This quote from Paul Thurrott’s Supersite for Windows, pretty much needs to be stressed. Windows RT will not run any desktop applications beyond the applications that are bundled with the operating system. This means it will not run Windows Essentials 2012, Microsoft Outlook (any version), Microsoft Office (any version, beyond what’s included with RT), Adobe […]
The following Terminal Commands, will uninstall the Cisco VPN Client. Â This will work with any version of the Cisco VPN Client, both command line and GUI based…. To uninstall the VPN Client for Mac OS X: Step 1 Open a terminal window. Step 2 Run the following command: sudo /usr/local/bin/vpn_uninstall Step 3 Enter your password […]
The best thing about Science Fiction, especially harder science fiction, is when you actually see the fantastic elements turn into reality. I chalk this up to excellent research by John Ringo & Travis Taylor. In Von Neumann’s War, the Earth is being invaded by Von Neumann style Nano Probes… Â The idea is as follows: Â A […]
Wil Shipley, has an interesting review of Fallout 3: New Vegas… Now, I am only about half way through Fallout 3 New Vegas… Â So I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the review… I certainly agree that the questing system is aggravating… Â But it’ll be real interesting to see if the end game is as […]
MS-DOS is 30 years old today. Well, kind of. On 27 July 1981, Microsoft gave the name MS-DOS to the disk operating system it acquired on that day from Seattle Computer Products (SCP), a hardware company owned and run by a fellow called Rod Brock. SCP developed what it at various times called QDOS and […]
Clayton Morris, from the Grizzly Bear Egg Cafe podcast, and FoxNews, reviews the BlackBerry Playbook… Over the last week or so, several reviews have surfaced on the Playbook, and most of them seem to be negative… What frustrates me the most is that the user experience doesn’t match the hardware. The PlayBook boasts a nice […]
When does Available mean, not available? Apple® – iPad® 2 with Wi-Fi – 32GB – Black Model: MC770LL/A   |   SKU: 1945595 HENRIETTA NY 2345 MARKETPLACE DR, HENRIETTA, NY 14467 Map & Directions IN STORE ONLY When you look it up in the Best Buy inventory system.  Evidently, the Best Buy stores are reserving units for people, […]
So, you want the ability to have your system login automatically, so that a program can start… Â But want to ensure that no one tampers with your system. Use the Activate Login Screen application below. This application calls: /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu\ Extras/User.menu/Contents/Resources/CGSession -suspend Which tells the Fast User switching system to suspend your GUI session, and to […]