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What an amazing difference in computers
21 April 08 01:36 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

So, yeah...I had to rush out an buy a new computer last week due to my just-out-of-warranty laptop's hard drive locking up because of heat. If you've...

Filed under: Hardware, Office, Software, Windows

Zune Software - that's screwy
26 January 08 08:48 AM | rodtrent | 5 comment(s)

Here’s a bugger. If you have a file type associated with the Zune software (.mp3, for example) and you double-click on the file to play it, BUT you...

Filed under: Hardware, Software

MP4 to Zune converter
10 January 08 04:06 PM | rodtrent | 2 comment(s)

The Zune has some issues with synching MP4 files, so I went looking for a MP4 to WMV/Zune converter. IMtoo does a great job.

Filed under: Hardware, Software

Troubleshoot USB devices
30 January 07 09:48 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

USBDeview v1.03 USBDeview is a small utility that lists all USB devices that currently connected to your computer, as well as all USB devices that you...

Filed under: Hardware, Software

The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time
30 December 06 05:54 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

AOL beats out Microsoft Bob for number 1 — believe that? http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,125772/article.html

Filed under: Hardware, Software

Another Firefox oddity - the scroll wheel
25 October 06 07:05 AM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

I just noticed something else that seems to work strangely within Firefox: the scroll wheel on my mouse. I love the scroll wheel and count it as one of...

Filed under: Hardware, Internet, Software, Windows

Left-On PCs Waste Energy
06 October 06 07:35 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

Workers who leave their office computers on at night are causing a huge increase in carbon dioxide emissions, new research has shown. The study reveals...

Filed under: Hardware, Software, Systems Management, Windows

Zuneage
23 July 06 02:19 PM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

‘nuff said… Zune Insider Blog (Music, culture, and the inside scoop from Cesar Menendez, a Microsoft employee working on Zune - Microsoft...

Filed under: Hardware, Software, Industry News

Tandy computers
20 June 06 03:01 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Microsoft released news about Microsoft Robotics Studio today. These are definitely exciting times. I wonder how long it will be before Google tries to...

Filed under: Hardware, Software, Industry News

Pretty funny stuff...
26 May 06 06:26 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time These products are so bad, they belong in the high-tech hall of shame. Read the article… AOL and RealPlayer...

Filed under: Hardware, Software, Industry News

Does Google understand what really happens to computers?
26 May 06 11:49 AM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

Do software companies like Google realize that when a computer enters the doors of a corporate customer, it’s immediately reimaged with the corporate...

Filed under: Hardware, Software

I always like delving into the c|net top 100 products
22 May 06 03:18 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

c|net’s list is like a geek’s shopping list. It’s always great to ooo and ahhh at the top products, and to start building a list for...

Filed under: Hardware, Software, Industry News

Small -- but Apple is slow to comply with what the people want.
13 October 05 05:13 PM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

It looks nice. And, I’m sure it will do well. But, I’ve been doing the same thing for close to a year with my PMC. Why did it take Apple 3...

Filed under: Hardware, Software

I use Ghost and a Maxtor external drive
17 August 05 02:04 PM | rodtrent | 1 comment(s)

…to back up my data in real-time. I only have it set to backup every 5 hours – which I think is enough. BUT — why is it, that Ghost...

Filed under: Hardware, Software