Jul 20

Apple updates Mac mini: Core i5 and i7, Thunderbolt, AMD Radeon HD, no SuperDrive

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Need a miniature desktop to match that petite MacBook Air that Apple just refreshed? Well, there’s a Mac for that. The new Mac mini packs an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, Thunderbolt, AMD Radeon HD graphics, and Mac OS X Lion. Notably absent, however, is that familiar front-facing SuperDrive slot. Starting at $599 with a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5, the new models include Turbo Boost 2.0, letting you crank up the speed to 3.4GHz when using processor-intensive applications. Apple also announced a $999 server version that ships with a Core i7 processor and OS X Lion Server. As with the previous generation, the mini doesn’t sacrifice on connectivity, including gigabit Ethernet, FireWire 800, HDMI, SDXC, audio in and out, Thunderbolt (with support for up to six devices), and four USB 2.0 ports on the rear. There’s also 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0. The Mac mini is available for purchase online today, and in Apple retail stores tomorrow.

Gallery: Apple Mac mini (mid-2011)

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Jul 18

A Man Who’s Never Used a Computer in His Life Tries Internet Explorer

Posted in: Chrome, Internet Explorer, Today's Chili, top

Jennifer Boriss, a Firefox dev, went to the mall seeking test subjects to help improve the browser. She expected to meet people with a range of tech savvy, but she was’t expecting a man who’d never before touched a mouse. More »

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Jul 15

Does Not Compute: 10 PC Myths from Movies and Television

Posted in: Movies, Today's Chili, top

For over half a century, Hollywood has been making computers do whatever they damn well please. Routinely featured on television and in movies, supercomputers, desktop rigs, and laptops are all too often granted near-magical capabilities. Deceit! Here are the top ten lies Hollywood tells about computers, for your amusement and scorn. More »

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Jun 27

The Gadgetization of Cars Is Kind of Ruining Them

Posted in: Cars, Gadgets, Today's Chili, top

The antique Thunderbird parked outside on my street right now will run, approximately, forever. Unlike my Honda Civic Hybrid, which will be in the scrapheap before my baby daughter hits college. Why? Because the gadgetization of cars is ruining them. More »

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Jun 17

The Best Notebooks of the Year So Far

Posted in: Apple, ASUS, HP, Laptops, lenovo, netbooks, Notebooks, review, Reviews, roundup, samsung, sony, Today's Chili, top, Toshiba

To find out the best laptops of 2011 so far, we checked in with Mark Spoonauer who, as editor-in-chief of Laptop Magazine and Laptopmag.com, oversees 140+ notebook and netbook reviews every year. If you’re buying soon, buy one of these. More »

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Jun 16

Holy Shit! IBM Is 100 Years Old

Posted in: Retro, roundup, thinkpad, Today's Chili, top

Q&A: The IBM You Never Knew About

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Jun 15

Nine Everyday Tech Tools Made Possible by 100 Years of IBM

Posted in: ps3, storage, Today's Chili, top, VideoGames, wii, xbox

IBM’s Centennial anniversary is fast approaching (as in TODAY), and their 100 years of hard work shouldn’t go unnoticed. Behind every major technological advance, you’re likely to find IBM’s name floating around somewhere. Here are 9 of our favorite IBM-aided innovations. More »

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Jun 08

Free Secunia PSI: Monitor for Software Updates

Posted in: Freeware, Internet Explorer, Opera, Pre-Release, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on July 27, 2007 by CyberNet.

SecuniaWe’ve talked about Secunia’s online software inspector before. It doesn’t require that you download any application, and it operates completely through your browser. The purpose of using it is to find out-dated software on your computer. You may not see much of a threat in running an older version of an application, but your computer can be left vulnerable to attacks when it comes to things like web browsers or instant messengers.

A report by Secunia back in May stated that 28% of the applications being used are out-dated. With more than 33% of users running an old version of QuickTime, Secunia said "all it takes is one unpatched Quicktime vulnerability and a provocative video title to compromise a lot of visitors."

A new tool by Secunia called the Personal Software Inspector (PSI) hopes to make it easier for Windows users to know when there are new versions of their applications available. PSI is currently in a Beta state, but it is a free downloadable application that a user installs instead of being web-based like before. It examines the files on your computer (mostly EXE, DLL, and OCX files), and collects version information from them to be sent to Secunia’s File Signatures engine to make a comparison.

The great thing about this tool is that it sits in your System Tray constantly monitoring for more insecure software installations. If one is found it will give you the instructions needed so that you can upgrade to the latest version.

