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Several years ago when Overture launched it's cost per click bidding mechanism. I was trying to drive traffic to a site that I was promoting. We had a very small budget and we had to pick and choose our search keywords carefully. In order to ensure we where getting to our targeted audience we refined the search words to a
Hey Dude I just got a new Dell, but guess what when I boot it the thing is asking me to agree to License terms that I cannot read. With the wild wording in Software licenses these days it is important to read the fine print. After my experience the Dell's that where bulk purchased by my employer there is
In what is being debated as a mistake or on purpose AOL has blocked access to LiveJournal websites. If I was a AOL customer I would be pissed. I cannot understand how a company can make such a blunder. They are in effect censoring the web. I have several friends that use AOL and it is beyond me why they
If you are looking for information on something that you do not know much about you can ask the question on "Ask Pud" responses will vary. It's kinda like asking someone for directions the answers and accuracy will vary. Entertaining at the least. [Ask Pud]
It is not very often that I see a site and like it so much that I add it to my daily visit list. The creators of Root Blog have created a very nice site that has many features that I really like. With well laid out categories you can drill down to specific subject areas. I had suggested that
If you're like me you love to try new things with your computer that continually push your knowledge further forward. Linux has for some time been a Hobie for me. I love it's versatility and it's community. One thing has kept me from using it as my main desktop OS, and that's it's choice. Many consider choice one of Linux's
If every reader of Geek News Central click's on the link below today we have the ability to send about 25,000 readers based on previous Friday volume to the EFF site. Read the statement that the EFF has prepared if you agree fill out your info and click the E-mail/Fax link and let your congressman know you are concerned. [EFF]
The most comprehensive site on Spyware I have run across. Terrific resource and will go on our permanent links page. [SpyWareGuide.com]
PC Magazine has a great review of this new software package which scans and monitors your system for Spyware, Key Loggers and a variety of trojans. The program is currently free and seems quite robust. I did some comparing with Ad-Aware and it actually found a few items that Ad-Aware did not. I will play with it for awhile and
I am unsure how I missed this one. But it seems a major blow is about to befall VOIP services. "TWO WEEKS AGO, Minnesota drew first blood. It ordered so-called VoIP (voice over IP) provider Vonage to file for a telephone operator
We got a lot of bang for our buck when Nasa aimed Hubble at Mars during it's close approach and captured some of the most amazing pictures to date. [HubbleSite] Full resolution closest approach apex shot [MARS]
RIAA is claiming they know whether a MP3 has been created from a CD or downloaded. I am very curious to see how this turns out and I am sure those super geeks out there will give us the technical breakdown. Unless the file is altered somehow I am not buying it thus far. [BBC] [CNN]
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