Dell began selling computers pre-loaded with the Ubuntu flavor of Linux today. Interestingly, they are also offering computers loaded with FreeDOS, an Open Source clone of MS-DOS. See more at Dell’s Ubuntu page.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )A new plugin allows Box.net users to save MS Office documents directly to their Box.net web storage folder. From Webware:
Box.net is beta testing a new plug-in for Microsoft Office that lets users save Office files to their Box.net storage folders. The plug-in works for both Office 2003 and 2007 on Windows XP and Vista, [...]
Steve Case has unveiled RevolutionHealth.com. The new site offers free health related tools and resources. From MarketWatch:
Steve Case, founder of America Online, wants to make health-care resources, services and products easy to find and use so people will track their health as they do their stock portfolios. He’s put information, tools, commerce and [...]
Dell PCs will soon be available in Wal-Mart stores around the country:
A representative for Wal-Mart on Thursday morning said that the PCs are slated to be in stores on June 10, with two models each offered in a bundle priced below $700. Details on the PCs were not provided.
This would seem to be a positive [...]
CBS canceled Jericho after a cliffhanger season finale. And I’m not the only one mad about it. Disgruntled fans sent CBS 10,800 pounds of nuts!
Jericho’s initially strong ratings dropped after it was pulled off the air for 3 months in the middle of the season for no apparent reason (Heroes and Lost got similar [...]
Bankrate.com offers tips for ATM security and safety.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Hybrids are expensive. So is gasoline. Cars.com recently looked at cars with great mileage and a low sticker price, to find the lowest cost of ownership for cars in various categories. For example, the Toyota Yaris has a base sticker price of $11,150 and highway mileage of 40 mpg. There are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )A great example of someone who takes chances and doesn’t give up:
Every morning for two years, Debra Borden considered the possibility that she was, in fact, delusional.
” ‘Are you out of your mind?’ ” the clinical social worker asked herself. “‘You’re fortysomething years old, and you just woke up and decided you wanted to write [...]
Google has doubled the maximum Gmail attachment size to 20 mb.
[via LifeHacker]
Is it ok to cry at work? I’d have to say no, unless you’re a soap opera actress or a mechanic under a car when a jack fails. Apparently, I’m a little out of touch, though.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Should you spam-filter your friends? In the New York Times, John Tierney takes a look at friends turning into spammers, and what to do about it.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Unclutterer takes on clothes today, with 15 great tips to organize and unclutter your wardrobe. Sounds like a great weekend project.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Mozy is an online backup solution that offers 2 gb of free storage, or an unlimited storage plan for a reasonable $4.95 a month. It’s been around for a while, although the Mac version is new.
What You Get
Continuous or scheduled backup options
2GB of free, secure storage (Or go Unlimited for $4.95/month!)
Open/locked file support
Block-level [...]
Freeware program Visual Subst lets you assign a drive letter to any folder, making frequently used folders more accessible.  Like all great software, it works as advertised.
[via freewaregenius]
If you’ve ever felt like you’re walking in place at work, you’re not alone. But this might be carrying things too far:
Could work actually make you fitter? You might think it unlikely as you sit in your office slumped in front of your computer, but a new desk designed at the Mayo Clinic could [...]
Wired says that LCD tv pricing has bottomed out:
Thinking of buying an LCD television set? Wait no longer: The price plunge is over. After years of accelerating decline, prices for consumer LCD TVs — especially those smaller than 32 inches — have hit bottom, industry insiders say.
That’s because the price of wholesale LCD flat panels [...]
Blogroll-worthy: New site last100 “provides news, reviews and industry analysis on products and services related to the digital lifestyle.” Their tag line is “tracking the digital lifestyle” — sorta like what we’re trying to do here. Check out the post on Joost, the new online TV service from the founders of Skype.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Feeling unfairly treated may be making you sick, according to a new study:
People who report a sense of being unfairly treated face a greater risk of suffering a heart attack and are in worse overall physical and mental health, researchers from the U.K. and Finland report.
Get over it — your life may depend on it!
Explained: how to track envelope budgeting with Quicken. Given the popularity of this budgeting technique, I may have to give this a try.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )A group at MIT have developed a programming language for kids called “Scratch“. From the press release:
A new programming language developed at the MIT Media Lab turns kids from media consumers into media producers, enabling them to create their own interactive stories, games, music, and animation for the Web.
With this new software, called Scratch, [...]
Ok, Yahoo! Tech’s brief article on cleaning up your pc hardware is mildly useful. But what really made it worth reading for me is this reader comment:
I AM GLAD THAT SOMEONE MADE A ARTICAL ABOUT CLEANING THE INSIDE OF COMPUTER I AM A TECH AND ONE THING I HATE IS WORKING ON SOMEONE COMPUTER THAT [...]
I just went to the local Barnes and Noble to buy The Dangerous Book for Boys for my son. It was sold out. For some reason, that really annoyed me. The book is a big bestseller here in the US, as it was in Britain, and B&N apparently under-estimated demand. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Lloyd Alexander passed away last Thursday. He was 83 years old. Alexander authored a wonderful fantasy series called Chronicles of Prydain, one of which was made into the underrated Disney film The Black Cauldron. The books were favorites of mine, and I think it’s time to revisit them.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Good advice for getting your office organized from Elizabeth Mayhew on the Today.com site. For example:
First thing you should do is to take stock of those stacks of paper. Elizabeth suggests using your dining room table for this task: the big surface allows you to spread out and sort.
From Laptop magazine, Ten Quality Cameras You Can Afford:
A few years ago, we wouldn’t have been able to round up 3.2-megapixel cameras under $250. Today, it’s possible to pick up a 5-, 6-, or 7-MP shooter for less than $150. Don’t think that these point-and-shoots are clunky plastic boxes, either. They each use two AA [...]
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