'Spore' evolution computer game spawns lawsuit September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
| User comments: 5
The freshly-launched "Spore" computer game that lets people play God has been hit with a lawsuit accusing its creators of slipping devilish anti-piracy software onto players' machines. | |
Linux devotee tries to spread the word September 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
| User comments: 4
Larry Cafiero is sitting in his cluttered office in the Santa Cruz Mountains looking nothing like a revolutionary. Friendly bearded face. Casual blue jeans. Comfy work shirt with the little penguin logo. | |
Keep Mac screen from dimming September 24, 2008 | User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
| User comments: 4
The Internet is full of great TV shows and movies that you can watch for free online, but sometimes, Mac computers will often dim the screen slightly while you are watching the video. | |
Using G OS 3.0 to access Google programs September 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
| User comments: 4
Before recent fuss over the new Google Chrome browser, I was looking at another new freebie that may give the average user a better idea of where the search giant is headed. And it isn't even a Google product. | |
New software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder September 29, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
| User comments: 3
(AP) -- TiVo Inc. and Nero AG of Germany were set to announce Monday that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box. | |
Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks' DVD software September 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
(AP) -- Hollywood's six major movie studios plan to sue RealNetworks Inc. to prevent it from distributing DVD copying software, The Associated Press has learned. | |
Metallica fans say 'Guitar Hero' versions of 'Death Magnetic' songs beat those of the CD September 23, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
| User comments: 2
Fans of heavy metal band Metallica have been complaining that the group's new album, "Death Magnetic," suffers from heavy-handed distortion effects. Too bad, right? Well, apparently not, at least if you're a Guitar Hero fan. | |
Privacy features let you erase your tracks online September 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
| User comments: 2
Enough about "porn mode" in Internet Explorer 8.0. The new privacy features previewed in the recent beta 2 are a good idea. | |
End tyranny of software updates October 02, 2008 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
| User comments: 2
Q. Is there any way to know what is being updated when Microsoft updates come through? Being a learned - rather than born - skeptic, I'm suspicious each time an automatic update appears indicating that something is happening ... | |
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