Back when PeoplePC was first created it provided a “free” PC (replaced every three years), dial-up Internet service and in-home warranty service for a monthly subscription of around $25. Despite ads promoting it as a free PC with an Internet subscription it had all the earmarks of a financing plan. These days PeoplePC is just [...]
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Along with the iTunes update Apple added DRM-free music and Paul McCartney’s collection (not the Beatles) to the iTunes store. The FAQ says the DRM free music is available in all countries that have an iTunes store. This appears to have made iTunes very popular. The store is slow for me and my attempt to [...]
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Apple has released updates for both Quicktime and iTunes. The updates are for the software on both Windows and OS X.
The Quicktime patch is a security update that patches two vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities allow a malicious website to either run code on a computer or get infomation from a computer.
Apple also released an update to [...]
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I finally got around to upgrading this site to Wordpress 2.2. It took me so long to get to it (it was released May 16th) that the Fantastico scripts at Bluehost were updated and I used them to do the upgrade. The last time I upgraded manually but only beat Fantastico by two days. After [...]
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I don’t know what it means CA thinks of their software but I’ve noticed that CA has been bundling their antivirus software with a 2GB USB drive and making it free after some rebates. As always, there’s some catches and hoops to go through.
Several retailers are offering a competitive upgrade rebate of $40 along with [...]
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I first wrote about the Maxtor OneTouch III back in December and now that I’ve had it awhile it’s a good time for an update. I’ve been running it connected to my iMac since my initial review. I also gave one to my father as to use as a backup drive with a Windows PC.
The [...]
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