8/13/2010

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Wouldn’t it be nice if whenever we messed up our life we could simply press ‘Ctr- Alt- Delete’ and start all over?
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11 Technologies in Danger of Going Extinct

It's a common story: The hottest technologies on the market are often upstaged by the next big thing. As new advancements are made, products that once changed our lives are left in the dust and swapped for the new, the shiny and the updated. Here are 11 devices - some you'd expect and some you might not - that are still roaming the streets but facing rapid extinction. Read more

Is your computer a slowpoke when booting up?

Slow Boot Soluto

It’s not a spelling mistake, this freeware program, which claims to be able to solve many slow boot up problems is called Soluto or ‘anti-frustration software’. It’s an ambitious claim to be sure and I'm always wary of programs that reckon they can solve this type of problem, but I have to say this one is a bit different. To begin with it’s free and there’s no crafty demands for money to fix your machine. Second, it is very easy to use, ideal for novices in fact who are wary of delving too deeply into the boot up process, and third, it doesn’t do a bad job. It even tells you what's taking up all the time and it should be able to shave at least a few seconds, possibly a lot more off the average PC boot up. It’s a Beta release and all of the usual provisos apply, but it seems pretty stable, so if your machine is taking forever to get going it has to be worth a try. http://www.soluto.com/