If you are one of the bazillion people who have been trying to obtain Microsoft Windows 7 beta and a product key I have found a method that worked for me. I was able to finally download the ISO last night, but was unable to get a product key. You can still burn the ISO to a DVD and run it for 30 days without a key, but with a key it will be good until August 2009. For details on how to download … [Read more...]
MozyHome Free 2GB Online Backup Solution
Over time you can accumulate a lot of important stuff on your computer. Photos, videos, music, important documents and data you can not replace. What would you do if your hard drive failed, a virus infected your computer or one of your important files became corrupt? Hopefully you presently have some sort of backup system. External hard drive, DVD backup or online solution. The worse thing you can … [Read more...]
Microsoft Renews The Ultimate Steal Promotion
Microsoft has renewed their Ultimate Steal promotion. It offers students or anyone with a .EDU email address its Office Ultimate 2007 package for $59.95. The retail for this package is $680. Microsoft will also add Microsoft Visio Professional 2007 design package, Microsoft Office Language Pack 2007 and Windows Vista Ultimate Upgrade beginning September 8, 2008. Software Specifications Microsoft® … [Read more...]
IronKey The Worlds Most Secure USB Thumb Drive
What do you keep on your USB thumb drive? Class projects, music, picture, personal data? If you have data you want to protect with military grade encryption in a rugged USB thumb drive, take a look at the IronKey lineup of USB drives. Three Versions IronKey USB thumb drives come in a variety of sizes from 1 GB to 8 GB. You can pick from three versions depending on your need. IronKey Basic … [Read more...]
Use Facebook For Cell Phone Contact Photos
Do you like to have photos of your address book contacts on your cell phone? Have a hard time getting good pictures to use? Here is a solution for the iPhone, but should work on other phones. 1. Log on to Facebook on your iPhone. 2. Go to the profile of your friend and open one of their photos or profile picture. 3. Take a screen shot by holding down the Home button and press … [Read more...]
Altec Lansing InMotion iM7 iPod Speakers
Looking for a compact speaker system for college? Take a look at the Altec Lansing inMotion iM7 is a combination Apple iPod dock and portable speaker system. The iM7 provides a room-filling sound in a stylish white and gray casing. The iM7 offers seamless integration with any dock-connecting iPod. One of the best advantages to other iPod speaker systems in its class is that it can run … [Read more...]
Remotely Control Somebody’s Desktop the Easy Way
We have all gotten the call or request from a friend or family member to help them get their computer working correctly. Rather than try and talk the non-tech savvy through what they need to do, wouldn't it be easier if you could remotely connect to their computer and fix it yourself? There are several options such as TinyVNC, but most require technical knowledge and can be difficult to setup. There … [Read more...]
