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Coming right after the rumor that Windows 7 was scheduled for 2009, another addition to the rumor has popped up. The latest addition is that Microsoft has already sent Windows 7 Milestone 1 Build 6.1.6519.1 to its key partners.
Here are some of the supposed leaked screenshots of Windows 7 Ultimate from ThinkNext. Take a look […]

My good friend Wayne Smallman of Blah, Blah! Technology has released a new WordPress plugin to help you make the most of Social Media and Social Networking.
Socialize Me! gives you a new way of connecting with visitors to your blog. How? In Wayne’s own words:
Imagine one of your articles has been submitted to StumbleUpon. You’re […]

The best way to start your weekend? With another smashing time waster of course! In Horse Rancher, you have three years to turn your ranch into a success. You’ll be buying horses, training them, and eventually racing them.

Once you buy a horse, you’ll be invited to different races. Each race has a varying entrance fee […]

This should sound familiar to anyone who uses a computer regularly. You want to delete a file or folder but can’t because Windows says the file is being used by another program.
Does this message look familiar?

Other variations of this error include:

Cannot delete file: Access is denied
There has been a sharing violation.
The source […]

MonkeySee is a video sharing site that focuses on “how-to” videos. Videos comprise of submissions by normal users and experts in various fields like the video of Rubik’s Cube expert Bob Burton on how to solve the famous cube.
Now if you’re thinking that you would like to be an expert too, it’s not that hard. […]

If you’re a Windows XP user who hasn’t switched to Vista, you’ve probably done some desktop customizing to give it a fresh look. While you’re waiting for the release of Windows 7, why don’t you give your boot screen a little attention?
There are some applications that let you customize your boot screen but require […]

We’ve finished taking a look at the different types of geeks. Now it’s time to think on what type of villain you would be. Don’t be shy, we’ve all played the villain once or twice. While there are thousands of possible villain types, let’s use Joshua Kemble’s Cliché Villains to determine which kind of villain […]

It’s the start of the week and you’re at the office wishing you were home. You’ve been grumpy the minute you got there. You need to release all that resentment. How? By playing our designated time waster of course.
Today’s designated productivity cure is a rather violent game called 13 Days In Hell. You find […]