Author Archive: Kevin Purcell
Kevin loves notebooks, tablets, gadgets and photography. He grew up with computers starting out on a Vic 20 and Commodore 64. The first computer he owned himself was an 8086 Compaq Deskpro. His foray into tablet computing began when he bought a Samsung Q1 Ultra. The smartphone market opened up for him with his Palm Treo 600.
Microsoft Updates Office for Windows and Mac with Important Security Fixes
Microsoft just patched their Word 2003 and 2007 for Windows and Office 2008 for Mac and Office 2012 for Mac to fix what they called “extremely important issues”. These security patches will bring your version of Office for Mac 2008 to 12.3.3 or Office for Mac 2011 to 14.2.2. Microsoft explained that the security flaw [...]
AOC e2251Fwu Offers USB Powered 1080p HD Monitor
AOC announced the new e2251Fwu USB-Powered Display, an interesting desktop monitor that connects to your computer via USB requiring no power cables. That’s not that astonishing. I’m testing a 16″ portable USB-powered monitor from AOC now. What sets the e2251Fwu monitor apart is the size and resolution. The new monitor offers a 22 inch display [...]
Apple Offering MobileMe Customers Free Copy of Snow Leopard
Apple wants MobileMe customers to make the jump to iCloud and their dangling a free copy of OS X Snow Leopard in front of them to kickstart the upgrade. This offer only applies to MobileMe customers running the two and soon-to-be three generation old version of OS X Leopard. Apple will cut off MobileMe on [...]
Alexandre Herchcovitch Special Edition HP dm1 Unveiled
HP announced the launch of a stylish new special edition HP dm1 notebook created in partnership with Brazilian designer Alexandre Herchcovitch. The Alexandre Herchcovitch Special Edition Notebook PC from HP joins earlier HP special notebooks from other designers like Chinese fashion designer Vivienne Tam and Dutch designer Tord Boontje. The cover of the new Alexandre Herchcovitch themed dm1 [...]
HP X7000 Wi-Fi Touch Mouse Review: Go Wireless, No Dongle or Bluetooth
The HP X7000 Wi-Fi Touch Mouse connects to Windows notebooks over Wi-Fi, so users can leave dongles and adapters at home without giving up a good mousing experience. Until HP introduced the Wi-Fi Mouse users had two options for wireless mice – connect via USB dongle or Bluetooth. I prefer Bluetooth, but using both a Wi-Fi [...]
Warpia StreamEZ Sends HDMI Signal from Laptop to Video Wirelessly
Laptops with HDMI ports can take advantage of a new product called the Warpia StreamEZ that will wirelessly send an HDMI signal to an HDTV or projector. All you need is an HDMI port on your laptop, something most computers have today. We’ve seen wireless video with things like Intel’s Wi-Di, AMD’s ViVu or Apple’s AirPlay. [...]
PC Notebook Owners Can Enjoy Custom Fit Cases Starting at $49
One of my favorite laptop case makers just announced they will make a Custom Fit SleeveCase for PC Laptops to fit any notebook. Waterfield Designs makes some of the best notebook cases I’ve used. They have sizes that fist most computers. Now, if they don’t have one to fit, they’ll make one for you. Notebook sleeves come [...]
Flashback Checker Finds Out if Your Mac Is Infected with Flashback Malware
Last week we told you about the Flashback Trojan that infected about one percent of all Mac OS X systems and showed you how to remove it, but there’s now an easier way to check. The malware hit 450,000 Macs. That’s one percent of the 45 Million Macs worldwide. While Flashback infected a relatively small number [...]
How to Remove the Flashback Trojan From Infected Macs
There’s another nasty Mac virus called Trojan-Download:OSX/Flashback.I or Flashback Trojan for short. This one will steal all locally stored login data on infected Macs. A trojan malware infection disguises itself as an application, that looks like a valid program, but is a malicious tool in disguise. Flashback searches for user names and passwords to websites [...]
Apple Updates iPhoto to Fix Multi-User Crash
Apple pushed a new update to their iPhoto app, which brings some bug fixes, a fix for crashes on systems with many users and little else. iPhoto lets users organize images, do simple edits and then share the images online or via print. The update will fix a problem with using the program on a [...]
