Software from Microsoft is benefited by rather constant, frequent updates that keep your Windows software running the best that it possibly can. While I update/upgrade my hardware and software as often as I can, there are many out theme who fall more into the “casual use” category. For them, updating all the time isn’t necessarily that important.
With that said, users of Windows 7 whom installed Office ’97 (yes, that’s ’97 with a “9″) may have noticed as of late that editing UAC controls wasn’t working too well for you. Never fear, simple copy the code below into a fresh note in notepad and save as a .reg file. Save said file to your desktop then double click to install — selecting “allow/agree/yes” to the proceeding questions of course. An even more fitting solution: upgrade already. Office ’97 was old a full decade ago. Let’s keep with the times shall we?
I’m actually curious as to why or what would keep consumers from upgrading their now ancient Office ’97 installs. Any Office ’97 users care to chime in? Don’t worry, I won’t judge you…much…
**Copy and paste into Notepad, save as .reg file and then run.
Some people pride themselves in their ornate and sophisticated plans and schedules they lay their lives out in. Such ways to approach the daily grind aren’t necessarily bad, they just don’t allow for any flexibility in my opinion. Others however find a kind of rush by “flying by the seat of their pants” into any and all situations. Which one are you? It really doesn’t matter. The Robot Alarm knows no right or wrong. Whatever type of person you are, organized or completely chaotic is nothing to this little alarm. The only thing it longs for is a loving (or not) touch from you each morning letting it know you’re still alive. $13.69 for waking up a little nerdier and a little happier. What say ye?
Android is quickly becoming “the” OS to have. While the software itself is constantly changing, the hardware too is going for a wild ride. If you don’t like the current crop of Android handsets, give it a few weeks as the market is changing that fast. For most, GSM is the way to go for Android goodness. But don’t discount CDMA too quickly as there are a few gems there as well — hello Moto Droid and Droid Eris. But many will be quick to point out that in the states at least, GSM and CDMA are not the only games in town. There is another, albeit less popular player in the mix — iDen/Nextel.
For those craving the most bleeding edge devices and fastest mobile speeds, Nextel isn’t even a thought in their minds. No matter how you slice it, the iDen network that powers Nextel is simply too old and antiquated to get steal any other carriers’ users. For those who don’t have a choice because of either corporate or coverage restraints, Nextel is the way to go. So whether by choice or by force, Nextel users now have an Android device to call their own.
The Motorola Opus One continues Motorola’s weird fascination with the iDen scene by releasing a rather ho-hum (to most, super duper to the standard Nextel affair) device. Don’t let my words and thoughts permeate your thought making process. Have a look at the spec’s for yourselves…
Home, Menu, Back, Speaker buttons are capacitive buttons with haptic feedback
2.5mm headset jack
“Enterprise email”
Flash Lite v3.1.x
The standard yet tired 528MHz workhorse processor found in pretty much every other Android phone is also present earning the “mid-range” moniker for this device. Rather meager specs aside, I’m sure Nextel users are doing a jump for joy in their corporate paid for seats this very moment, knowing that some Android love is in deed coming their way. Anyone looking to pick a few of these up — possibly even switching in the process?
Like any gadget loving person, I constantly comb through all corners of the web hoping to find the latest dirt on private information that the companies involve don’t want to be quite…so…public. So you can understand some piqued interest when stumbling upon an ad that mentions “PSP-4000 support”. Is it for real or is it nothing more than a small oversight that somehow made it’s way to print?
A next-gen PSP has been rumored for several months. Lest we not forget the utter failure and disappointment the PSP-Go is/was. It could be (and probably is) nothing more than confusion manifested by lost translation down the grapevine. However, it could also point to a completely re-worked PSP-4000 — a perfect opportunity for Sony to re-energize their mobile gaming division. Again, don’t get your hopes to far up as the higher they get the harder it will hurt when they fall. Still, I’m pulling for the latter. Joystiq
You’d think a company, especially a company as big and globally present as HP, would have a well rounded view of the people who use their products. Apparently when they were developing their face tracking software being built into HP webcams and computers they forgot one small thing — to include support for darker skinned people. The video below perfectly displays a wondrous minor oversight on HP’s part. Given the issues this could cause, look for an update and/or some sort of message from HP relatively soon. Kind of embarrassing wouldn’t you say? Any darker skinned readers care to share your experiences — good or bad…
The best part is the two individuals in the movie: “White Wonda” and “Black Desie(sp?) might have some comedy routine goin’ here no?
**Update: HP has responded to the “racist webcams” story. The response isn’t your typical “we’re sorry”, “we’re looking into this”, or anything else that lays any blame whatsoever on HP. Instead they blame the end users:
try to increase the light to the face while decreasing the amount of light in the background
Watch the video below (if you already did, watch it again) and tell me how “incorrect lighting” matters when it very clearly works for White Wonda. So what do you say: Incorrect lightening or manufacturer error?
Of all the things an organization shouldn’t be these days is that of a technologically deficient and incompetent organization. The NBA apparently wants to milk TV/network deals for all their worth while simultaneously ensuring they further remove value and “closeness” from the fans the so desperately seek. Continue on…
A few months back, the NBA issued a statement saying that all social networking done by players, coaches, team members, etc., was to be done only after all official news interviews and other “official” means had wrapped up. Stupid and pointless but ok, I’ll go along with it. Unfortunately for Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks, he became the poster child for the broken mess that is the NBA’s technological image, fining the player $7,500 for breaking the bogus rule the organization has mandated. What was so threatening to the precious revenues of the big networks that now monopolize sports news?
“Back to 500. Yess!!! “500″ means where doing good. Way to Play Hard Guys.”
Way to be classy NBA. Again, the blanket ban on personal social networking during official media coverage is stupid to begin with. But could some common sense be used from time to time? I mean no harm or actual news was given up. Anyone else disappointed?
Android 2.1 (Flan) may or may not be available (depends on your level of Android hackery) yet but that doesn’t mean you can’t at least have one of the shiny new features 2.1 brings. For 2.1 Google has thrown in a new weather/news widget. It isn’t anything groundbreaking but nonetheless is a nice addition to the stock allotment of widgets.
The weather widget is rather simple and shows the city, current conditions, and temperature while the news widget is a bit deeper allowing customization showing/hiding various news categories and even creating your own. Overall it’s a nifty download worth installing. Get on it folks.
**In order to install the 2.1 Google News/Weather widgets, Navigate to Settings > Applications and check “allow install of non marketplace apps”.
Download Android 2.1 Google News/Weather widgets from DroidForums
Somehow, somewhere, someone thought I knew a thing or two about mobile devices. Take a minute or two to check out Freescale's Smart Mobile Device Pundit 2012. There's some pretty big names on there and some awesome people. Not to worry. I won't judge you if you vote for someone else.
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