Archive for August, 2008

Comcast Makes Internet Cap Use Official

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Comcast, the world's second largest internet service provider has announced that beginning Oct. 1, it will update its user agreement to say that users will be allowed 250 gigabytes of traffic per month. Until now, Comcast has reserved the right to cut off subscribers who use too ...

Forget Your Mouse with Launchy

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Launchy is a nice little freeware program that allows you to open applications, directories, and files with just a few keystrokes on Windows. No more searching through the Start Menu or file manager to get your programs and files up and running. Of course you could use ...

Technology Expectations Too High and So Goes the Rhetoric

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Reporting mediums are still feeding on the carcass of the NetFlix outage which occurred earlier this month. NetFlix has reported that it has traced the cause of the outage to a hardware glitch which prevented it from shipping movies to its customers. Most people report not even noticing a delay ...

Gmail Tools & Plugins - The Ultimate List

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Gmail has quickly become the de facto mail client for most of us. To that end, web developers have created many tools for extending the functionality of the venerable mail application. I ran across the Ultimate List of Gmail Tools & Tips on TechoCrunch. It's very comprehensive. If you are ...

Which is Best 720p or 1080i?

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

When purchasing that new LCD or Plasma television are you armed with the correct knowledge regarding screen resolution? Figuring out the difference can be quite confusing. As it turns out, the key is in the letter and not the number. Benjamin Higginbotham from TechnologyEvangelist.com sheds some interesting light on the ...