Microsoft will be releasing the successor to Office 2007 in a few more weeks time. The latest version of the venerable word processor will see a host of incremental updates that refines the word processor and introduces a 64-bit version for the first time.

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Having a netbook can be a curse at times due to the lowly multimedia capabilities. Sure, if you stick to normal AVI or RMVB videos, there are no problems but dumping in a HD 720p or 1080p movie and you will be in for a shock as your netbook struggles to play the video and trying to keep the audio in sync. This is a common problem not only for netbooks but also powerful PCs only a few years old but without enough processing power to properly decode HD content.

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With the World Cup 2010 right around the corner, the atmosphere is heating up! And so is the competition to create the craziest and most sought after gadgets for this year’s tournament! Rest assured that the World Cup will be one hell of an experience, thus make the experience a more memorable one by opting for a gadget that is both bold and revolutionary, definite to make the 2010 World Cup unforgettable!

Paladone’s Hover Football is what I am actually talking about. Well, it is called a football, and looks like one, but kick it anywhere within your home, and worry not about breaking anything! Unbelievable? There’s more! The Hover Football basically floats on a self-invented air cushion, thus you would find it hovering around your home innocently, waiting to be kicked. Read the rest of this entry »

OK! Ubuntu 10.04 (“Lucid Lynx”) is almost upon us now. It has hit BETA 1, a step up from ALPHA 3 (more than a week ago) and is to be officially released on April 29, 2010.

If you’re a Windows user who occasionally (pretends to) dabble in Linux, and has forgotten how to upgrade, here it is for you in a concise and easy-to-follow manner.

Firstly, this article is only about how to upgrade from within Ubuntu, and it’s only for the DESKTOP (NOT Server!) version. If you have a version prior to 9.10; you will need to progressively upgrade to the next higher version before upgrading to 10.04. You really can’t jump versions here. Read the rest of this entry »

I stumbled upon this great resource that provides an excellent deal for buying books online. It’s called The Book Repository and offers great prices and most importantly, FREE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING to Malaysia.

Double checking the prices between The Book Repository and Amazon.com shows that more often than not, TBR is able to match or even beat the prices offered by Amazon. After factoring in shipping prices, TBR becomes a seriously good deal.

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