It was bound to happen eventually. On April 8, 2014, all extended support for Windows XP will stop. This includes hotfixes and security patches. Some of you might be thinking well that’s years away. That’s less than 1000 days away. Not so far when you look at it like that.
Most people that opted to stay [...]
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IBM recently celebrated it’s 100th year. Not kidding, 100 years. Aside from the personal computer, the company has been responsible for time recorders, cash registers, clocks, punch card machines, UPC barcodes, and a heck of a lot more. While we won’t get into the details of IBM’s history as that would deserve a whole blog [...]
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Microsoft has just released the first service pack for Windows 7 and it’s available for download. Interested users can get it by downloading it from the official site, through Windows Update, or by ordering the installation DVD.
From the official site, here’s what’s included:
“Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an important update that includes previously [...]
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Blizzard has finally announced the last class in its highly anticipated RPG, Diablo 3. The fifth class is the Demon Hunter, who uses dual crossbows and an assortment of projectile weapons.
[Image courtesy of Blizzard]
According to the official Demon Hunter Class Page:
“There is something in all demon hunters that gives them the strength to resist the [...]
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Google will be working with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) to scan the entire Dead Sea Scrolls and bring them online. While Google will not do the actual photographing and scanning, it will add the search component to the Dead Sea Scrolls in different languages.
[High Five to Chloe Albanesius]
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The Mozilla Blog recently announced the addition of Microsoft’s search engine Bing to the upcoming Firefox 4 search bar.
If you look closely at the list, you’ll notice that Answers.com and the Creative Commons search engine have been removed.
Mozilla’s official statement about the removal from their blog:
“Answers.com is a good service but we have found and [...]