It’s important to know that this does not check for malicious software or whether your computer has already been compromised…it is just checking to see if you’re running the latest version of more than 4,200 applications.

Here are the benefits of using Secunia PSI:

  • The Secunia PSI will be available free of charge
  • Calculates your unique Secunia System Score
  • Automatically scans your computer
  • Enables you to update Insecure/End-of-Life software
  • Provides Direct Download Links to security updates & patches
  • Detects and advises on more than 4,200 applications
  • Direct correlation between thousands of Secunia Advisories and your specific system and software
  • Secure SSL encrypted connection to Secunia

I decided to try this out for myself on a computer I knew was running an out-dated version of Firefox (it’s my server which I don’t use for anything other than backups). I wanted to see what it would do, and what upgrade option it would offer me. It actually found that Internet Explorer 7 was out-dated as well as the version of the .NET Framework I was running. Firefox was the only one that offered a direct download link (clicking on it pulled up my default browser and initiated the download immediately), but the .NET Framework offered a link where I could receive more information:

Secunia PSI

Overall, I’m really impressed with this application and I think it has earned its place on all of my computers. It’s nice that Secunia is developing such an extensive application that is capable of monitoring more than 4,000 different programs for updates. I believe that it is the first of its kind to do this on such a large scale, and hopefully people will begin using it.

Download Secunia Personal Software Inspector
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May 27

Get a Small Refund for your Seagate Hard Drive

Posted in: lawsuit, Today's Chili

This article was written on November 02, 2007 by CyberNet.

Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive It looks as though Seagate has dug themselves a small hole, and is having a hard time getting out of it. On the packages of their hard drives they used to state the storage space in terms of gigabytes, which isn’t anything out of the ordinary. The problem lies within how they specify what a gigabyte actually is. They say that 1GB is equal to 1 billion bytes, but any computer savvy person knows that isn’t the case. In fact, 1GB is equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes which turns out to be a difference of over 70MB.

Seagate didn’t just make that error in the specification either. The hard drives themselves were shortchanged 70MB for every 1GB of space they were said to have, that’s a difference of about 7%! That may not seem significant, but purchasing an 80GB hard drive would mean that you would really get less than 75GB of space.

As you can imagine a lawsuit has resulted from this, and if it gets approved on February 7, 2008 a lot of people will be getting small refunds. If you bought one of the millions of hard drives sold between March 22, 2001, and January 1, 2006 you can go ahead and submit a short claim form. If it ends up getting approved you’ll receive 5% cash back on the purchase price of the drive.

Note: This is for U.S. customers only who purchased the hard drive individually. If the hard drive came with a computer you are not eligible for the refund.

Source: Computer World

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May 26

Where Should I Buy My Electronics?

Posted in: amazon, Apple, Gadgets, Today's Chili, Web Sites

This article was written on October 24, 2007 by CyberNet.

If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance that you have a soft-spot for electronics. With so many electronic toys and gadgets to choose from, and many places to buy, it can be difficult to know where the best place is to buy. A recent article from ConsumerReports.org answers the question, “Where should I buy my electronics.”  Based upon over 90,000 purchases made, their readers rated walk-in and online stores to determine where to buy electronics. Here are some of the results.

consumer reports electronics stores

Top Online Stores for electronics:

When it came to shopping online for electronics in terms of products, Crutchfield.com earned the overall highest reader score. They earned great scores for selection, customer service, and their web site. Not surprising, Amazon.com came in 2nd with high scores in price, selection, and website. The list of the top five include:

  1. Crutchfield.com
  2. Amazon.com
  3. Costco.com (great scores for price)
  4. Jr.com (price and selection)
  5. BuyDig.com (price and selection)

Top Walk-in Stores for electronics:

  1. Local independent stores (quality and customer service)
  2. Tweeter (great customer service)
  3. Costco (price)
  4. Ritz Camera (customer service, checkout speed)
  5. Ultimate Electronics (customer service)

Not all of the stores listed above are ideal for purchasing PCs.  The stores that rated the best for PCs include:

  1. PC Connection.com
  2. Newegg.com
  3. Amazon.com
  4. PCMall.com
  5. TigerDirect.com

In the market for a mac?

If you’re in the market for a Mac computer, as you may expect, the best choices are, well, Apple… and Apple. More specifically, Apple.com or the Apple store were rated the best for places to purchase Mac computers. They were given high scores for customer service and selection (well I’d hope they’d have a good selection!), but not for price.  If you’re wanting a good deal on a Mac, it was determined that your best option is MacConnection.com, Amazon.com, or MacMall.com.

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