by jtpratt | Oct 11, 2007 | music, p2p, riaa, tech news, web
Whether you love or hate Madonna, a groundbreaking deal was announced when Madonna signed a $120M deal with “LiveNation” out of L.A. The contract is for 3 CD’s, and they will also promote her concerts, merchandise, and license her name. I don’t...
by jtpratt | Oct 11, 2007 | google, resources and tips
You know, just when you thought that google had it’s hands in everything – this one comes up. Google has started their own completely free Directory Assistance phone hotline number 800-GOOG-411. It’s free, it’s quick, and it works. It’s...
by jtpratt | Oct 4, 2007 | computers, diy, hardware, tutorial
I’ve build hundreds of PC’s and probably repaired even more computers over the last 10 years. For the most part – it’s always been cheaper to build a PC for someone that acually buy one outright. I often wonder – is that still the case?...
by jtpratt | Sep 14, 2007 | graphic apps, tech news, web
According to John Nack’s Blog over at Adobe – Photoshop is going online with a stripped down version called “Photoshop Express”. I think this is a significant branding point for Adobe – if they can tie their service into huge social apps...
by jtpratt | Sep 14, 2007 | gadgets, household tech
I bring to you The Washlet! [photopress:washlet1.jpg,thumb,pp_image][photopress:washlet2.jpg,thumb,pp_image][photopress:washlet3.jpg,thumb,pp_image] I just had to show you this – I guess they’re all the rage in Japan and Taiwan, and now they’re...
by jtpratt | Sep 13, 2007 | computers, firefox
<a href=”http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/12/firefox_milestone/”>The Register</a> posted that Mozilla Foundation’s Firefox browser has reached the 400 Million download mile mark. Wow! That’s not bad for just 3 years time!...
by jtpratt | Sep 6, 2007 | computers, resources and tips, scams
You get all kinds of emails talking about scams, and most of the time I immediantly check Snopes to make sure it’s legitimate or not (and usually it’s not). There was one going around about a year ago in forwarded email that talked about watching when you...
by jtpratt | Aug 31, 2007 | computers, linux, liveCD, resources and tips, windows
Staying on the topic of Linux LiveCD’s, OPHCrack is a tool that you can use to break, crack, or retrieve any Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista password quickly and effectively. Here’s the background….in our house friends and...
by jtpratt | Aug 31, 2007 | computers, linux, liveCD
Here’s another nice resource I found stumbling around, a list of 315 Linux Live CD’s for download. LiveCD’s are great because you don’t have to install anything on your computer to run a complete operating system. Nice to use as a guest on...
by jtpratt | Aug 31, 2007 | computers, ubuntu linux
Here’s a list of top 25 Ubuntu Blogs that just came out the other day. A lot of times you get a “top list”, and it’s just somebody’s favorites. This list is hundreds of thousands of people’s favorites because the criteria to get on...
