I’ve been asked several times in the past why I choose to use Linux over Windows in my day to day computing.  I always answer with the same, response because I can.  Usually the asker doesn’t press on to get my reasoning, however every now and then someone will ask me for my reasons behind using Linux. I use Linux, or more specifically Ubuntu, because for one it’s free, and almost all of the software for it, is also...

well as i was reading all over google apparently my phone service provider MetroPCS is going 4G. I would give MetroPCS a 5/10 for service their service is pretty crappy but where i live i get full bars since there is a retail store down the street. Also what i hope to see when they release 4G is BETTER PHONES! Metro’s cell phones are pretty crappy except for their BlackBerry which is the only reliable phone they have (other than the...

As many of you may or may not be aware for some time we have had a yellow banner that shows up when a user is running Internet Explorer 6, which tells the user to upgrade, and gives them links to IE7/8, Firefox, Chrome, and Opera (I think safari is there as well).  It’s time to switch to a different browser, I can understand that it’s expensive for a company to upgrade their network to a newer operating system such as Vista/7,...

I’ve been sick of these commercials for a while now, but they need to stop.  These sites are spreaders of rouge and fake anti virus software.  Something I actually just noticed is that these commercials will air for a few months, and then will be replaced by another one.  I also noticed that many of these same websites are run by same couple companies.   Ever notice that these sites always seem to have terrible reputation when...

Mobile phone carrier T-Mobile USA is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a series of new mobile phones coming from the Taiwan-based HTC Corporation, among which we’ve already seen a so called HTC Vision. While no solid proof on this handset’s existence or on its arrival at the United States carrier emerged previously, now we can have a look at an alleged photo of the device, one in which the phone shows that T-Mobile logo...

As many of you Mac followers may know Apple has been slowly updating their Mac linup with Intel Core i5 and Intel Core i7 based machines.  However, these updates seem be outdated on release. Don’t get me wrong, 10 hours of battery life is amazing.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not here sayin that these newer rigs are total trash.  With the exception of the 27″ iMac, I hear very positive reviews from each of the...