On a freshly installed machine, boot time may vary from 20 seconds to 30 seconds flat. If you’ve had your PC for quite a long time without reformatting (like me it goes 24/7) that speed may extend to 50 or even 90 seconds. To most people that’s bearable but to impatient geeks like [...]
To anyone using Windows Live Messenger and getting the error:
Windows Live Messenger
We were unable to sign you into Windows Live Messenger at this time. Please try again later.
To let us try and troubleshoot the problem, click the Troubleshoot button.
Error code: 80048820
Extended error code: 80048412
The error range could be: 80048820, 80048412, 80048439
Here’s [...]
Japan’s WINDS satellite - a joint project of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - was launched into orbit February 23, 2008 at 5:55 p.m. WINDS is an ambitious project with new technology that promises to deliver “super high-speed Internet” service to homes and businesses around the world.
When tests aboard [...]
Firefox has just broken 500,000,000 downloads mark. A huge milestone for the Mozilla Foundation and they are celebrating by earning 500 million grains of donated rice to feed 25,000 people. Nice way to celebrate ain’t it?
If you want to participate just head over to FreeRice and play a simple vocabulary game. The [...]
If you’re like me, you’d like to keep your most used programs a click away like Photoshop, MS Word, Firefox etc. That’s simple if you have just a handful or programs but what if you have 20? I was able to do this with Desktop Sidebar by having several “Menus” that carry my shortcuts. [...]
The HD format war is officially over with HD DVD hitting the dust. The Blu-ray disc is now the standard for HD video on disc media.HD DVD has been pronounced dead on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, with Toshiba’s press release laying out the flowers for the HD DVD tomb. The Format War is [...]
As a PC (Computer, not OS) enthusiast, I always try to keep myself updated with whats hot and what works with regards to computer hardware by canvassing and looking at what parts are available in the Philippines. Having a short list of what you want can help you when you decide to either upgrade [...]
Mobile phones like Nokias are so popular that they’re even getting imitations, much like software available only.
They say that imitation is the best form of flattery but when comes to products, imitations are bootlegged or pirated copies of actual products that have subpar or worse quality. Buying one is a waste [...]
Still looking for the perfect host to host that all downloads site? Yahoo steps up to that criteria by providing fully unlimited hosting. Unlimited Space and Unlimited Transfer. Interested?
The new service is called Yahoo! Small Business and here’s what it offers:
Easy-to-use design tools
Free domain name (like www.atmaxplorer.com)
Unlimited disk space
Unlimited data transfer
Unlimited email [...]
Whether you’re buying your first gaming computer or upgrading an aging computer, it’s good practice that you look around for parts yourself and build a computer that fits your needs from scratch instead of buying a prebuilt one. Why?
For one you get to build a computer that you really want by having your pick [...]
