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Google’s been Hijacked! Stay Safe!

September 28th, 2007 by Jeff
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In one of John C. Dvorak’s latest columns, he was talking about how easy it is to sabotage Google’s search results. As a result, there are a few things that you need to make sure of when you are searching Google for information that you need to ensure that you keep your PC safe.

Palm announces the Centro

September 28th, 2007 by Jeff
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According to PCMag.com, Palm and Sprint today announced the new Palm Centro smart phone. This is a completely different phone from the Treo, and moves closer to the size of the Blackberry Pearl. This Palm phone is targeted to the more price-conscious users, as it starts at $99 with a 2-year contract. For more information on […]

Create PDFs quicky for FREE!

September 24th, 2007 by Jeff
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Websites everywhere use the ubiquitous PDF format for their documents. PDFs are portable across multiple operating systems and almost anyone is able to view these documents that are stored in the PDF file format. How does one create a PDF? In the past, you would need to buy Adobe Acrobat before you could create PDF documents. […]

Stop sending embarrassing emails

September 14th, 2007 by Jeff
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All of us has heard stories of the unfortunate employee that forwarded an email to everyone in the company that should have been private, and how that same employee was either fired or disciplined for that action. For those of us that sometimes are less than diligent about ensuring that we only click “Reply” instead […]

Palm Foleo is Cancelled

September 14th, 2007 by Jeff
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As some of you may know, Palm recently announced its new “mobile companion”, the Palm Foleo. This device was designed to work with your Palm Treo and other Palm handhelds to add functionality. It came to our attention that the Palm Foleo was canceled by Palm as of September 4, 2007.
According to Palm CEO Ed […]