The Amazon Kindle is an interesting e-Reader, but it's too locked into Amazon's system and file formats. I prefer Sony's Reader as far as e-Readers go because they embraced open formats in response to Kindle's competition, but still it's a fairly limited function device. Apple's iPad does not interest me at all. HP's Slate is closer to what I would want, but it seems built for … [Read more...]
Ask 404TS: What’s up with “Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?” dialogs?
An interesting question has been posed on the 404 Tech Support forums asking about those pop-up dialogs you might receive every once in a while that start with "Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?". The question also asks, "Are there any dangers related to this? Will it install malware? Is there a way to block it automatically?" These are very good questions … [Read more...]
Adobe Acrobat and PDFs with Foreign Languages
A user recently informed me that they were receiving an error message when they tried to view a PDF that apparently had Chinese characters in its text. The message they received was: The Simplified Chinese Language Support Package is required to display this page properly. Under the current configuration, this resource is not available. I was aware of the foreign language … [Read more...]
A Portable LCD Monitor Arrives
Amongst other surveys, one is frequently cited that says a second monitor will increase productivity by an average of 42 percent (Jon Peddie Research). Now you can take a second monitor and its productivity gain with you. MEDL Tech has announced the world's first portable 13.3" LCD monitor which they're calling The Panel. The Panel has as many practical applications as a … [Read more...]
iGoogle, YouTube has Downtime along with other Google Modules
I woke up this morning to find a very ugly iGoogle homepage. It appears a part of the Google infrastructure is down and it seems to be the gmodules.com area. This will cause iGoogle to not fully load all the way and other Google gadgets on websites will hang and take a while to time out before allowing the rest of the page to load. Some lines at the top state: 'Home' tab has … [Read more...]