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What Ever Happened To RealPlayer?

July 8th, 2008

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One of my favorite media players when I hooked up my first computer to the Internet was RealPlayer. From streaming radio stations to movies, Real was where it was at. The first version of RealPlayer was introduced in April of 1995 as RealAudio Player which was one of the first media players capable of streaming […]

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Do You Care About iTunes DRM?

June 29th, 2008

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Back in the days of Windows 95 and “MMX” technology, you could purchase music from your favorite store that came on a disc (or tape). These mediums allowed you to play them in just about any device. From Sony to RCA, you could enjoy your music anywhere. It was, after all, your music. Play it […]

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Hate Vista? So Does Intel

June 26th, 2008

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With recent shipments of failure from the Microsoft camp, including a rather useless Service Pack 3 for aged XP and a “Reliability” Service Pack update for Vista SP1, their users have been speaking out for years since the release of Windows Vista in late 2006. And surprisingly (not), major companies are speaking out about just […]

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Death To My Hackintosh

April 5th, 2008

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Well, it appears I’m going to be using Microsoft Vista for a little while. Yesterday, my Hackintosh started to freeze up every couple of hours. After further investigation I realized that my USB ports, among other things, were failing on the motherboard. Serves me right for going sub-bargain-basement. I’m going to give my Mac hacking […]

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Do You Need Anti-Virus On Your Mac?

March 13th, 2008

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Microsoft’s Windows Operating System is the most popular computer software in the world right now. With the #1 spot comes more than the bright limelight. Crackers and “script kiddies” are out to exploit your Windows-based desktop or laptop and steal all your personal information. For the average Internet user, sooner or later that’s going to […]

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