When Netflix raised its rates last year, it had a lot of unhappy customers on its hands. I think a big part of the dissatisfaction was that people already felt like they weren't quite getting their money's worth when they had DVDs just sitting around for a while without being watched. There are plenty of other subscription services out there that are in the same boat. If you … [Read more...]
A few WordPress plugins to make your blog more of a site
I was recently migrating a Joomla site and everything I saw could have been better utilized as a WordPress site. By customizing a theme, the front-end would have changed as little as possible while the back-end would have been able to enjoy the beautiful, simple and straight-forward admin dashboard of WordPress. To capture some of the functionality that the site had … [Read more...]
Send your documents to Kindle with Amazon’s new software
Moving society away from such heavy reliance on paper comes at one painful inch at a time. Amazon's Kindle and other eReaders and tablets out there have certainly done a lot to assist in the cause. Amazon has made available an application for Windows that would allow you to send your personal documents to your Kindle devices. With it installed, you can either right-click a … [Read more...]
More than just a patch with Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.2 quarterly update
The quarterly release for Adobe Reader and Acrobat came out today. It resolves critical security vulnerabilities that were put off since the Protected Mode in Reader and Acrobat X should have neutralized the threats. In addition to version 10.1.2 of Reader and Acrobat now being available, version 9.5 was also release for both titles. … [Read more...]
Inside the CPUsage Beta – Distributed Computing Is Starting To Pay
Making money from your computer when it is idle would be like finding a money tree for some. I have previously written about putting your idle computer to good use with distributed computing services like Folding@Home, SETI, and others. While those benefited organizations in need of processing power, it was largely a donation on your part. It seems the only way to generate … [Read more...]