Worst gadget ever? Ars reviews a $99 Android tablet

It really says something when some of your customers ask the Internet whether they got the right thing when they received your product, or whether it got switched out with some joke Chinese knockoff that\’s not really supposed to work. The Maylong M-150 TabletPC is an Android-based device sold by Walgreens for a mere $99 […]

Dell knew about computer failures, hid info from customers

A lawsuit from 2007, has finally proven that Dell made efforts to conceal known issues in it\’s desktop machines… For example, the Times says that Dell conducted a study in 2004 and concluded that a minimum of 12 percent of its SX270 Optiplex machines would have problems over three years (the same study also included […]

Google TV’s Chaotic Interface

David Pogue, review\’s Google TV for the New York Times…. This much is clear: Google TV may be interesting to technophiles, but it’s not for average people. On the great timeline of television history, Google TV takes an enormous step in the wrong direction: toward complexity. Read the rest here, at NYTimes.com.

Office 2011: Outlook FAQ

Macworld\’s faq on Office 2011\’s Outlook…. The quick summary is: Better PC <-> Macintosh cross platform support (eg. PST file support) MobileMe support only includes Contacts support, no calendar, tasks.  This includes no support for iCal. No Gmail Calendar support (but includes Gmail Accounts & contacts) There\’s more, but overall there are features incomplete & […]

The Saga of a Geek Who (Once) Hated Apple

Check it out, what happens when your an Windows user, and dislike Apple.  Sometimes you are forced to re-evaluate your opinions.  Here\’s the story, of a \”geekmom\” who hated Apple, and yet due to job responsibilites was forced to use an iPhone 4.  (Cue dramatic music) See how she was forced to re-evaluate her opinion. […]

Automatic Login for Windows XP & Mac OS X

This feature allows other users to start your computer and use the account that you establish to automatically log on. Enabling auto logon makes your computer more convenient to use, but can pose a security risk since anyone can just turn the machine on and access your files. Mac OS X This may vary slightly depending […]

What’s so dubious about my startup applications?

Ever notice that a program that is supposed to startup at login doesn\’t behave properly? It maybe has a permissions issue.  Take a look at your console.log, and see if you see any launchctl related errors. For example: 11/11/10 1:20:48 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[316] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Ben/Library/LaunchAgents 11/11/10 1:20:48 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[316] launchctl: Dubious […]