Windows
Gas Pump Blue Screen of Death is Poo Poo Inducing [BSoD]
Seeing a Windows blue screen of death is fine, if annoying, if you're just balancing your checkbook, but what if you see it in more...precarious situations? Like when you're pumping gas? Reader Dave s ....... read more
22 hours ago
Microsoft Online Store Lets You Download Windows and Office [Microsoft]
Microsoft is just now launching an online store? Yep. It's still definitely a 1.0 experience—not a bad start, just very basic. You can buy meatspace goods like hardware, software discs and Xbox ....... read more
7 days ago
What if The Matrix Ran on Windows? [Comedy]
The crew at CollegeHumor have outdone themselves with their latest short, The Matrix Runs on Windows. The concept is pretty self-explanatory: the movie The Matrix if the construct was run on Windows X ....... read more
11 days ago
Allio HDTV Integrates Media PC with Built-In Blu-ray [Media Pcs]
Allio has gone and done what we wish every HDTV manufacturer would attempt already. They've shoved a full-blown media PC into a 1080p LCD TV. Coming in sizes up to 42 inches, buyers can customize a se ....... read more
11 days ago
Prof. Dealzmodo: Why You Should Buy a Refurbished Laptop [Professor Dealzmodo]
Yes, there is a stigma associated with buying refurbished laptops. I understand it to a degree—I mean, there is nothing like liberating a fresh, shiny gadget from its plastic packaging prison. W ....... read more
17 days ago
Make a Grown Nerd Cry with the BSODomizer [BSoD]
The high-lariously named BSODomizer is a little gadget that interfaces between a computer and monitor to display an image at either random intervals or when triggered by an IR remote control. The best ....... read more
20 days ago
Dealzmodo: Download CrossOver Free Today Only [Deals]
CrossOver is a nifty program that allows you to run Windows programs in OS X and Linux. And because of some promotion having to do with the price of gas (don't question it), all CrossOver products (in ....... read more
Tue,
28 Oct 2008
I'm A PC, and Apparently I Need Lots of Antivirus Software [Sales]
Our sister site Kotaku posted the NPD's PC software sales charts for the month of September, and it's pretty interesting to see how mega-games like Spore measure up to less-exciting products like Micr ....... read more
Sat,
18 Oct 2008
Ballmer Doesn't Think World Is Ready For Cloud Computing [Steve Ballmer]
Added to the list of things that Steve Ballmer and Google have polar opposite opinions on is ?cloud computing,? which Ballmer argues consumers don't really want. In an interview with a Brazilian news ....... read more
Thu,
16 Oct 2008
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Now Shipping [Software]
The latest Adobe Creative Suite 4 for Mac OS X and Windows is now shipping in all its flavors: Design Premium ($1799), Web Premium ($1699), Production Premium ($1699), and $2499 for the Adobe Creative ....... read more
Wed,
15 Oct 2008
LaCie 5Big is Slightly Less Infamous Than HAL 9000 [Storage]
We doubt that the LaCie 5big Network storage array will one day spontaneously become self-aware and take over your office, but the visual nod to HAL is unmistakable nevertheless. And on purpose. Desig ....... read more
Sun,
12 Oct 2008
Microsoft Cutting Down on Annoying Warnings for Windows 7 [Windows 7]
Microsoft is planning to reduce the number of annoying warning popups appearing in Windows 7. Also known as user account control prompts, these things are proven to all too often either lull us into a ....... read more
Fri,
10 Oct 2008
Bill Gates Reimagined As Penis for Condom Ad [Nsfw]
We're not sure that Bill Gates signed off on this unofficial endorsement for 'Belgium for Love' brand condoms, but that didn't stop the company from placing his more characaturish features on a condom ....... read more
Fri,
10 Oct 2008
Windows 7 Getting (Kinda) Optimized for Parallel Processing [Windows 7]
Besides looking a lot like Vista—and we mean a lot—Microsoft has said Windows 7 uses a lot of the same foundation, too, to keep upgrade migraines to a minimum. The problem is that its core ....... read more
Tue,
30 Sep 2008
Are You a PC? [Microsoft]
Windows finally has a slogan you'll remember&mdashnot a bad one, either—so it was only a matter of time before it was transformed into the next internet meme. Take When Obama Wins, blend with Re ....... read more
Sat,
27 Sep 2008
Steve Ballmer Thinks PCs Can Run 5x Faster Without Crapware [Microsoft]
We hate crapware, you hate crapware, and Steve Ballmer hates crapware. Here's what Ballmer said last night about it. When people complain about computers coming with too many applications, it runs sl ....... read more
Fri,
26 Sep 2008
What Advertising Pros Think of Microsoft's Campaign [Microsoft]
I loved the Microsoft ads, from Seinfeld to the I'm a PC montage, but I'm no expert. Vanity Fair asked 7 Advertising pros to comment on Microsoft's campaign. They put answers in cute little old fashio ....... read more
Tue,
23 Sep 2008
Question of the Day: Can Advertising Really Help Make Microsoft "Hip?" [Question Of The Day]
There is no doubt about it, Microsoft's "I'm a PC" ads are far better than those miserably bad Gates and Seinfeld spots. The newer ads try to dispel the stereotype of the Windows user as a glasses-wea ....... read more
Fri,
19 Sep 2008
Dealzmodo: Linksys DMA2100 Media Center Extender for $99 [Dealzmodo]
If you are looking for a super cheap way to stream content from your Media Center PC, it doesn't get much better than this $99 DMA2100 deal from Newegg. The cheapest we have been able to find it elsew ....... read more
Thu,
18 Sep 2008
Microsoft's "I'm A PC" Ad Beats Seinfeld (But Not Hodgman) [Microsoft]
Phase 2 of Microsoft's Windows ad campaign debuted tonight during The Office, and the latest work by ad agency Crispin, Porter + Bogusky definitely beats the crap out of those (ill-fated?) Gates/Sei ....... read more
Thu,
18 Sep 2008