installs Self as a Firefox Extension

According to an article from ZDNet, “A new Trojan horse making the rounds has been installing itself as a Firefox extension, according to security company McAfee. The FormSpy Trojan attacks computers that have already been infected with the Downloader-AXM Trojan, according to a security advisory McAfee issued Tuesday. Once FormSpy is executed, it installs itself [...]

What is Web 2.0?

The term Web 2.0 refers to a second generation of services available on the World Wide Web that lets people collaborate and share information online. In contrast to the first generation, Web 2.0 gives users an experience closer to desktop applications than the traditional static Web pages.  Many find it easiest to define Web 2.0 [...]