Archive for: December 18, 2007

Kaspersky reg Internet Security 7 0 is a fully integrated solution that protects your computer from all of the most common Internet threats including viruses hacker attacks adware spam and spyware
Today threats to PCs are appearing in ever greater numbers and diversity Cyber criminals on the Internet are well organized and tend to target PCs with combined threats A standalone antivirus solution is no longer enough to fully protect your PC Kaspersky Internet Security combines reactive detection methods with the latest proactive technologies protecting your PC from viruses hacker attacks spam and spyware Seamless integration of all product components eliminates system conflicts and provides fast performance

Every couple of decades, an event comes along that defines a generation. People remember exactly what they were doing when events like the Apollo moon landing, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, September 11,2001, Woodstock, or even Hurricane Katrina occurred. Those historical ties bind us, and social networking site, WereYouThere wants everyone to share their personal stories about those moments in history. The service collects personal stories from everyday people around places, people, schools, and even organizations.

WereYouThere is a part social network, part community history project. The site is designed to give people who were witness to history a chance to share their experiences and interact with others who may have experienced the same events. At the same time, people who weren't there can visit WereYouThere to read the personal stories of people who were. Accounts at WereYouThere are completely free, and even though the service is in beta, the memories are piling up.

Major events in history are easy to find. You can find testimonials from people who witnessed the explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Apollo moon landing, and more. The most popular event at WereYouThere is currently the assassination of JFK, with September 11, 2001 following closely. Members can post their personal experiences with the event, whether they were there or just watching the events on television, and members can comment on other users' experiences. Even though major historical events are the most popular at WereYouThere, you can also find other events that less infamous events, like the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens and ...

TMPGEnc 4 0 XPress encoder is now twice as powerful as before Offering the most common file formats including HDV import output along with DivX 6 AVI MPEG 1 2 4 QuickTime MOV Windows Media WMV WMV HD WMA input output and now with Flash Video FLV1 FLV4 input
nbsp
Main feature
bull H 264 MPEG 4 ISO for Mobile Devices support
bull High Definition Video Support template
bull 19 audio video filters
bull High Speed Thumbnail Viewing and Scrolling
bull Smart Scene Search
bull MP3 input output
bull QuickTime output
bull Multi core CPU support
bull SlideShow creations
bull DVD Video Subtitle support

Microsoft have released the new connect beta site for it rsquo s elite users to test the latest software rsquo s provided by Microsoft The release number on the connect beta site reads as Build Microsoft Connect 3 00 00 0125 Many improvements have been made in this new site and also the user interface has been improved to a greater extent

IBM is jumping into social networking, but instead of the customary newsfeeds, plug-ins, and top friends, Big Blue is going the geek route with charts and visualization tools that demonstrate how connected users are to other people on their network.

IBM Atlas is an offshoot of the company's Lotus Connections, a software offering that lets workers set up virtual worlds where they can meet co-workers and exchange ideas.

Atlas expands on Connections allowing people to "see" how these connections work. Rather than just searching a company directory for a particular person, for example, Atlas users can use the Find component and search data like reporting structures, blogs, and communities. The Net section, meanwhile, lays out possible business connections like a family tree, so you can see who is working on what in a more visual manner.

IBM has been testing Atlas in-house for about a year, said Chris Lamb, senior product manager, social software at IBM. It is initially being targeted for individual company use, though that could expand to individual use at a later time.

"When you do a search, you can find people based on their interactions with other people," Lamb said. "If someone is a frequent blog poster on a given topic, they're going to rise higher through the search results. You'll see how you're connected to that person, [and] you might know somebody who interacts with that person."

Atlas varies from traditional social networking in that it provides "richer results," Lamb said. There's a "great deal of customization" that goes into setting up Atlas for a company; a service that also comes with a customizable price tag.

...

This question from reader Richard arrived for Jamie Lendino, editor of SmartDeviceCentral.com:

I have been using PocketMac SyncManager Version 1.0 on my Mac running OSX 10.4. I recently upgraded to OSX 10.5 (Leopard) and can't get SyncManager to sync now. Any suggestions?

Jamie's answer after the jump.

I haven't personally tried PocketMac for BlackBerry 4.0 (which includes SyncManager) on a Leopard-equipped Mac yet. However, I just checked PocketMac's site. They now specifically list Leopard compatibility for PocketMac for BlackBerry.

I would suggest downloading the latest version of PocketMac for BlackBerry--4.0.20b--from Research in Motion.

You can also run the Check for Updates option from PocketMac for BlackBerry, which you can find under the PocketMac menu at the top left of the application. Hope this helps.

