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  • Important Adobe Update Available, But There’s a Catch – You Might Need to Update Manually

    It’s only been a few weeks since I wrote my last article about an update that patched 32 critical security holes in Adobe software, but here I am again.  Since you’re all my internet buddies, I’d like to let you know that Adobe just released a new patch for their software but it might only…

  • Preorder Monkey Island 2 SE: LeChuck’s Revenge and Recieve Secret of Monkey Island: SE for Free

    Nearly a year ago, I reviewed The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, and this Summer LucasArts is breathing new life into the second game in the series: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge. LeChuck’s Revenge is getting the same overhaul that the first game got, with updated graphics, sound, and voiceover work. In addition to…

  • Amazon Releases Kindle for Android App

    In another big step towards expanding their grip on the E-Book market, Amazon recently released a version of their Kindle software for Android.  The Kindle was originally a hardware device for reading digital books, and Amazon has since made the software available on other devices like the iPhone and iPad. The Kindle software is free…

  • How To Change The Default File Opening and Saving Location For Microsoft Office

    If you’re a big Word and Excel user, you may open and save several documents in a day.  Word and Excel are set by default to save in your My Documents folder on Windows XP or Documents library on Windows Vista/7.  This default location is OK if you’re a home user but may not be…

  • New Silverlight-based Facebook Client Impresses

    I really don’t care for out-of-browser clients for my internet services.  They are typically a sluggish waste of time, instead of an extension of what I like about its browser-based counterpart. Luckily, the Silverlight 4 Facebook Client is very useful and less of a pest (Silverlight is a Microsoft technology for creating interactive applications, similar…

  • Unlock REAL Multitasking on Your Android Phone with QuickDesk

    Android does multitasking. Not some watered down, limited-functionality-API-while-the-application-is-suspended multitasking like other phones (cough), but real, 100% Grade A multitasking.  One big problem with Android’s multitasking, though, is that even though you can run everything simultaneously, it’s hard to jump between applications without returning to your home screen. Sure, you can access a list of your…

  • Your Computer Is Giving You Insomnia, But I’ve Got the Medicine: F.lux

    If you’re like me, you spend a lot of time looking at a computer’s LCD screen, especially after the sun has gone down.  Now this is great because we’re all doing important things like watching YouTube videos and blogging, but there’s a downside: it’s turning you into an insomniac. That’s right, an insomniac, a person with…

  • Google Voice – Now Available For Everyone!

    Google Voice, the popular communication service originally known as GrandCentral before it was acquired by Google in 2007, has been invite-only for the past year.  Demand for these hard-to-come-by invites was high – so high that they were being sold on eBay for as much as $200 – but Google just opened the service to…

  • Pioneer One: A Science Fiction Series Freely Distributed Through BitTorrent

    An original science fiction series is looking to break new ground in the era of digital distribution. Funded purely through donations, the first episode of Pioneer One has recently been released. Foregoing traditional methods of distribution, the creators are instead freely distributing the episode through BitTorrent. The first episode of Pioneer One was made on…

  • Timerrific for Android: A Great Way to Forget Your Phone’s Settings

    Let’s face it, the Locale app for Android was awesome.  Being a product of MIT graduates, Locale is a simple and easy way to manage your Android phone’s settings through profiles triggered via either a GPS location or a specific time frame.  And let me tell you, it was slick. When I was close to…