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  • Which Inkjet Printers Have the Lowest Cost per Printed Page?

    Regular readers of my work on Bright Hub will remember that I mentioned the cost of owning an inkjet printer in " 10 Ways to Save on Printer Costs ." In that article I noted that consumer printers are marketed like razors - the handle is cheap...
    Published by Lamar Stonecypher (11,261 pts ) on Jan 2, 2009 to
    Windows Platform Blog

  • How to Get a Secure Connection in Gmail

    Did you know that Google offers an SSL connection to Gmail and has since July 2008? Even better, it's very easy to use. Log into your Gmail account. Then, in the web browser address box, change "http:" to "https:" and reload the...
    Published by Lamar Stonecypher (11,261 pts ) on Dec 31, 2008 to
    Windows Platform Blog

  • Think YOU Are Hard on Laptops?

    Here's one from the interesting press releases department. Kroll Ontrack, the data recovery folks in Minneapolis, have released their fifth annual list of the top ten data diasters of 2008 . Here's number ten to get you started: Overboard – A...
    Published by Lamar Stonecypher (11,261 pts ) on Dec 12, 2008 to
    Windows Platform Blog

  • Amazon's Windowshop.com is Fun and Cool

    Here's an interesting website: http://www.windowshop.com It's sort of like Cooliris meets multimedia. Basically, it's javascript-driven access to samples of Amazon's best-selling multimedia on a big interactive canvas. I'm sure it's...
    Published by Lamar Stonecypher (11,261 pts ) on Nov 20, 2008 to
    Windows Platform Blog

  • iTunes Adds $4.99 Bargain Movies

    The iTunes store is testing a bargain bin for movie sales. Not only is it not easy to find in the iTunes store (I couldn't find a link from the front page), it's only for a limited time. To see what's available, go to the iTunes store and...
    Published by Lamar Stonecypher (11,261 pts ) on Nov 16, 2008 to
    Windows Platform Blog

  • More Internet Download Caps on the Way

    "The Biggest Little City in the World," Reno, Nevada, is where AT&T has rolled out the latest in the Internet service provider's plan to impose download limits on high-consumption users. The caps, which include both upload and download...
    Published by Lamar Stonecypher (11,261 pts ) on Nov 5, 2008 to
    Windows Platform Blog

  • AC/DC Promotion Penetrates Your Office Network

    In perhaps the most novel way yet conceived to penetrate corporate firewalls, Sony/BMG in England has made available a portion of a promotional video of Australian mega-group AC/DC's "Runaway Train" available in Excel format. Yes, Excel...
    Published by Lamar Stonecypher (11,261 pts ) on Oct 24, 2008 to
    Windows Platform Blog

  • Comcast Rolls Out 50 Mbps Service

    In the Boston area and parts of New Jersey, Comcast is introducing 50 Mbps Internet service. It's $139.90 per month and it's called "Extreme 50." Although it's nice to see really fast Internet arrive, it's puzzling that these...
    Published by Lamar Stonecypher (11,261 pts ) on Oct 23, 2008 to
    Windows Platform Blog

  • The next version of Windows to be officially called Windows 7

    From Mike Nash at the Windows Vista Team Blog . . . as you probably know, since we began development of the next version of the Windows client operating system we have been referring to it by a codename, "Windows 7." But now is a good time to...
    Published by Lamar Stonecypher (11,261 pts ) on Oct 19, 2008 to
    Windows Platform Blog

  • Gen Y is Coming - the World Will Never Be the Same

    From StorefrontBacktalk.com : Gen Y, a loose term for younger shoppers ranging in age from about 14 through 28, is a demographic that most retailers are unprepared for. That’s partially because this is the first segment that has never not known...
    Published by Lamar Stonecypher (11,261 pts ) on Oct 13, 2008 to
    Windows Platform Blog

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