A number of Microsoft enthusiasts this week received invitations to a “limited technical beta program” for Internet Explorer (IE) 8 Beta 1.
Archive for February 23rd, 2008
Feb23
Private IE 8 beta 1 test build coming soon
Filed in: Microsoft
Feb23
How to quickly color code values based on criteria
Excel can filter a list by criteria using AutoFilter or Advanced Filter. For instance, you can use either feature to filter a list of orders to a particular product or salesperson. Or, you can use both features to filter a list of orders to a particular product sold by a…
Filed in: Software
Feb23
Go stealth with Google Talk in Gmail
Google introduced a Google Talk gadget into Gmail quite a while ago, but some people didn’t like that signing into Gmail also meant signing into Google Talk. For them, Google added a feature that lets you “turn off chat” by clicking a link at the bottom of the page.
Though this was an easy way […]
Filed in: Google
Feb23
After the Format War
Toshiba, creator of the HD DVD, dropped out of the battle Tuesday over the next generation of movie-disc technology and conceded to the rival Blu-ray format from Sony. It was the biggest battle between two video formats since Betamax lost out to VHS in the 1980s. In the long run, the end of the latest format war is expected to be good for consumers.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Feb23
iPods in a War Zone
As they prepare for their daily patrols around Baghdad, soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division sync up their iPods, not with songs and movies, but with a laundry list of missions and audio files containing pre-recorded phrases in Iraqi Arabic or Kurdish. Loaded with special software, the music players help them communicate with the populace and learn the local culture.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Feb23
Practicing Safe E-Commerce
Despite the overwhelming success of e-commerce, there are still consumers out there too terrified to click their cart through a virtual checkout. Are they just a silly-nilly group, nutty as a bunch of conspiracy theorists? Or are the rest of us just too naive to get it? Neither, it turns out.
Filed in: Personal Tech
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