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Logitech Touch Mouse Server for iPhone/iPod Touch

Logitech has added to the iPhone app craze. They introduce an excellent app to go along with a media center pc.  Logitech Touch Mouse Server allow you to take control of you computer via wireless.  It comes with a basic mouse interface along with keyboard pop up.  I haven’t use the tool much, but I [...]

February 6, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Apps, Beta Review  No Comments

Windows 7 first freeze

Well it was too good to be true. I experienced my first Windows 7 freeze. I downloaded IM client Digsby (great Adium alternative for windows) with Firefox and while it was installing Firefox got not responding. I was unable to end task through task manager. Instead when I accessed task manager [...]

January 10, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Beta Review, Microsoft  3 Comments

Windows 7 – Paint and Wordpad get ribbon look

Windows 7 Paint and Wordpad programs have the Office 2007 ribbon look now.
Paint enhancements:
Multiple of brush stokes and ability add shapes.
Wordpad enhancements:
More font options

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January 10, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Beta Review, Macbook  No Comments

Windows 7 Taskbar

Microsoft is taking a page out of Apples OS playbook. Windows 7 task-bar has a similar feel to Mac’s icon dock. The Window’s task bar has only the icon displayed now. If the application is running the icon will be embossed look to it.

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January 10, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Beta Review, Microsoft  No Comments

Firefox 3 Beta

Firefox 3 has a new look that fits well with Windows Vista.
Pledge to download firefox 3 when available to set world record

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June 8, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Beta Review  No Comments

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2

Microsoft release Virtual Server 2005 R2 beta version was release a while back. It has a nice web interface which allows to access all your virtual systems on the server. You can test drive it yourself at Microsoft. Virtual Server is more flexible then Virtual PC 2004. You have the ability [...]

January 16, 2007   Posted in: Beta Review, Microsoft, Virtual Server 2005  No Comments

Google Writely

Google recently purchased Writely in there continuing efforts to make office type applications available to everyone via the Internet. Writely is like Google Spreadsheets but appears to have progress much further in features. It has all the basic features that anyone would need to word process. I really liked the auto save feature (Office 2003 [...]

September 9, 2006   Posted in: Beta Review  No Comments