* Gearhead: Having faith in software * Backspin: Dear Dr. Backspin * Gibbsblog: The past 7 days
Gearhead: Having faith in software
We’ve got more geo-mapping stuff in the works but first have a few items to clear off our desk.
First up: When you shut down Windows do you ever get a message that CiceroUIWndFrame isn’t responding? Does this program ever appear to be the cause of Windows crashing? Ever wonder what CiceroUIWndFrame actually does?
To read this week’s Gearhead in its entirety, click here.
Backspin: Dear Dr. Backspin
In the never-ending quest to ensure that our readers are happy, mentally balanced and have their loins girded (with cheap girders if need be), this week we will attempt to address some of the more problematic issues you have written in about. . . . The Doctor is in.
To read this week’s Backspin in its entirety, click here.
Gibbsblog: The past 7 days
Video of the Week: Every OS Sucks
From dead troll dot com (slogan “quality digital viral comedy since 1832”) a work of genius (via Google Video): Every OS Sucks. Outstanding! [Thanks, Jim.]
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Who Called?
Ever get one of those telemarketing calls that are anonymous or where the ANI number shown isn’t listed? If you have and were driven to want to hunt the bastards down then here’s a new tool that may help: Who Called Us.
No matter how much this helps isn’t it about time something more was done?
How about ANI suppression being made illegal? Is there any valid reason why you would want to hide your number?
How about making it a federal offense to make a business call from a number that cannot be traced back to your business?
Is this all too much to ask for?
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VMware on x86 Macs
According to InfoWorld: VMware is bringing its virtualization technology to Intel-based Apple computers, giving Mac users the ability to run multiple operating systems, including Windows, Linux, NetWare and Solaris, in virtual machines alongside Mac OS X. This version is apparently due for release late this year.
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More Exploding Laptops … It’s a Mac this Time!
I missed this one when it first appeared but it seems that Dell isn’t the only laptop vendor with incendiary problems: See this Gizmodo article from June this year. Let me know if this kind of thing has happened to you …
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More Exploding Dell Laptops
If you, like kb, doubted the facts behind my June 21st blog entry Why Laptops Don’t belong on Laps which concerned a Dell laptop that exploded for no apparent reason at a conference then …
