January 28, 2010 | Computer | No Comments
Are you ready to rock? I should hope so. I'm giving your hands a rest and your ears a workout this week, for none of the apps in the ol' "freeware roundup" this time around are actually download...
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January 28, 2010 | Computer | No Comments
What a difference an OS makes. Whereas those in charge of IT took a very cautious approach to Vista, Windows 7 is enjoying a much warmer reception and more rapid adoption rate. "We have 50 percen...
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January 28, 2010 | Computer | No Comments
The latest addition to Samsung's N-Series netbook range -- the N230 -- is really just another netbook in a what's long been a crowded market, only this one promises to stay up and running all d...
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January 28, 2010 | Computer | No Comments
On the surface, the Samsung Omnia II ($200 with a two-year contract from Verizon; price as of 12/1/09) seems to be the Windows Mobile phone that fans have been waiting for. With its gorgeous 3.7-inch ...
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January 28, 2010 | Computer | No Comments
Putting it frankly, Assassin's Creed II embarrasses the original. The long-awaited sequel to the flawed but brilliant 2007 Crusade makes such leaps in scope, presentation and yes - gameplay ...
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January 28, 2010 | Computer | No Comments
Sales figures can be kind of drab to talk about, but wow, the Wii absolutely crushed in December 2009. According to The NPD Group (via Wired), Nintendo moved 3.81 million Wii consoles in North ...
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January 28, 2010 | Computer | No Comments
An official Twitter app showed up on the Blackberry platform just a few weeks ago, followed quickly by the acquisition of Tweetie for iPhone. Now Twitter is stamping it's seal of approval on an offici...
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January 28, 2010 | Computer | No Comments
Give Dell a few more months and it will ensure that its Adamo ultraportable range is ultra-inexpensive too. It has already affected two price cuts in the 10 months following the Adamo's launch. The la...
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January 28, 2010 | Computer | No Comments
The tweener world between point-and-shoot and DSLRs gets more interesting all the time. Just when you think 20x zooms, advanced focusing, image stabilization, and lots of megapixels pretty much max ou...
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January 28, 2010 | Computer | No Comments
Speaking of Las Vegas, this means that we talk about casino! Of course Las Vegas is the most famous city. Will you do not know about Las Vegas today? He is known for his cruelty, are the crimes and la...
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Symantec’s Norton Ghost 15 ($60 as of January 11, 2010) substantially improves one of the most capable disk-imaging programs on the market. Some of the new features are of interest only to business IT managers, while others will appeal to consumers. And all of the enhancements make this a powerful tool for anyone serious about backup and recovery.
For the average user, Windows 7 support, Blu-ray disc burning, and a feature Symantec has dubbed “cold imaging” are the most intriguing new features.
Though most imaging products have offered cold imaging–the ability to create a backup image using the recovery CD–for years, it’s certainly a welcome addition to Ghost. (I’ve complained for ages about the feature’s absence from Ghost and other Symantec imaging products.) Ghost 15′s version of the feature, which copies only entire partitions, performed quickly and perfectly in my tests. A notable annoyance: You must enter the program serial number each time you use the feature. Recovery doesn’t require a serial number.
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