We have discussed in a previous article “Parents Can Say No to Porn Site via OpenDNS” on using OpenDNS to help parents prevent their kids from accessing porn sites or adult sites. Undoubtedly in some cases smart kids can still reset and switch back to the DNS and continue enjoying free access. Every program somehow or rather has its advantages, disadvantages, strengths and weaknesses. If […]
When creating a new table or altering an existing table with primary keys, unique constraints and indexes, or when defining a new index with Alter Table manipulation statement in MySQL database, the following error may occur and prohibit the the command from completing: ERROR 1170 (42000): BLOB/TEXT column ‘field_name’ used in key specification without a key length
Sony has recently filed a patent on method of protecting hard drive by using liquid airbag technology. This innovation is suitable for any vibration sensitive electronics devices by just “wrapping” it with liquid airbag and thus protecting it from hard crashing.
Macecraft Software released its updated version of its popular toolkit, jv 16 PowerTools 2007 lately. The jv16 PowerTools is a Windows optimization suite and registry cleaning toolkits which contain 21 different tools that can help users to optimize their computer in many aspects and to keep their computer running smoothly without error.
Apple has released its developer’s guide for its remarkable product, iPhone. Users or developers can refer to the Apple’s Developer guideline (called “Apple Developer Connection”) to create their optimal website or application that can be used on Apple’s extraordinary product, the Apple iPhone. The guideline has clearly spelled out that users need to use the Safari Web Kit engine to develop sophisticated web sites and […]
The Korean company, Samsung has recently introduced its new widescreen LCD monitors, dubbed as Swan, a full black monitor which has been designed after drawing inspiration from the bird Swan.
Microsoft has revealed that the cost incurred from its Xbox 360 hardware failure would exceed USD1 billion. The “general hardware failures” is said to be serious and could potentially weigh the company down in stiff competition with Sony and Nintendo. In view of this, Microsoft announced the extension of warranty coverage to three years for the console that exhibited three red flashing lights or popularly […]
The world’s leading manufacturer of IT peripherals, Logitech has released its first left-handed wireless mouse, the Logitech MX610 Left Hand Laser Cordless Mouse which has the thumb depression and thumb buttons mounted for use by the left hand, the mouse that lets left-handed users enjoy the comfort and control of an advanced laser mouse.
Looking for stylish, light weight and small gadget to cool down your laptop? The Evercool Magic Fan which measures 51.6 X 23.4 X 13mm and weighs only 60 grams can be attached to your notebook to gives you the ability to keep your notebook breathing fresh and staying cool with its patented design, 180-degree “wind position switch”, LED light decorations and a two speed cooling […]
AMD has recently announced to ship its Quad-Core Barcelona Opteron processors in August 2007 timeframe. Rumors flying around stated that AMD are facing manufacturing problem and have its Quad-Core silicon delay until end of this year. With this announcement, AMD hopes to at least calm down its supporters with clear road maps on when they can expect to get the new silicon.
Microsoft Corporation announced that it would launch it advanced version of the Xbox 360 game console, Xbox 360 Elite on October 11 in Japan. This new X-box features 120-gigabyte hard drive, six times larger than the regular Xbox 360’s hard drive. It is also about double the size of Sony’s PlayStation 3 console. It can store thousands of songs, high-definition TV shows, movies, arcade games, […]
Get tired of going to each and individual site to search for information? Why not create your own personal search engine that provides relevant results from the sites that you trust and visit frequently? Try out Rollyo. Rollyo is a free site that allows its users to create a Searchroll or save Searchrolls created by other users. Technically, Searchroll is a personalized search engine that […]
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