This sounds like an after-school special: A father buys his 15-year-old son Guitar Hero 3 for the Nintendo Wii for Christmas. Dad was overjoyed to buy his son a present that he knew he'd love. But then, the father comes home from work early and catches his innocent son doing the unthinkable—smoking pot! In the backyard, no less!

The disappointed father knew that there was only one thing he could do to teach his boy a lesson: sell Guitar Hero 3 on eBay. What a slap in the face! And what was once a $90 console game sold for a whopping $9,100, to an Australian. Needless to say, didn't smoking pot lead to a good thing?

Still, the father felt bad for taking the game away, so he does plan on replacing it. "I am still considering getting him a game for his Nintendo. Maybe something like Barbie as the Island Princess or Dancing with the Stars...I know he will just love them." Lucky kid.

For many years, the non-profit Better Business Bureau has served as a voice for both happy and disgruntled consumers and as a mediator between businesses and their customers. But for all the small businesses cropping up online, there's not really any other accountability aside from user reviews, message boards, and other anonymous means.

Ratepoint was founded in September 2006 to help small businesses that could benefit from both positive and negative online reviews and communicate directly with unhappy customers. Knowing that one bad user review could destroy a fledgling business, Ratepoint thought it made more sense to give small businesses a chance to respond to bad reviews and complaints and attempt to resolve problems if possible.

Its clients get the Ratepoint seal on their Web sites, which links to a review page where customers can read reviews, get information about the company, and leave their own reviews--or complaints. Each company can then can check its account for new comments, approve positive comments, and work to resolve complaints.

One of its clients, Arizona-based Crucial Web Hosting, has seen a great deal of benefit from its membership. Originally, Crucial built its own reviews site, crucialreviews.com, but it wasn't getting any clicks. Then it signed up with Ratepoint last year, and once it started receiving comments--positive ones--on November 1 of this year, the company saw immediate results. That month Crucial received 24 reviews from 5 different countries and in 2 different languages and had a whopping 430-percent increase in new signups.

Over 19 months, Crucial had an average of 35 new ...

Kaspersky reg Internet Security 7 0 is a fully integrated solution that protects your computer from all of the most common Internet threats including viruses hacker attacks adware spam and spyware
Today threats to PCs are appearing in ever greater numbers and diversity Cyber criminals on the Internet are well organized and tend to target PCs with combined threats A standalone antivirus solution is no longer enough to fully protect your PC Kaspersky Internet Security combines reactive detection methods with the latest proactive technologies protecting your PC from viruses hacker attacks spam and spyware Seamless integration of all product components eliminates system conflicts and provides fast performance

Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs
Dell nearly ran out of 2007 to fulfill its promise, but fulfill it did and the Latitude XT is now available on Dell’s site. Well, sort of. Even with a totally default configuration, the XT has a “preliminary ship date” of January 15th, 2008. Oh well, at least that’ll…

msn server palm podcast blogging computers open source mac yahoo google

Gadgets

For those of you lusting after a UMPC or tablet solution, you may want to pause and take a look at the new Amtek iTablet T221. The stylish, thin slate looks like a dream come true for Gatesian types who are after something a little increasingly natural for their day to day computing. The system …

software electronics fun ibm podcast blogging sun microsystems red hat macintosh mac

Gadgets, Laptops

I've been a big fan of Rhapsody for a couple of years now. It's installed on my system currently, and I'm dreading the day that my trial subscription finally runs out (January 16, 2007, for those keeping track).

The current model for Rhapsody seems to be partnerships. The company has launched a series of deals with companies recently, including TiVo, AOL Video, MTV, Verizon, and even America's favorite square burger cookery, Wendy's. And Real continues the forward brand expansion by finally getting in the Facebook app game.

The plug-in offers similar functionality to Rhapsody.com, allowing non-members the ability to stream up to 25 free songs a month. Those who want more will have to pony up subscription fees, $10 and $15 for the standard streaming and to-go models, respectively.

I like sites like Pandora, Last.fm, and Slacker, but the true benefit of those sites is their recommendation engines. If you're the sort of user who knows exactly what you're looking for, personalized Internet radio can be rather maddening. With Rhapsody, I can while away the work day listening to the complete back catalogs of 70s prog-rockers Supertramp and Jamaican protest calypso singer The Mighty Sparrow.

The thing is, free alternatives are beginning to creep up on that side of things, as well. Take Imeem, which recently closed a deal with Universal--the fourth and final major label to enter into an agreement with the company. Rhapsody still likely has a larger library, numbering in the millions, but as free streaming alternatives continue to grow, Rhapsody is going to have to rethink its paid subscription game-plan, which not too long ago was being touted as the model ...