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A good portion of the DVDs that are sold come with software on them to let you watch it on a PC. One of the most common ones is the InterActual player. It is owned by Sonic/Roxio, and has several versions. The latest version was just released: InterActual 2.6 FREE Upgrade * Cool new look! …
Subscriber Irving Stein emailed me about his web site. U might be interested in sharing my web-site (my hobby….wanting to help people) with your readers. The site has the following description: This site was started by Irving Stein in July 2000. The reason for creating and maintaining this site is to help computer users (“newbies” …
From a Paragon press release: Being our valued customer you are the first to know about new Disk Wiper 7.0 Professional release. When you’re retiring or upgrading computers/servers it’s critical to protect sensitive company information they contain. But simply erasing or reformatting your used disks isn’t enough to prevent financial records, passwords, employee data, and …
The following table contains a select group of Programs or Registry files which solve Windows System problems or functional deficits, or significantly help you to get better use of your computer. ( Unless otherwise noted, the files here are for ALL Windows™ OSs. They should function normally on Win NT/2000/XP, but we would be interested …
EBCD is a bootable CD, intended for system recovery in the case of software or hardware faults. It is able to create backup copies of normally working system and restore system to saved state. It contains the best system software ever created, properly compiled and configured for the maximum efficient use. I haven’t tried it, …
From CNN/Business 2.0: On a balmy night in late October, hundreds of partiers, most sporting red or blue Hawaiian shirts, pack the Delux nightclub in Delray Beach, Fla. It’s a swank place–outdoor decks, two bars, plush, bed-size sofas scattered throughout–and the crowd arrives in chartered buses and stretch Hummers. Many head straight for the guy …
From TechRepublic: Internet search engine Google has retaken first place in the 2005 global poll of the world’s most influential brands, while the eBay-owned Web phone service Skype makes its debut at No. 3. The annual survey compiled by online branding magazine brandchannel.com often throws up controversial results, such as in 2004, when Arabic TV …
From the New York Times: On Amazon.com, a customer interested in buying the novel “The Life of Pi” is also shown “The Kite Runner” because other Amazon customers – presumably with similar tastes – also purchased that book. That’s just one approach among many in the science of recommendation software. Web technology capable of compiling …
From Vnunet: It is 20 years since the release of the world’s first PC virus, according to antivirus firm F-Secure. ‘Brain’ was a boot sector virus created by two brothers, Basit and Amjad Farooq Alvi, to protect a game they had written. The exact day of creation is open to question, however, and some experts …
From Web Host News: Gary Kremen, owner of the valuable Sex.com domain name, reportedly sold the name he registered in 1994 to Boston-based firm Escom for $14 million on Wednesday. According to reports, Kremen plans to spend at least some of his time working to collect the $65 million in damages he is owed by …