Can’t log onto certain websites?

For some reason or another, some users are not able to log onto websites that they want to, and when they need to. If you find yourself on a public computer (i.e. computer lab at Collingwood) or work, and you cannot log on to a particular website or downloading file attachments, you may want to give this site a try: Vtunnel.

~Geekboy.

Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Available to the Public

For those of you who are curious and a bit adventurous, you can download a pre-release version of Internet Explorer 7 (next edition of IE) and take it for a test drive. You can do so by clicking here and following the instructions.

~Geekboy.

Portable Cell Phone Jammers!

For those of you that are paranoid about the government evesdropping on your mobile phone conversations, you can head over to Japan and purchase one of these personal cell phone jammers. The unit supposedly gives users a 70 seconds of privacy and costs around $71.00 USD.

Photo & Story Courtesy of: Red Ferret

Wireless Networking for Newbies!

For those that are planning on building a wireless (WiFi) network in your home or small business for the very first time! I, recently, came across a simple little article to hep you decipher all the technology gibberish. If you are interested in reading the article, you can check it out by clicking here.

~Geekboy.

UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR

Casio Computer Co., introduced an electronic dictionary with text-to-speech capabilities of translating 6 different languages (English, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, and French) – XD-ST6200. The dictionary will be available in mid-February for around $400 CDN.

Other Features:

• 5″ black and white display with backlit for various lighting conditions (480×320 dpi resolution).
• 20 MB or internal memory
• SD card slot for future storage and added capabilities
• Uses just 2 AAA alkaline batteries (60 hours of continuous usage)
• Weighs around 250 grams (including batteries)
• Available in a couple of different colours: Champagne gold, black and red

Photo Credit: Casio
Info: Tech Japan

FYI: Futureproof your new computer!

If you are planning on buying or upgrading to a new computer this year, you may just want to read this little guide by the good folks at Extremetech. The guide outlines to readers what they should be buying to ensure that their new computers will run the lastest Windows operating system (Microsoft Vista) due to ship by the end of this year. You can read the guide by clicking here.

~Geekboy.

FREE HTML EDITOR

From Evrsoft, this little company has been offering free HTML editors to the world for a number of years. The program is very intuitive and relatively easy to user, even for beginner web page designers. This program is not feature rich like: Adobe Dreamweaver or slick and easy to use as Microsoft Frontpage, but a great program nonetheless. If you are interested in getting their latest release – First Page 2006, click here.

~Geekboy.

Instant Messaging Comparison Guide

Want to know which Instant Messaging Client suits your needs? Look no further, head right over to PC WORLD, they have got a pretty good “feature” comparison guide for the top IM clients. You can also clicke here for the article.

~Geekboy.

HAUPPAUGE MediaMVP

Hauppauge, leading manufacturer of “streaming” devices for PC to TV, just launched a wireless product called the MediaMVP. This device will allow you to “stream” music, video, or pictures from your computer to your TV all “wirelessly “over your wireless home network. The MediaMVP supports 802.11g standards, DivX and MPEG movie playback, and picture slideshows on any TV in the house. You can also purchase Hauppauge’s Win TV-PVR software package and turn your computer into a PVR – wireless stream and record sporting events, tv shows, and movies from your TV to your computer. MediaMVP supports: S-Video, RGB, composite video, stereo sound, and S/PDIF audio out. MediaMPV runs only on Windows XP computers. MediaMVP will be available sometime this month at around $200 CDN.

TIRED OF APPLE iPODS?

Today, iPods are everywhere – in movies, tv shows, bus stops, on the radio, etc. You can shake your head without seeing one. If you are one of those people who hate the devices or are suffering from iPod “burn out”, a company called Creative has an answer for you! Creative is the same company that brought about the SoundBlaster sound card a few years back. Recently, Creative, in response to Apple’s Video iPod, has launched the Creative Zen Vision:M. The Zen Vision:M is a portable media player that like the iPod plays video, music, and photo slideshows. The similarities between the two products practically ends right here. The Zen Vision: M offers: higher number of onscreen colours for vibrant pictures and videos (65,536 vs. 262,144), built-in FM tuner, longer battery life, vibrant colours besides black and white, built-in voice recording capabilities, and a power adapter (iPod adapters are extra). The device also syncs with Microsoft Outlook, so you can take your appointments with you. But, the biggest bonus for users, is the Zen Vision:M supports multiple video: MPEG 4, XVID, DivX, WMV, and Motion JPEGs. The menu structures are well laid out and quite easy to navigate around using the “thumb pad”. So, if you are on the market for a portable media player and don’t want to buy an iPod, make sure you check out the Creative Zen Vision: M. The device is expected to cost: $329 USD. There is one downside to device, it’s size – Zen Vision: M is slightly thicker than the iPod.

~Geekboy.