Archive for August, 2005

ThinkVision L170 Flat Panel Review

Monday, August 29th, 2005

Business, Home Office, and Gamer audiences will all find the ThinkVision L170 flat panel LCD monitor a great deal for the price range. We tested this monitor and it performed exceptionally well for the First Person Shooter Medal of Honor game. Displaying an optimum resolution of 1280 x 1024, the L170 has a […]

eBay Forces Firewall Users to Accept SPAM

Saturday, August 20th, 2005

Once again eBay penalizes people who block known spam networks. eBay users who actively block unscrupulous advertising and spam sources in their firewall will find eBay functioning at only 50% for them. If you are blocking the bad doubleclick.net and akamai.net you will find eBay is broken for you, and eBay doesn’t […]

So You Want to Use Windows Update?

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005

Naughty Windows XP “Devils Own” users were recently locked out of MS Windows Update. Microsoft started requiring users to verify their serial number before using Windows Update. This effort to force users to either buy XP or tell them where you got the illegal copy is called ‘Genuine Advantage.’ Within 24 hours of […]

UPS Power Backup Bargains

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

It is recommended that you use UPS protection for network workstations or your personal computer. If you’ve been putting it off, now is a good time to get a UPS as Tripp Lite just announced an 11% price drop. If you are not sure how big an UPS to buy, take a look […]